1998 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

{{Short description|Legislative Assembly election in Himachal Pradesh, India}}

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1998 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

| country = India

| type = legislative

| vote_type = Popular

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1993 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

| previous_year = 1993

| election_date = 28 February and 3 June 1998

| next_election = 2003 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

| next_year = 2003

| seats_for_election = All 68 seats in the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly

| majority_seats = 35

| registered = {{formatnum:3628864}}

| turnout = 71.23%

| image1 =

{{CSS image crop|Image=Prem Kumar Dhumal.jpg|bSize=100|cWidth=80|cHeight=100|oLeft=10|oTop=03}}

| leader1 = Prem Kumar Dhumal

| leaders_seat1 =

| party1 = Bharatiya Janata Party

| leader_since1 =

| seats_before1 = 8

| popular_vote1 = 995,482

| percentage1 = 39.02%

| seat_change1 = {{increase}} 23

| seats1 = 31

| swing1 = {{increase}} 2.88%

| image2 = {{CSS image crop|Image=Virbhadra Singh HP.jpg|bSize=100|cWidth=80|cHeight=100|oLeft=10|oTop=03}}

| leader2 = Virbhadra Singh

| leaders_seat2 =

| party2 = Indian National Congress

| leader_since2 =

| seats_before2 = 52

| popular_vote2 = 1,110,055

| percentage2 = 43.51%

| seat_change2 = {{decrease}} 21

| seats2 = 31

| swing2 = {{decrease}} 5.31%

| title = CM

| before_party = Indian National Congress

| before_election = Virbhadra Singh

| after_party = Bharatiya Janata Party

| after_election = Prem Kumar Dhumal

}}

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.{{cite web |url=https://citytoday.news/bjp-announces-prem-kumar-dhumal-as-himachal-cm-candidate/ |title=BJP announces Prem Kumar Dhumal as Himachal CM candidate |date=31 October 2017 |access-date= 7 February 2022 |quote=He is an Indian politician who has twice been Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh from March 1998 to March 2003 and again ...}}{{cite web |url=http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Members/memberbioprofile.aspx?mpsno=4230&lastls=14 |title=Members : Lok Sabha - Dhumal, Prof. Prem Kumar |access-date= 7 February 2022}}{{cite web |url=http://hpvidhansabha.nic.in/1.asp |title=Hon'ble Chief Minister, Himachal Pradesh |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120414095917/http://hpvidhansabha.nic.in/1.asp |archive-date=14 April 2012 |access-date= 14 April 2012}} The number of constituencies was set as 68 by the recommendation of the Delimitation Commission of India.{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3939-dpaco-1976/ |title=DPACO (1976) - Archive Delimitation Orders |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date= December 9, 2020}}

Parties and alliances

={{legend2|{{party color|National Democratic Alliance}}|[[National Democratic Alliance]]}}=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

!colspan="2"|Party

!Flag

!Symbol

!Leader

!Contesting Seats

|Bharatiya Janata Party

|50px

|Prem Kumar Dhumal

|68

={{legend2|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|[[Indian National Congress]]}}=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

!colspan="2"|Party

!Flag

!Symbol

!Leader

!Contesting Seats

|Indian National Congress

|50px

|Virbhadra Singh

|68

===Others===

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!colspan="2"|Party

! flag

! Symbol

! Leader

! Contesting Seats

| Himachal Vikas Congress

| 50px

| Anil Sharma

| 62

Result

{{Election results

|image=File:India Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly 1998.svg

|party1=Indian National Congress|votes1=1110055|seats1=31|sc1={{decrease}}21

|party2=Bharatiya Janata Party|votes2=995482|seats2=31|sc2={{increase}}23

|party3=Himachal Vikas Congress|votes3=245584|seats3=5|sc3=New

|party20=Others|votes20=93693|seats20=0|sc20=0

|party21=Independents|votes21=106764|seats21=1|sc21={{decrease}}6

|total_sc=0

|invalid=33206

|electorate=3628864

|source=ECI{{cite web |url=https://www.eci.gov.in/files/file/3809-himachal-pradesh-1998/ |title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1998 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=7 February 2022}}

}}

Elected members

class="wikitable sortable" !Constituency !Reserved for (SC/ST/None) !Member !colspan=2\|Party !Vote !Runner-up Candidates Name ! colspan="2" \|Party !vote
Kinnaur	ST	Chet Ram Negi	{{Full party name with color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}} \|16667 \|Jagat Singh Negi \| {{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}} \|13347
Rampur	SC	Singhi Ram	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}} \|23338 \|Ninzoo Ram \| {{Full party name with color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}} \|8773
Rohru	None	Virbhadra Singh	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}} \|33637 \|Khushi Ram \| {{Full party name with color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}} \|7489
Jubbal-kotkhai	None	Ram Lal	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}} \|23762 \|Raj Pal \| {{Full party name with color\|Janata Dal}} \|5728
Chopal	None	Yogendra Chandar	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}} \|18972 \|Kewal Rama Chauhan \| {{Full party name with color\|Himachal Vikas Congress}} \|6735
Kumarsain	None	Jai Bihari Lal Khachi	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}} \|19492 \|Ghanshyam Dass \| {{Party name with color\|Independent politician}} \|9917
Theog	None	Vidya Stokes	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}} \|21926 \|Rakesh Varma \| {{Full party name with color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}} \|15844
Simla	None	Narinder Bragta	{{Full party name with color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}} \|14758 \|Harbhajan Singh Bhajji \| {{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}} \|12155
Kasumpti	SC	Roop Dass Kashyap	{{Full party name with color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}} \|19700 \|Shonkia Ram Kashyap \| {{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}} \|17786
Arki	None	Dharam Pal Thakur	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}} \|14327 \|Nagin Chandra Pal \| {{Full party name with color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}} \|13749
Doon	None	Lajja Ram	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}} \|16002 \|Vinod Kumari Chander \| {{Party name with color\|Independent politician}} \|12854
Nalagarh	None	Hari Narayan Singh	{{Full party name with color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}} \|23435 \|Vijayendra Singh \| {{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}} \|18105
Kasauli	SC	Raghu Raj	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}} \|14113 \|Chaman Lall \| {{Full party name with color\|Himachal Vikas Congress}} \|8541
Solan	None	Krishna Mohini	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}} \|12210 \|Mohinder Nath Sofat \| {{Full party name with color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}} \|12184
Pachhad	SC	Gangu Ram Musafir	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}} \|24208 \|Kali Dass Kashyap \| {{Full party name with color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}} \|9832
Rainka	SC	Prem Singh	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}} \|20590 \|Roop Singh \| {{Full party name with color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}} \|9352
Shillai	None	Harsh Wardhan	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}} \|21234 \|Jagat Singh \| {{Full party name with color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}} \|11646
Paonta Doon	None	Rattan Singh	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}} \|15569 \|Sukh Ram \| {{Full party name with color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}} \|13149
Nahan	None	Kush Parmar	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}} \|14798 \|Shyama Sharma \| {{Full party name with color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}} \|11808
Kotkehloor	None	Ram Lal Thakur	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}} \|20381 \|Krishan Kumar \| {{Full party name with color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}} \|17321
Bilaspur	None	Jagat Prakash Nadda	{{Full party name with color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}} \|21189 \|Babu Ram Gautam \| {{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}} \|13140
Ghumarwin	None	Kashmir Singh	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}} \|18066 \|Karam Dev \| {{Full party name with color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}} \|16527
Geharwin	SC	Rikhi Ram	{{Full party name with color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}} \|18268 \|Beeru Ram \| {{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}} \|16682
Nadaun	None	Babu Ram Mandial	{{Full party name with color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}} \|16917 \|Narain Chand Prashar \| {{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}} \|16337
Hamirpur	None	Urmila Thakur	{{Full party name with color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}} \|20577 \|Anita Verma \| {{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}} \|16387
Bamsan	None	Prem Kumar Dhumal	{{Full party name with color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}} \|20715 \|Kuldeep Singh Pathania \| {{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}} \|11887
Mewa	SC	Ishwar Dass Dhiman	{{Full party name with color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}} \|19949 \|Prem Kaushal \| {{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}} \|14532
Nadaunta	None	Baldev Sharma	{{Full party name with color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}} \|20706 \|Manjit Singh \| {{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}} \|16021
Gagret	SC	Kuldeep Kumar	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}} \|17984 \|Satpaul \| {{Full party name with color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}} \|14480
Chintpurni	None	Parveen Sharma	{{Full party name with color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}} \|12764 \|Hari Dutt \| {{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}} \|12111
Santokgarh	None	Jai Krishan Sharma	{{Full party name with color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}} \|13136 \|Onkar Sharma \| {{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}} \|10825
Una	None	Virender Gautam	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}} \|18201 \|Subhash Sahore \| {{Full party name with color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}} \|12427
Kutlehar	None	Ram Dass Malangar	{{Full party name with color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}} \|11660 \|Mahendra Pal \| {{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}} \|11657
Nurpur	None	Rakesh Pathania	{{Full party name with color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}} \|24516 \|Ranjeet Singh Bakshi \| {{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}} \|22110
Gangath	SC	Des Raj	{{Full party name with color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}} \|18771 \|Bodh Raj \| {{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}} \|18623
Jawali	None	Rajan Sushant	{{Full party name with color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}} \|24041 \|Sujan Singh \| {{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}} \|17014
Guler	None	Chander Kumar	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}} \|18674 \|Harbans Singh Rana \| {{Full party name with color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}} \|13806
Jaswan	None	Viplove Thakur	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}} \|14944 \|Bikram Singh \| {{Full party name with color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}} \|9081
Pragpur	SC	Virender Kumar	{{Full party name with color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}} \|17513 \|Yog Raj \| {{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}} \|16241
Jawalamukhi	None	Ramesh Chand	{{Full party name with color\|Independent (politician)}} \|11517 \|Kewal Singh \| {{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}} \|10456
Thural	None	Ravinder Singh Ravi	{{Full party name with color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}} \|17132 \|Aishwarya Dev Chand \| {{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}} \|12262
Rajgir	SC	Atma Ram	{{Full party name with color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}} \|13708 \|Milkhi Ram Goma \| {{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}} \|10276
Baijnath	None	Sant Ram	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}} \|15684 \|Dulo Ram \| {{Full party name with color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}} \|14782
Palampur	None	Brij Behari Lal Butail	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}} \|18450 \|Shiv Kumar \| {{Full party name with color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}} \|17658
Sulah	None	Bipan Singh Parmar	{{Full party name with color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}} \|14690 \|Jagjiwan Paul \| {{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}} \|14565
Nagrota	None	G.s.bali	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}} \|17538 \|Ram Chand Bhatia \| {{Full party name with color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}} \|16314
Shahpur	None	Sarveen Choudhary	{{Full party name with color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}} \|20919 \|Major Vijai Singh Mankotia \| {{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}} \|18101
Dharamsala	None	Kishan Chand Kapoor	{{Full party name with color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}} \|16522 \|Ram Swaroop \| {{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}} \|13167
Kangra	None	Vidya Sagar Chaudhary	{{Full party name with color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}} \|21695 \|Daulat Chaudhary \| {{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}} \|14484
Bhattiyat	None	Kishori Lal	{{Full party name with color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}} \|20387 \|Kuldip Singh Pathania \| {{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}} \|12578
Banikhet	None	Asha Kumari	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}} \|22509 \|Renu Chadha \| {{Full party name with color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}} \|22088
Rajnagar	SC	Mohan Lal	{{Full party name with color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}} \|16064 \|Vidya Dhar \| {{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}} \|12739
Chamba	None	Harsh Mahajan	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}} \|19562 \|Kewal Krishan \| {{Full party name with color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}} \|14411
Bharmour	ST	Tulsi Ram	{{Full party name with color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}} \|16068 \|Thakar Singh \| {{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}} \|12244
Lahaul And Spiti	ST	Ram Lal Markanda	{{Full party name with color\|Himachal Vikas Congress}} \|5113 \|Raghubir Singh \| {{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}} \|4467
Kulu	None	Chander Sain Thakur	{{Full party name with color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}} \|24467 \|Raj Krishan Gaur \| {{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}} \|24429
Banjar	None	Karan Singh	{{Full party name with color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}} \|25696 \|Satya Prakash Thakur \| {{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}} \|22961
Ani	SC	Ishwar Dass	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}} \|23780 \|Tej Ram \| {{Full party name with color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}} \|21310
Karsog	SC	Mansa Ram	{{Full party name with color\|Himachal Vikas Congress}} \|13009 \|Joginder Pal \| {{Full party name with color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}} \|11077
Chachiot	None	Jai Ram Thakur	{{Full party name with color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}} \|15337 \|Moti Ram \| {{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}} \|9558
Nachan	SC	Tek Chand	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}} \|14390 \|Dile Ram \| {{Full party name with color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}} \|13631
Sundernagar	None	Roop Singh	{{Full party name with color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}} \|13136 \|Sher Singh \| {{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}} \|12367
Balh	SC	Parkash	{{Full party name with color\|Himachal Vikas Congress}} \|20594 \|Damodar Dass \| {{Full party name with color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}} \|13295
Gopalpur	None	Rangila Ram Rao	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}} \|20574 \|Teg Singh \| {{Full party name with color\|Himachal Vikas Congress}} \|12532
Dharampur	None	Mahender Singh	{{Full party name with color\|Himachal Vikas Congress}} \|14562 \|Natha Singh \| {{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}} \|13596
Joginder Nagar	None	Gulab Singh	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}} \|13862 \|Ganga Ram Jamwal \| {{Full party name with color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}} \|12171
Darang	None	Kaul Sing	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}} \|23616 \|Jawahar Lal \| {{Full party name with color\|Himachal Vikas Congress}} \|10598
Mandi	None	Sukh Ram	{{Full party name with color\|Himachal Vikas Congress}} \|25656 \|Kanhaiya Lal \| {{Full party name with color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}} \|6667

References

Category: State Assembly elections in Himachal Pradesh

Category:1990s in Himachal Pradesh

Himachal

1998 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

Parties and alliances

={{legend2|{{party color|National Democratic Alliance}}|[[National Democratic Alliance]]}}=

={{legend2|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|[[Indian National Congress]]}}=

Result

Elected members

See also

References