1990 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election explained

Election Name:1990 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
Country:India
Type:legislative
Vote Type:Popular
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1985 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
Previous Year:1985
Election Date:27 February 1990
Next Election:1993 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
Next Year:1993
Seats For Election:67 seats in the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Majority Seats:34
Turnout:67.76%
Party1:Bharatiya Janata Party
Image1:Shanta Kumar.jpg
Leader1:Shanta Kumar
Seats1:46
Seats Before1:7
Popular Vote1:858,518
Percentage1:41.78%
Seat Change1:39
Swing1:5.91%
Party2:Janata Dal
Seats2:11
Seats Before2:New
Popular Vote2:222,542
Percentage2:10.83%
Seat Change2:New
Swing2:New
Party3:Indian National Congress
Image3:Virbhadra Singh HP.jpg
Leader3:Virbhadra Singh
Seats3:9
Seats Before3:58
Popular Vote3:750,885
Percentage3:36.54%
Seat Change3:49
Swing3:19.32%
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Before Party:Indian National Congress
Before Election:Virbhadra Singh
After Party:Bharatiya Janata Party
After Election:Shanta Kumar

Elections to the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly were held in February 1990 to elect members of 67 constituencies in Himachal Pradesh, India. The Bharatiya Janata Party won the popular vote and a majority of seats and its leader, Shanta Kumar was appointed as the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh for his second term.[1] [2] The number of constituencies was set as 68 by the recommendation of the Delimitation Commission of India.[3]

Elected members

ConstituencyReserved for
(SC/ST/None)		MemberPartyVoteRunner-up Candidates NamePartyvote
Kinnaur ST Thakur Sen Negi 17653Gopi Chand Negi11187
Rampur SC Singhi Ram 18777Ninzoo Ram6921
Rohru None Virbhadra Singh 27602Satya Dev Bushehari2976
Jubbal-kotkhai None Ram Lal 16209Virbhadra Singh14723
Chopal None Radha Raman Shastri 17124Yogendra Chandra7027
Kumarsain None Bhagat Ram Chauhan 16078Jai Bihari Lal Khachi13892
Theog None Vidya Stokes 15586Keshav Ram Kashyap14782
Simla None Suresh Bharadwaj 12701Rakesh Singha6857
Kasumpti SC Roop Dass Kashyap 20770Shonkia Ram Kashyap7493
Arki None Nagin Chander Pal 15350Amar Chand Pal4352
Doon None Chaudhary Lajja Ram 13974Lekh Ram6485
Nalagarh None Vijayandra Singh 19774Kehar Singh13428
Kasauli SC Satya Pal Kamboj 11333Raghu Raj7301
Solan None Mahender Nath Sofat 11882Gian Chand9147
Pachhad SC Ganguram Musafir 17006Kali Dass11835
Rainka SC Roop Singh 13836Prem Singh11147
Shillai None Jagat Singh Negi 13375Harshvardhan Singh Chauhan9907
Paonta Doon None Fateh Singh 19750Kush Parmar13854
Nahan None Shyama Sharma 15810Ajay Bahadur Singh8516
Kotkehloor None 18437Ramlal Thakur12846
Bilaspur None Sadaram Thakur 18309Shiv Ram10547
Ghumarwin None Karamdev Dharmani 16336Kashmir Singh10843
Geharwin SC Rikhi Ram Kondal 15784Beeru Ram Kisore12833
Nadaun None Narain Chand Prashar 12198Babu Ram Mandial9860
Hamirpur None Jagdev Chand 18554Anita Verma9667
Bamsan None Lashkari Ram 16450Karam Singh7131
Mewa SC Ishwar Dass 20832Dharam Singh8908
Nadaunta None Ram Rattan Sharma 19626Manjit Singh11536
Gagret SC Sadhu Ram 17815Kuldip Kumar10351
Chintpurni None Sushma Sharma 13619Hari Dutt Sharma10718
Santokgarh None Kashmiri Lal Joshi 21240Vijay Kumar Joshi12451
Una None Desraj 22585Virender Gautam14759
Kutlehar None Ranjit Singh 15994Ram Nath Sharma11988
Nurpur None Kewal Singh 21879Sat Mahajan18436
Gangath SC Des Raj 20944Girdhari Lal7345
Jawali None Sujan Singh Pathania 19508Rajan Sushant17787
Guler None Harbans Singh Rana 15140Chander Kumar12099
Jaswan None Kashmir Singh Rana 14155Viplove Thakur11036
Pragpur SC Virender Kumar 20197Yog Raj11359
Jawalamukhi None Dhani Ram 19152Sushil Chand Rattan7037
Thural None Kanwar Durga Chand 12626Aditya Dev Chand5730
Rajgir SC Atma Ram 13517Milkh Ram Goma7861
Baijnath None Dulo Ram 16371Sant Ram12576
Palampur None Shanta Kumar 18012Brij Bihari Lal12050
Sulah None Shanta Kumar 14930Man Chand Rana10664
Nagrota None Ram Chand Bhatia 17346Hardyal12489
Shahpur None Vijai Singh Mankotia 17130Ajit Pal12677
Dharamsala None Kishan Chand 18666Mool Raj Padha5003
Kangra None Vidya Sagar 24729Hari Krishan Chand7899
Bhattiyat None Shiv Kumar 15620Kuldip Singh8589
Banikhet None Gandharv Singh 11962Asha Kumari10464
Rajnagar SC Mohan Lal 17127Nand Kumar9549
Chamba None Kishori Lal 17938Sagar Chand12189
Bharmour ST Tulsi Ram 15727Thakur Singh8106
Lahaul And Spiti ST Phunchog Rai 6533Hishe Dogia5082
Banjar None Karan Singh 22084Satya Prakash Thakur16948
Ani SC Khub Ram 22407Diwan Singh9569
Karsog SC Joginder Pal 15855Mansa Ram3995
Chachiot None Moti Ram 12654Vir Singh7072
Nachan SC Dile Ram 16334Tek Chand11858
Sundernagar None Roop Singh 15778Sher Singh8641
Balh SC Damodar Dass 24088Piru Ram10900
Gopalpur None Leela 17021Rangila Ram16581
Dharampur None Mahender Singh 11970Priya Brat8248
Joginder Nagar None Gulab Singh 15924Rattan Lal11571
Darang None Dina Nath 18980Kaul Singh15699
Mandi None Kanhaiya Lal 19732Durga Dutt Thakur10842

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: After Advani, roads closed for veteran BJP leader Shanta Kumar too, party hunts for new face in Himachal . 24 March 2019 . Bipin Bhardwaj . 9 February 2022.
  2. Web site: Biographical Sketch of Member of 13th Lok Sabha . 1 February 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130201150852/http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/lok13/biodata/13HP03.htm. 1 February 2013.
  3. Web site: DPACO (1976) - Archive Delimitation Orders . . December 9, 2020.

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