Elections to the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly were held in September 1993 to elect members of the 68 constituencies in Himachal Pradesh, India. 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. The number of constituencies was set as 68 by the recommendation of the Delimitation Commission of India.
11 September 1993 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All 68 seats in the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly 35 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Registered | 3,277,625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 71.50% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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. The present strength of the Vidhan Sabha is 68.
Parties and alliances
Bharatiya Janata Party
| Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Contesting Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bharatiya Janata Party | J. P. Nadda | 67 | |||
Indian National Congress
| Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Contesting Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian National Congress | Virbhadra Singh | 68 | |||
Result
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian National Congress | 1,135,203 | 48.82 | 52 | 43 | |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 840,233 | 36.13 | 8 | 38 | |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 17,347 | 0.75 | 1 | 1 | |
| Others | 105,475 | 4.54 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independents | 227,050 | 9.76 | 7 | 6 | |
| Total | 2,325,308 | 100.00 | 68 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 2,325,308 | 99.22 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 18,305 | 0.78 | |||
| Total votes | 2,343,613 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 3,277,625 | 71.50 | |||
| Source: ECI | |||||
Elected members
| Constituency | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | Member | Party | Vote | Runner-up Candidates Name | Party | vote | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kinnaur | ST | Dev Raj Negi | Indian National Congress | 13746 | Thakur Sen Negi | Bharatiya Janata Party | 12864 | ||
| Rampur | SC | Singhi Ram | Indian National Congress | 24116 | Ninzoo Ram | Bharatiya Janata Party | 9638 | ||
| Rohru | None | Virbhadra Singh | Indian National Congress | 26976 | Khushi Ram Balnath | Bharatiya Janata Party | 7030 | ||
| Jubbal-kotkhai | None | Ram Lal | Indian National Congress | 21745 | Rajpal Singh Chauhan | Independent | 4922 | ||
| Chopal | None | Yogendra Chandra | Independent | 16796 | Kanwar Uday Singh | Indian National Congress | 6490 | ||
| Kumarsain | None | Jai Bihari Lal Khachi | Indian National Congress | 21612 | Bhagat Ram Chauhan | Bharatiya Janata Party | 10987 | ||
| Theog | None | Rakesh Verma | Bharatiya Janata Party | 18088 | Vidya Stokes | Indian National Congress | 16684 | ||
| Simla | None | Rakesh Singha | Communist Party of India | 11854 | Harbhajan Singh Bhajji | Indian National Congress | 11695 | ||
| Kasumpti | SC | Charanjiv Lal Kashyap | Indian National Congress | 20688 | Roup Dass Kashyap | Bharatiya Janata Party | 14455 | ||
| Arki | None | Dharam Pal | Indian National Congress | 17077 | Nagin Chander Pal | Bharatiya Janata Party | 11350 | ||
| Doon | None | Lajja Ram | Indian National Congress | 14622 | Ram Partap Chandel | Independent | 14059 | ||
| Nalagarh | None | Vijyendra Singh | Indian National Congress | 17969 | Kehar Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | 12273 | ||
| Kasauli | SC | Raghu Raj | Indian National Congress | 16750 | Virender Kashyap | Bharatiya Janata Party | 10956 | ||
| Solan | None | Krishna Mohini | Indian National Congress | 23177 | Mohinder Nath Sofat | Bharatiya Janata Party | 11583 | ||
| Pachhad | SC | Gangu Ram Musafir | Indian National Congress | 19021 | Ram Parkash | Bharatiya Janata Party | 12649 | ||
| Rainka | SC | Prem Singh | Indian National Congress | 15500 | Mohan Lal Azad | Bharatiya Janata Party | 11786 | ||
| Shillai | None | Harsh Vardhan | Indian National Congress | 19092 | Jagat Singh Negi | Bharatiya Janata Party | 12254 | ||
| Paonta Doon | None | Rattan Singh | Indian National Congress | 21238 | Fateh Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | 15648 | ||
| Nahan | None | Kush Parmar | Indian National Congress | 15922 | Shyam Sharma | Janata Dal | 9070 | ||
| Kotkehloor | None | Ram Lal Thakur | Indian National Congress | 18985 | Krishan Kumar Kaushal | Communist Party of India | 10245 | ||
| Bilaspur | None | Jagat Prakash Nadda | Bharatiya Janata Party | 17500 | Babu Ram Gautam | Indian National Congress | 15274 | ||
| Ghumarwin | None | Kashmir Singh | Indian National Congress | 20603 | Karam Dev Dharmani | Bharatiya Janata Party | 15019 | ||
| Geharwin | SC | Beeru Ram Kishore | Indian National Congress | 20604 | Kondal Rihi Ram | Bharatiya Janata Party | 13304 | ||
| Nadaun | None | Narain Chand Prashar | Indian National Congress | 15571 | Raghubir Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | 14506 | ||
| Hamirpur | None | Jagdev Chand | Bharatiya Janata Party | 17559 | Anita Verma | Indian National Congress | 16413 | ||
| Bamsan | None | Kuldeep Singh Pathania | Indian National Congress | 13657 | Lashkari Ram | Bharatiya Janata Party | 13442 | ||
| Mewa | SC | Ishwar Dass Dhiman | Bharatiya Janata Party | 17134 | Neeraj Kumar | Indian National Congress | 16687 | ||
| Nadaunta | None | Manjit Singh | Independent | 11821 | Ram Rattan Sharma | Bharatiya Janata Party | 11650 | ||
| Gagret | SC | Kuldeep Kumar | Indian National Congress | 18059 | Sadhu Ram | Bharatiya Janata Party | 10871 | ||
| Chintpurni | None | Hari Datt | Independent | 14060 | Ganesh Datt Bharwal | Indian National Congress | 8247 | ||
| Santokgarh | None | Vijay Kumar Joshi | Indian National Congress | 13292 | Kashmiri Lal Joshi | Bharatiya Janata Party | 10061 | ||
| Una | None | O.p. Rattan | Indian National Congress | 14014 | Virender Gautam | Independent | 13212 | ||
| Kutlehar | None | Ram Dass Malangar | Bharatiya Janata Party | 14846 | Ram Nath Sharma | Indian National Congress | 13874 | ||
| Nurpur | None | Sat Mahajan | Indian National Congress | 28961 | Megh Raj Awasthi | Bharatiya Janata Party | 13870 | ||
| Gangath | SC | Durga Dass | Indian National Congress | 16036 | Des Raj | Bharatiya Janata Party | 13448 | ||
| Jawali | None | Sujan Singh Pathania | Indian National Congress | 19409 | Rajan Sushant | Bharatiya Janata Party | 17773 | ||
| Guler | None | Chander Kumar | Indian National Congress | 19051 | Harbans Rana | Bharatiya Janata Party | 10308 | ||
| Jaswan | None | Viplove Thakur | Indian National Congress | 16283 | Kashmir Singh Rana | Bharatiya Janata Party | 8523 | ||
| Pragpur | SC | Virender Kumar | Bharatiya Janata Party | 13685 | Yog Raj | Independent | 11968 | ||
| Jawalamukhi | None | Kewal Singh | Indian National Congress | 16558 | Dhani Ram | Bharatiya Janata Party | 13569 | ||
| Thural | None | Ravinder Singh Ravi | Bharatiya Janata Party | 13685 | Kanwar Durga Chand | Independent | 12764 | ||
| Rajgir | SC | Milkhi Ram Goma | Indian National Congress | 16035 | Atma Ram | Bharatiya Janata Party | 11090 | ||
| Baijnath | None | Sant Ram | Indian National Congress | 18276 | Dulo Ram | Bharatiya Janata Party | 13477 | ||
| Palampur | None | Brij Bihari Lal | Indian National Congress | 21212 | Shiv Kumar | Bharatiya Janata Party | 14702 | ||
| Sulah | None | Man Chand Rana | Indian National Congress | 16745 | Shanta Kumar | Bharatiya Janata Party | 13478 | ||
| Nagrota | None | Hardyal Choudhary | Independent | 19085 | Chaudhary Ram Chand | Bharatiya Janata Party | 10366 | ||
| Shahpur | None | Vijay Singh Mankotia | Indian National Congress | 17972 | Sarveen Choudhary | Bharatiya Janata Party | 16691 | ||
| Dharamsala | None | Kishan Kapoor | Bharatiya Janata Party | 11950 | Chandresh Kumari | Indian National Congress | 11533 | ||
| Kangra | None | Daulat Ram | Indian National Congress | 20658 | Vidya Sagar | Bharatiya Janata Party | 14342 | ||
| Bhattiyat | None | Kuldeep Singh | Independent | 13595 | Brij Lal | Bharatiya Janata Party | 8681 | ||
| Banikhet | None | Asha Kumari | Indian National Congress | 19079 | Gandharv Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | 13673 | ||
| Rajnagar | SC | Vidhya Dhar | Indian National Congress | 18563 | Mohan Lal | Bharatiya Janata Party | 13919 | ||
| Chamba | None | Harsh Mahajan | Indian National Congress | 20435 | Kishori Lal | Bharatiya Janata Party | 13585 | ||
| Bharmour | ST | Thakar Singh | Independent | 10225 | Tulshi Ram | Bharatiya Janata Party | 8948 | ||
| Lahaul And Spiti | ST | Phunchog Rai | Indian National Congress | 6509 | Hishe Dogia | Bharatiya Janata Party | 5067 | ||
| Kulu | None | Raj Krishan Gour | Indian National Congress | 29077 | Kunj Lal | Bharatiya Janata Party | 20423 | ||
| Banjar | None | Satya Parkash Thakur | Indian National Congress | 24539 | Karan Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | 22518 | ||
| Ani | SC | Ishwar Dass | Indian National Congress | 20436 | Tej Ram | Bharatiya Janata Party | 18320 | ||
| Karsog | SC | Mast Ram | Indian National Congress | 19371 | Joginder Pal | Bharatiya Janata Party | 9144 | ||
| Chachiot | None | Moti Ram | Indian National Congress | 9944 | Jai Ram | Bharatiya Janata Party | 7993 | ||
| Nachan | SC | Tek Chand | Independent | 20120 | Dile Ram | Bharatiya Janata Party | 12814 | ||
| Sundernagar | None | Sher Singh | Indian National Congress | 16380 | Roop Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | 10843 | ||
| Balh | SC | Nek Ram | Indian National Congress | 19050 | Damodar Dass | Bharatiya Janata Party | 14860 | ||
| Gopalpur | None | Rangila Ram Rao | Indian National Congress | 25960 | Randhir Singh Chamdel | Bharatiya Janata Party | 12552 | ||
| Dharampur | None | Mahender Singh | Indian National Congress | 20065 | Preay Brat | Bharatiya Janata Party | 11737 | ||
| Joginder Nagar | None | Gulab Singh | Indian National Congress | 18412 | Ganga Ram Jamwal | Bharatiya Janata Party | 11070 | ||
| Darang | None | Kaul Singh | Indian National Congress | 22482 | Dina Nath | Bharatiya Janata Party | 15848 | ||
| Mandi | None | Anil Sharma | Indian National Congress | 23134 | Kanhaiya Lal | Bharatiya Janata Party | 10712 | ||
By-elections
- Shri Adarsh Kumar Sood was elected in a by-election caused by the unseating of the sitting Member Shri Rakesh Singha from Shimla.
- Smt. Anita Verma was elected in a by-election caused at the demise of Shri Jagdev Chand who died immediately after the declaration of results.
- Shri Durga Chand was elected in a by-election in 1995 from Sulah at the death of Shri Man Chand Rana.
- Shri Jagat Singh Negi was elected in a by-election in 1995 at the death of the sitting MLA Shri Dev Raj Negi.
- Shri Ranjeet Singh Bakshi was elected in October, 1996 in a by-election. The vacancy was caused due to the election of the then sitting Member Shri Sat Mahajan to Lok Sabha.
See also
- List of constituencies of the Assam Legislative Assembly
- 1993 elections in India
- Government of Himachal Pradesh
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