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 . The number of constituencies was set as 68 by the recommendation of the Delimitation Commission of India.
1998 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election ← 1993
28 February and 3 June 1998
2003 →
Registered 3,628,864 Turnout 71.23% Majority party Minority party Leader Virbhadra Singh Prem Kumar Dhumal Party INC BJP Seats before 52 8 Seats won 31 31 Seat change Popular vote 1,110,055 995,482 Percentage 43.51% 39.02% Swing
CM before electionVirbhadra Singh
Elected CM Prem Kumar Dhumal
Parties and alliances
National Democratic Alliance Party Flag Symbol Leader Contesting Seats Bharatiya Janata Party Prem Kumar Dhumal 68
Indian National Congress Party Flag Symbol Leader Contesting Seats Indian National Congress Virbhadra Singh 68
Others Party flag Symbol Leader Contesting Seats Himachal Vikas Congress Anil Sharma 62
Result Party Votes % Seats +/– Indian National Congress 1,110,055 43.50 31 Bharatiya Janata Party 995,482 39.01 31 Himachal Vikas Congress 245,584 9.62 5 New Others 93,693 3.67 0 0 Independents 106,764 4.18 1 Total 2,551,578 100.00 68 0 Valid votes 2,551,578 98.72 Invalid/blank votes 33,206 1.28 Total votes 2,584,784 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 3,628,864 71.23 Source: ECI
Elected members Constituency Reserved for Member Party Vote Runner-up Candidates Name Party vote Kinnaur ST Chet Ram Negi Bharatiya Janata Party 16667 Jagat Singh Negi Indian National Congress 13347 Rampur SC Singhi Ram Indian National Congress 23338 Ninzoo Ram Bharatiya Janata Party 8773 Rohru None Virbhadra Singh Indian National Congress 33637 Khushi Ram Bharatiya Janata Party 7489 Jubbal-kotkhai None Ram Lal Indian National Congress 23762 Raj Pal Janata Dal 5728 Chopal None Yogendra Chandar Indian National Congress 18972 Kewal Rama Chauhan Himachal Vikas Congress 6735 Kumarsain None Jai Bihari Lal Khachi Indian National Congress 19492 Ghanshyam Dass Independent 9917 Theog None Vidya Stokes Indian National Congress 21926 Rakesh Varma Bharatiya Janata Party 15844 Simla None Narinder Bragta Bharatiya Janata Party 14758 Harbhajan Singh Bhajji Indian National Congress 12155 Kasumpti SC Roop Dass Kashyap Bharatiya Janata Party 19700 Shonkia Ram Kashyap Indian National Congress 17786 Arki None Dharam Pal Thakur Indian National Congress 14327 Nagin Chandra Pal Bharatiya Janata Party 13749 Doon None Lajja Ram Indian National Congress 16002 Vinod Kumari Chander Independent 12854 Nalagarh None Hari Narayan Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 23435 Vijayendra Singh Indian National Congress 18105 Kasauli SC Raghu Raj Indian National Congress 14113 Chaman Lall Himachal Vikas Congress 8541 Solan None Krishna Mohini Indian National Congress 12210 Mohinder Nath Sofat Bharatiya Janata Party 12184 Pachhad SC Gangu Ram Musafir Indian National Congress 24208 Kali Dass Kashyap Bharatiya Janata Party 9832 Rainka SC Prem Singh Indian National Congress 20590 Roop Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 9352 Shillai None Harsh Wardhan Indian National Congress 21234 Jagat Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 11646 Paonta Doon None Rattan Singh Indian National Congress 15569 Sukh Ram Bharatiya Janata Party 13149 Nahan None Kush Parmar Indian National Congress 14798 Shyama Sharma Bharatiya Janata Party 11808 Kotkehloor None Ram Lal Thakur Indian National Congress 20381 Krishan Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party 17321 Bilaspur None Jagat Prakash Nadda Bharatiya Janata Party 21189 Babu Ram Gautam Indian National Congress 13140 Ghumarwin None Kashmir Singh Indian National Congress 18066 Karam Dev Bharatiya Janata Party 16527 Geharwin SC Rikhi Ram Bharatiya Janata Party 18268 Beeru Ram Indian National Congress 16682 Nadaun None Babu Ram Mandial Bharatiya Janata Party 16917 Narain Chand Prashar Indian National Congress 16337 Hamirpur None Urmila Thakur Bharatiya Janata Party 20577 Anita Verma Indian National Congress 16387 Bamsan None Prem Kumar Dhumal Bharatiya Janata Party 20715 Kuldeep Singh Pathania Indian National Congress 11887 Mewa SC Ishwar Dass Dhiman Bharatiya Janata Party 19949 Prem Kaushal Indian National Congress 14532 Nadaunta None Baldev Sharma Bharatiya Janata Party 20706 Manjit Singh Indian National Congress 16021 Gagret SC Kuldeep Kumar Indian National Congress 17984 Satpaul Bharatiya Janata Party 14480 Chintpurni None Parveen Sharma Bharatiya Janata Party 12764 Hari Dutt Indian National Congress 12111 Santokgarh None Jai Krishan Sharma Bharatiya Janata Party 13136 Onkar Sharma Indian National Congress 10825 Una None Virender Gautam Indian National Congress 18201 Subhash Sahore Bharatiya Janata Party 12427 Kutlehar None Ram Dass Malangar Bharatiya Janata Party 11660 Mahendra Pal Indian National Congress 11657 Nurpur None Rakesh Pathania Bharatiya Janata Party 24516 Ranjeet Singh Bakshi Indian National Congress 22110 Gangath SC Des Raj Bharatiya Janata Party 18771 Bodh Raj Indian National Congress 18623 Jawali None Rajan Sushant Bharatiya Janata Party 24041 Sujan Singh Indian National Congress 17014 Guler None Chander Kumar Indian National Congress 18674 Harbans Singh Rana Bharatiya Janata Party 13806 Jaswan None Viplove Thakur Indian National Congress 14944 Bikram Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 9081 Pragpur SC Virender Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party 17513 Yog Raj Indian National Congress 16241 Jawalamukhi None Ramesh Chand Independent 11517 Kewal Singh Indian National Congress 10456 Thural None Ravinder Singh Ravi Bharatiya Janata Party 17132 Aishwarya Dev Chand Indian National Congress 12262 Rajgir SC Atma Ram Bharatiya Janata Party 13708 Milkhi Ram Goma Indian National Congress 10276 Baijnath None Sant Ram Indian National Congress 15684 Dulo Ram Bharatiya Janata Party 14782 Palampur None Brij Behari Lal Butail Indian National Congress 18450 Shiv Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party 17658 Sulah None Bipan Singh Parmar Bharatiya Janata Party 14690 Jagjiwan Paul Indian National Congress 14565 Nagrota None G.s.bali Indian National Congress 17538 Ram Chand Bhatia Bharatiya Janata Party 16314 Shahpur None Sarveen Choudhary Bharatiya Janata Party 20919 Major Vijai Singh Mankotia Indian National Congress 18101 Dharamsala None Kishan Chand Kapoor Bharatiya Janata Party 16522 Ram Swaroop Indian National Congress 13167 Kangra None Vidya Sagar Chaudhary Bharatiya Janata Party 21695 Daulat Chaudhary Indian National Congress 14484 Bhattiyat None Kishori Lal Bharatiya Janata Party 20387 Kuldip Singh Pathania Indian National Congress 12578 Banikhet None Asha Kumari Indian National Congress 22509 Renu Chadha Bharatiya Janata Party 22088 Rajnagar SC Mohan Lal Bharatiya Janata Party 16064 Vidya Dhar Indian National Congress 12739 Chamba None Harsh Mahajan Indian National Congress 19562 Kewal Krishan Bharatiya Janata Party 14411 Bharmour ST Tulsi Ram Bharatiya Janata Party 16068 Thakar Singh Indian National Congress 12244 Lahaul And Spiti ST Ram Lal Markanda Himachal Vikas Congress 5113 Raghubir Singh Indian National Congress 4467 Kulu None Chander Sain Thakur Bharatiya Janata Party 24467 Raj Krishan Gaur Indian National Congress 24429 Banjar None Karan Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 25696 Satya Prakash Thakur Indian National Congress 22961 Ani SC Ishwar Dass Indian National Congress 23780 Tej Ram Bharatiya Janata Party 21310 Karsog SC Mansa Ram Himachal Vikas Congress 13009 Joginder Pal Bharatiya Janata Party 11077 Chachiot None Jai Ram Thakur Bharatiya Janata Party 15337 Moti Ram Indian National Congress 9558 Nachan SC Tek Chand Indian National Congress 14390 Dile Ram Bharatiya Janata Party 13631 Sundernagar None Roop Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 13136 Sher Singh Indian National Congress 12367 Balh SC Parkash Himachal Vikas Congress 20594 Damodar Dass Bharatiya Janata Party 13295 Gopalpur None Rangila Ram Rao Indian National Congress 20574 Teg Singh Himachal Vikas Congress 12532 Dharampur None Mahender Singh Himachal Vikas Congress 14562 Natha Singh Indian National Congress 13596 Joginder Nagar None Gulab Singh Indian National Congress 13862 Ganga Ram Jamwal Bharatiya Janata Party 12171 Darang None Kaul Sing Indian National Congress 23616 Jawahar Lal Himachal Vikas Congress 10598 Mandi None Sukh Ram Himachal Vikas Congress 25656 Kanhaiya Lal Bharatiya Janata Party 6667
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