1998 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

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1998 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
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  1993 28 February and 3 June 1998 2003  

All 68 seats in the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
35 seats needed for a majority
Registered3,628,864
Turnout71.23%
 Majority partyMinority party
  Prem Kumar Dhumal.jpg Virbhadra Singh HP.jpg
Leader Prem Kumar Dhumal Virbhadra Singh
Party BJP INC
Seats before852
Seats won3131
Seat changeIncrease2.svg23Decrease2.svg21
Popular vote995,4821,110,055
Percentage39.02%43.51%
SwingIncrease2.svg2.88%Decrease2.svg5.31%

CM before election

Virbhadra Singh
INC

Elected CM

Prem Kumar Dhumal
BJP

Elections to the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly were held in 1998 to elect members of the 68 constituencies in Himachal Pradesh, India. The Indian National Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party won an equal number of seats, but the BJP managed to form the government by allying with the Himachal Vikas Congress, and Prem Kumar Dhumal was appointed as the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh. [1] [2] [3] The number of constituencies was set as 68 by the recommendation of the Delimitation Commission of India. [4]

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Result

India Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly 1998.svg
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Indian National Congress 1,110,05543.5031Decrease2.svg21
Bharatiya Janata Party 995,48239.0131Increase2.svg23
Himachal Vikas Congress 245,5849.625New
Others93,6933.6700
Independents106,7644.181Decrease2.svg6
Total2,551,578100.00680
Valid votes2,551,57898.72
Invalid/blank votes33,2061.28
Total votes2,584,784100.00
Registered voters/turnout3,628,86471.23
Source: ECI [5]

Elected members

ConstituencyReserved for
(SC/ST/None)
MemberPartyVoteRunner-up Candidates NamePartyvote
Kinnaur STChet Ram Negi Bharatiya Janata Party 16667Jagat Singh Negi Indian National Congress 13347
Rampur SCSinghi Ram Indian National Congress 23338Ninzoo Ram Bharatiya Janata Party 8773
Rohru NoneVirbhadra Singh Indian National Congress 33637Khushi Ram Bharatiya Janata Party 7489
Jubbal-kotkhai NoneRam Lal Indian National Congress 23762Raj Pal Janata Dal 5728
Chopal NoneYogendra Chandar Indian National Congress 18972Kewal Rama Chauhan Himachal Vikas Congress 6735
Kumarsain NoneJai Bihari Lal Khachi Indian National Congress 19492Ghanshyam Dass Independent 9917
Theog NoneVidya Stokes Indian National Congress 21926Rakesh Varma Bharatiya Janata Party 15844
Simla NoneNarinder Bragta Bharatiya Janata Party 14758Harbhajan Singh Bhajji Indian National Congress 12155
Kasumpti SCRoop Dass Kashyap Bharatiya Janata Party 19700Shonkia Ram Kashyap Indian National Congress 17786
Arki NoneDharam Pal Thakur Indian National Congress 14327Nagin Chandra Pal Bharatiya Janata Party 13749
Doon NoneLajja Ram Indian National Congress 16002Vinod Kumari Chander Independent 12854
Nalagarh NoneHari Narayan Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 23435Vijayendra Singh Indian National Congress 18105
Kasauli SCRaghu Raj Indian National Congress 14113Chaman Lall Himachal Vikas Congress 8541
Solan NoneKrishna Mohini Indian National Congress 12210Mohinder Nath Sofat Bharatiya Janata Party 12184
Pachhad SCGangu Ram Musafir Indian National Congress 24208Kali Dass Kashyap Bharatiya Janata Party 9832
Rainka SCPrem Singh Indian National Congress 20590Roop Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 9352
Shillai NoneHarsh Wardhan Indian National Congress 21234Jagat Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 11646
Paonta Doon NoneRattan Singh Indian National Congress 15569Sukh Ram Bharatiya Janata Party 13149
Nahan NoneKush Parmar Indian National Congress 14798Shyama Sharma Bharatiya Janata Party 11808
KotkehloorNoneRam Lal Thakur Indian National Congress 20381Krishan Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party 17321
Bilaspur NoneJagat Prakash Nadda Bharatiya Janata Party 21189Babu Ram Gautam Indian National Congress 13140
Ghumarwin NoneKashmir Singh Indian National Congress 18066Karam Dev Bharatiya Janata Party 16527
GeharwinSCRikhi Ram Bharatiya Janata Party 18268Beeru Ram Indian National Congress 16682
Nadaun NoneBabu Ram Mandial Bharatiya Janata Party 16917Narain Chand Prashar Indian National Congress 16337
Hamirpur NoneUrmila Thakur Bharatiya Janata Party 20577Anita Verma Indian National Congress 16387
Bamsan NonePrem Kumar Dhumal Bharatiya Janata Party 20715Kuldeep Singh Pathania Indian National Congress 11887
Mewa SCIshwar Dass Dhiman Bharatiya Janata Party 19949Prem Kaushal Indian National Congress 14532
Nadaunta NoneBaldev Sharma Bharatiya Janata Party 20706Manjit Singh Indian National Congress 16021
Gagret SCKuldeep Kumar Indian National Congress 17984Satpaul Bharatiya Janata Party 14480
Chintpurni NoneParveen Sharma Bharatiya Janata Party 12764Hari Dutt Indian National Congress 12111
Santokgarh NoneJai Krishan Sharma Bharatiya Janata Party 13136Onkar Sharma Indian National Congress 10825
Una NoneVirender Gautam Indian National Congress 18201Subhash Sahore Bharatiya Janata Party 12427
Kutlehar NoneRam Dass Malangar Bharatiya Janata Party 11660Mahendra Pal Indian National Congress 11657
Nurpur NoneRakesh Pathania Bharatiya Janata Party 24516Ranjeet Singh Bakshi Indian National Congress 22110
GangathSCDes Raj Bharatiya Janata Party 18771Bodh Raj Indian National Congress 18623
Jawali NoneRajan Sushant Bharatiya Janata Party 24041Sujan Singh Indian National Congress 17014
Guler NoneChander Kumar Indian National Congress 18674Harbans Singh Rana Bharatiya Janata Party 13806
JaswanNoneViplove Thakur Indian National Congress 14944Bikram Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 9081
Pragpur SCVirender Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party 17513Yog Raj Indian National Congress 16241
Jawalamukhi NoneRamesh Chand Independent 11517Kewal Singh Indian National Congress 10456
Thural NoneRavinder Singh Ravi Bharatiya Janata Party 17132Aishwarya Dev Chand Indian National Congress 12262
Rajgir SCAtma Ram Bharatiya Janata Party 13708Milkhi Ram Goma Indian National Congress 10276
Baijnath NoneSant Ram Indian National Congress 15684Dulo Ram Bharatiya Janata Party 14782
Palampur NoneBrij Behari Lal Butail Indian National Congress 18450Shiv Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party 17658
Sulah NoneBipan Singh Parmar Bharatiya Janata Party 14690Jagjiwan Paul Indian National Congress 14565
Nagrota NoneG.s.bali Indian National Congress 17538Ram Chand Bhatia Bharatiya Janata Party 16314
Shahpur NoneSarveen Choudhary Bharatiya Janata Party 20919Major Vijai Singh Mankotia Indian National Congress 18101
Dharamsala NoneKishan Chand Kapoor Bharatiya Janata Party 16522Ram Swaroop Indian National Congress 13167
Kangra NoneVidya Sagar Chaudhary Bharatiya Janata Party 21695Daulat Chaudhary Indian National Congress 14484
Bhattiyat NoneKishori Lal Bharatiya Janata Party 20387Kuldip Singh Pathania Indian National Congress 12578
Banikhet NoneAsha Kumari Indian National Congress 22509Renu Chadha Bharatiya Janata Party 22088
Rajnagar SCMohan Lal Bharatiya Janata Party 16064Vidya Dhar Indian National Congress 12739
Chamba NoneHarsh Mahajan Indian National Congress 19562Kewal Krishan Bharatiya Janata Party 14411
Bharmour STTulsi Ram Bharatiya Janata Party 16068Thakar Singh Indian National Congress 12244
Lahaul And Spiti STRam Lal Markanda Himachal Vikas Congress 5113Raghubir Singh Indian National Congress 4467
Kulu NoneChander Sain Thakur Bharatiya Janata Party 24467Raj Krishan Gaur Indian National Congress 24429
Banjar NoneKaran Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 25696Satya Prakash Thakur Indian National Congress 22961
Ani SCIshwar Dass Indian National Congress 23780Tej Ram Bharatiya Janata Party 21310
Karsog SCMansa Ram Himachal Vikas Congress 13009Joginder Pal Bharatiya Janata Party 11077
Chachiot NoneJai Ram Thakur Bharatiya Janata Party 15337Moti Ram Indian National Congress 9558
Nachan SCTek Chand Indian National Congress 14390Dile Ram Bharatiya Janata Party 13631
Sundernagar NoneRoop Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 13136Sher Singh Indian National Congress 12367
Balh SCParkash Himachal Vikas Congress 20594Damodar Dass Bharatiya Janata Party 13295
Gopalpur NoneRangila Ram Rao Indian National Congress 20574Teg Singh Himachal Vikas Congress 12532
Dharampur NoneMahender Singh Himachal Vikas Congress 14562Natha Singh Indian National Congress 13596
Joginder Nagar NoneGulab Singh Indian National Congress 13862Ganga Ram Jamwal Bharatiya Janata Party 12171
Darang NoneKaul Sing Indian National Congress 23616Jawahar Lal Himachal Vikas Congress 10598
Mandi NoneSukh Ram Himachal Vikas Congress 25656Kanhaiya Lal Bharatiya Janata Party 6667

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