1993 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

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1993 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
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All 68 seats in the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
35 seats needed for a majority
Registered3,277,625
Turnout71.50%
 Majority partyMinority party
  Virbhadra Singh HP.jpg Shri J.P. Nadda, in New Delhi on July 29, 2015.jpg
Leader Virbhadra Singh J. P. Nadda
Party INC BJP
Seats before946
Seats won528
Seat changeIncrease2.svg43Decrease2.svg38
Popular vote1,135,203840,233
Percentage48.82%36.13%
SwingIncrease2.svg12.28%Decrease2.svg5.65%
CM before election

President's rule

Elected CM

Virbhadra Singh
INC

Elections to the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly were held in September 1993 to elect members of the 68 constituencies in Himachal Pradesh, India. [1] The Indian National Congress won the popular vote and a majority of seats and its leader, Virbhadra Singh was appointed as the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh for his second term. [2] The number of constituencies was set as 68 by the recommendation of the Delimitation Commission of India. [3]

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The Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly or the Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. [4] The present strength of the Vidhan Sabha is 68.

Result

India Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly 1993.svg
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Indian National Congress 1,135,20348.8252Increase2.svg43
Bharatiya Janata Party 840,23336.138Decrease2.svg38
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 17,3470.751Increase2.svg1
Others105,4754.5400
Independents227,0509.767Increase2.svg6
Total2,325,308100.00680
Valid votes2,325,30899.22
Invalid/blank votes18,3050.78
Total votes2,343,613100.00
Registered voters/turnout3,277,62571.50
Source: ECI [5]

Elected members

ConstituencyReserved for
(SC/ST/None)		MemberPartyVoteRunner-up Candidates NamePartyvote
Kinnaur STDev Raj Negi Indian National Congress 13746Thakur Sen Negi Bharatiya Janata Party 12864
Rampur SCSinghi Ram Indian National Congress 24116Ninzoo Ram Bharatiya Janata Party 9638
Rohru NoneVirbhadra Singh Indian National Congress 26976Khushi Ram Balnath Bharatiya Janata Party 7030
Jubbal-kotkhai NoneRam Lal Indian National Congress 21745Rajpal Singh Chauhan Independent 4922
Chopal NoneYogendra Chandra Independent 16796Kanwar Uday Singh Indian National Congress 6490
Kumarsain NoneJai Bihari Lal Khachi Indian National Congress 21612Bhagat Ram Chauhan Bharatiya Janata Party 10987
Theog NoneRakesh Verma Bharatiya Janata Party 18088Vidya Stokes Indian National Congress 16684
Simla NoneRakesh Singha Communist Party of India 11854Harbhajan Singh Bhajji Indian National Congress 11695
Kasumpti SCCharanjiv Lal Kashyap Indian National Congress 20688Roup Dass Kashyap Bharatiya Janata Party 14455
Arki NoneDharam Pal Indian National Congress 17077Nagin Chander Pal Bharatiya Janata Party 11350
Doon NoneLajja Ram Indian National Congress 14622Ram Partap Chandel Independent 14059
Nalagarh NoneVijyendra Singh Indian National Congress 17969Kehar Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 12273
Kasauli SCRaghu Raj Indian National Congress 16750Virender Kashyap Bharatiya Janata Party 10956
Solan NoneKrishna Mohini Indian National Congress 23177Mohinder Nath Sofat Bharatiya Janata Party 11583
Pachhad SCGangu Ram Musafir Indian National Congress 19021Ram Parkash Bharatiya Janata Party 12649
Rainka SCPrem Singh Indian National Congress 15500Mohan Lal Azad Bharatiya Janata Party 11786
Shillai NoneHarsh Vardhan Indian National Congress 19092Jagat Singh Negi Bharatiya Janata Party 12254
Paonta Doon NoneRattan Singh Indian National Congress 21238Fateh Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 15648
Nahan NoneKush Parmar Indian National Congress 15922Shyam Sharma Janata Dal 9070
KotkehloorNoneRam Lal Thakur Indian National Congress 18985Krishan Kumar Kaushal Communist Party of India 10245
Bilaspur NoneJagat Prakash Nadda Bharatiya Janata Party 17500Babu Ram Gautam Indian National Congress 15274
Ghumarwin NoneKashmir Singh Indian National Congress 20603Karam Dev Dharmani Bharatiya Janata Party 15019
GeharwinSCBeeru Ram Kishore Indian National Congress 20604Kondal Rihi Ram Bharatiya Janata Party 13304
Nadaun NoneNarain Chand Prashar Indian National Congress 15571Raghubir Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 14506
Hamirpur NoneJagdev Chand Bharatiya Janata Party 17559Anita Verma Indian National Congress 16413
Bamsan NoneKuldeep Singh Pathania Indian National Congress 13657Lashkari Ram Bharatiya Janata Party 13442
Mewa SCIshwar Dass Dhiman Bharatiya Janata Party 17134Neeraj Kumar Indian National Congress 16687
Nadaunta NoneManjit Singh Independent 11821Ram Rattan Sharma Bharatiya Janata Party 11650
Gagret SCKuldeep Kumar Indian National Congress 18059Sadhu Ram Bharatiya Janata Party 10871
Chintpurni NoneHari Datt Independent 14060Ganesh Datt Bharwal Indian National Congress 8247
Santokgarh NoneVijay Kumar Joshi Indian National Congress 13292Kashmiri Lal Joshi Bharatiya Janata Party 10061
Una NoneO.p. Rattan Indian National Congress 14014Virender Gautam Independent 13212
Kutlehar NoneRam Dass Malangar Bharatiya Janata Party 14846Ram Nath Sharma Indian National Congress 13874
Nurpur NoneSat Mahajan Indian National Congress 28961Megh Raj Awasthi Bharatiya Janata Party 13870
GangathSCDurga Dass Indian National Congress 16036Des Raj Bharatiya Janata Party 13448
Jawali NoneSujan Singh Pathania Indian National Congress 19409Rajan Sushant Bharatiya Janata Party 17773
Guler NoneChander Kumar Indian National Congress 19051Harbans Rana Bharatiya Janata Party 10308
JaswanNoneViplove Thakur Indian National Congress 16283Kashmir Singh Rana Bharatiya Janata Party 8523
Pragpur SCVirender Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party 13685Yog Raj Independent 11968
Jawalamukhi NoneKewal Singh Indian National Congress 16558Dhani Ram Bharatiya Janata Party 13569
Thural NoneRavinder Singh Ravi Bharatiya Janata Party 13685Kanwar Durga Chand Independent 12764
Rajgir SCMilkhi Ram Goma Indian National Congress 16035Atma Ram Bharatiya Janata Party 11090
Baijnath NoneSant Ram Indian National Congress 18276Dulo Ram Bharatiya Janata Party 13477
Palampur NoneBrij Bihari Lal Indian National Congress 21212Shiv Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party 14702
Sulah NoneMan Chand Rana Indian National Congress 16745Shanta Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party 13478
Nagrota NoneHardyal Choudhary Independent 19085Chaudhary Ram Chand Bharatiya Janata Party 10366
Shahpur NoneVijay Singh Mankotia Indian National Congress 17972Sarveen Choudhary Bharatiya Janata Party 16691
Dharamsala NoneKishan Kapoor Bharatiya Janata Party 11950Chandresh Kumari Indian National Congress 11533
Kangra NoneDaulat Ram Indian National Congress 20658Vidya Sagar Bharatiya Janata Party 14342
Bhattiyat NoneKuldeep Singh Independent 13595Brij Lal Bharatiya Janata Party 8681
Banikhet NoneAsha Kumari Indian National Congress 19079Gandharv Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 13673
Rajnagar SCVidhya Dhar Indian National Congress 18563Mohan Lal Bharatiya Janata Party 13919
Chamba NoneHarsh Mahajan Indian National Congress 20435Kishori Lal Bharatiya Janata Party 13585
Bharmour STThakar Singh Independent 10225Tulshi Ram Bharatiya Janata Party 8948
Lahaul And Spiti STPhunchog Rai Indian National Congress 6509Hishe Dogia Bharatiya Janata Party 5067
Kulu NoneRaj Krishan Gour Indian National Congress 29077Kunj Lal Bharatiya Janata Party 20423
Banjar NoneSatya Parkash Thakur Indian National Congress 24539Karan Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 22518
Ani SCIshwar Dass Indian National Congress 20436Tej Ram Bharatiya Janata Party 18320
Karsog SCMast Ram Indian National Congress 19371Joginder Pal Bharatiya Janata Party 9144
Chachiot NoneMoti Ram Indian National Congress 9944Jai Ram Bharatiya Janata Party 7993
Nachan SCTek Chand Independent 20120Dile Ram Bharatiya Janata Party 12814
Sundernagar NoneSher Singh Indian National Congress 16380Roop Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 10843
Balh SCNek Ram Indian National Congress 19050Damodar Dass Bharatiya Janata Party 14860
Gopalpur NoneRangila Ram Rao Indian National Congress 25960Randhir Singh Chamdel Bharatiya Janata Party 12552
Dharampur NoneMahender Singh Indian National Congress 20065Preay Brat Bharatiya Janata Party 11737
Joginder Nagar NoneGulab Singh Indian National Congress 18412Ganga Ram Jamwal Bharatiya Janata Party 11070
Darang NoneKaul Singh Indian National Congress 22482Dina Nath Bharatiya Janata Party 15848
Mandi NoneAnil Sharma Indian National Congress 23134Kanhaiya Lal Bharatiya Janata Party 10712

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