1998 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

1998 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
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All 68 seats in the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
35 seats needed for a majority
Registered3,628,864
Turnout71.23%
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Prem Kumar Dhumal Virbhadra Singh
Party BJP INC
Seats before 8 52
Seats won 31 31
Seat change Increase23 Decrease21
Popular vote 995,482 1,110,055
Percentage 39.02% 43.51%
Swing Increase2.88% Decrease5.31%
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]

  1. ^ "BJP announces Prem Kumar Dhumal as Himachal CM candidate". 31 October 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2022. He is an Indian politician who has twice been Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh from March 1998 to March 2003 and again ...
  2. ^ "Members : Lok Sabha - Dhumal, Prof. Prem Kumar". Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Hon'ble Chief Minister, Himachal Pradesh". Archived from the original on 14 April 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
  4. ^ "DPACO (1976) - Archive Delimitation Orders". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 9 December 2020.