| 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 |
| Turnout: | 71.23% |
| Image1: | Prem Kumar Dhumal.jpg |
| Leader1: | Prem Kumar Dhumal |
| Party1: | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Seats Before1: | 8 |
| Popular Vote1: | 995,482 |
| Percentage1: | 39.02% |
| Seat Change1: | 23 |
| Seats1: | 31 |
| Swing1: | 2.88% |
| Leader2: | Virbhadra Singh |
| Party2: | Indian National Congress |
| Seats Before2: | 52 |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,110,055 |
| Percentage2: | 43.51% |
| Seat Change2: | 21 |
| Seats2: | 31 |
| Swing2: | 5.31% |
| 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.[1] [2] [3] The number of constituencies was set as 68 by the recommendation of the Delimitation Commission of India.[4]
| Constituency | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | Member | Party | Vote | Runner-up Candidates Name | Party | vote | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kinnaur | ST | Chet Ram Negi | 16667 | Jagat Singh Negi | 13347 | ||||
| Rampur | SC | Singhi Ram | 23338 | Ninzoo Ram | 8773 | ||||
| Rohru | None | Virbhadra Singh | 33637 | Khushi Ram | 7489 | ||||
| Jubbal-kotkhai | None | Ram Lal | 23762 | Raj Pal | 5728 | ||||
| Chopal | None | Yogendra Chandar | 18972 | Kewal Rama Chauhan | 6735 | ||||
| Kumarsain | None | Jai Bihari Lal Khachi | 19492 | Ghanshyam Dass | 9917 | ||||
| Theog | None | Vidya Stokes | 21926 | Rakesh Varma | 15844 | ||||
| Simla | None | Narinder Bragta | 14758 | Harbhajan Singh Bhajji | 12155 | ||||
| Kasumpti | SC | Roop Dass Kashyap | 19700 | Shonkia Ram Kashyap | 17786 | ||||
| Arki | None | Dharam Pal Thakur | 14327 | Nagin Chandra Pal | 13749 | ||||
| Doon | None | Lajja Ram | 16002 | Vinod Kumari Chander | 12854 | ||||
| Nalagarh | None | Hari Narayan Singh | 23435 | Vijayendra Singh | 18105 | ||||
| Kasauli | SC | Raghu Raj | 14113 | Chaman Lall | 8541 | ||||
| Solan | None | Krishna Mohini | 12210 | Mohinder Nath Sofat | 12184 | ||||
| Pachhad | SC | Gangu Ram Musafir | 24208 | Kali Dass Kashyap | 9832 | ||||
| Rainka | SC | Prem Singh | 20590 | Roop Singh | 9352 | ||||
| Shillai | None | Harsh Wardhan | 21234 | Jagat Singh | 11646 | ||||
| Paonta Doon | None | Rattan Singh | 15569 | Sukh Ram | 13149 | ||||
| Nahan | None | Kush Parmar | 14798 | Shyama Sharma | 11808 | ||||
| Kotkehloor | None | Ram Lal Thakur | 20381 | Krishan Kumar | 17321 | ||||
| Bilaspur | None | Jagat Prakash Nadda | 21189 | Babu Ram Gautam | 13140 | ||||
| Ghumarwin | None | Kashmir Singh | 18066 | Karam Dev | 16527 | ||||
| Geharwin | SC | Rikhi Ram | 18268 | Beeru Ram | 16682 | ||||
| Nadaun | None | Babu Ram Mandial | 16917 | Narain Chand Prashar | 16337 | ||||
| Hamirpur | None | Urmila Thakur | 20577 | Anita Verma | 16387 | ||||
| Bamsan | None | Prem Kumar Dhumal | 20715 | Kuldeep Singh Pathania | 11887 | ||||
| Mewa | SC | Ishwar Dass Dhiman | 19949 | Prem Kaushal | 14532 | ||||
| Nadaunta | None | Baldev Sharma | 20706 | Manjit Singh | 16021 | ||||
| Gagret | SC | Kuldeep Kumar | 17984 | Satpaul | 14480 | ||||
| Chintpurni | None | Parveen Sharma | 12764 | Hari Dutt | 12111 | ||||
| Santokgarh | None | Jai Krishan Sharma | 13136 | Onkar Sharma | 10825 | ||||
| Una | None | Virender Gautam | 18201 | Subhash Sahore | 12427 | ||||
| Kutlehar | None | Ram Dass Malangar | 11660 | Mahendra Pal | 11657 | ||||
| Nurpur | None | Rakesh Pathania | 24516 | Ranjeet Singh Bakshi | 22110 | ||||
| Gangath | SC | Des Raj | 18771 | Bodh Raj | 18623 | ||||
| Jawali | None | Rajan Sushant | 24041 | Sujan Singh | 17014 | ||||
| Guler | None | Chander Kumar | 18674 | Harbans Singh Rana | 13806 | ||||
| Jaswan | None | Viplove Thakur | 14944 | Bikram Singh | 9081 | ||||
| Pragpur | SC | Virender Kumar | 17513 | Yog Raj | 16241 | ||||
| Jawalamukhi | None | Ramesh Chand | 11517 | Kewal Singh | 10456 | ||||
| Thural | None | Ravinder Singh Ravi | 17132 | Aishwarya Dev Chand | 12262 | ||||
| Rajgir | SC | Atma Ram | 13708 | Milkhi Ram Goma | 10276 | ||||
| Baijnath | None | Sant Ram | 15684 | Dulo Ram | 14782 | ||||
| Palampur | None | Brij Behari Lal Butail | 18450 | Shiv Kumar | 17658 | ||||
| Sulah | None | Bipan Singh Parmar | 14690 | Jagjiwan Paul | 14565 | ||||
| Nagrota | None | G.s.bali | 17538 | Ram Chand Bhatia | 16314 | ||||
| Shahpur | None | Sarveen Choudhary | 20919 | Major Vijai Singh Mankotia | 18101 | ||||
| Dharamsala | None | Kishan Chand Kapoor | 16522 | Ram Swaroop | 13167 | ||||
| Kangra | None | Vidya Sagar Chaudhary | 21695 | Daulat Chaudhary | 14484 | ||||
| Bhattiyat | None | Kishori Lal | 20387 | Kuldip Singh Pathania | 12578 | ||||
| Banikhet | None | Asha Kumari | 22509 | Renu Chadha | 22088 | ||||
| Rajnagar | SC | Mohan Lal | 16064 | Vidya Dhar | 12739 | ||||
| Chamba | None | Harsh Mahajan | 19562 | Kewal Krishan | 14411 | ||||
| Bharmour | ST | Tulsi Ram | 16068 | Thakar Singh | 12244 | ||||
| Lahaul And Spiti | ST | Ram Lal Markanda | 5113 | Raghubir Singh | 4467 | ||||
| Kulu | None | Chander Sain Thakur | 24467 | Raj Krishan Gaur | 24429 | ||||
| Banjar | None | Karan Singh | 25696 | Satya Prakash Thakur | 22961 | ||||
| Ani | SC | Ishwar Dass | 23780 | Tej Ram | 21310 | ||||
| Karsog | SC | Mansa Ram | 13009 | Joginder Pal | 11077 | ||||
| Chachiot | None | Jai Ram Thakur | 15337 | Moti Ram | 9558 | ||||
| Nachan | SC | Tek Chand | 14390 | Dile Ram | 13631 | ||||
| Sundernagar | None | Roop Singh | 13136 | Sher Singh | 12367 | ||||
| Balh | SC | Parkash | 20594 | Damodar Dass | 13295 | ||||
| Gopalpur | None | Rangila Ram Rao | 20574 | Teg Singh | 12532 | ||||
| Dharampur | None | Mahender Singh | 14562 | Natha Singh | 13596 | ||||
| Joginder Nagar | None | Gulab Singh | 13862 | Ganga Ram Jamwal | 12171 | ||||
| Darang | None | Kaul Sing | 23616 | Jawahar Lal | 10598 | ||||
| Mandi | None | Sukh Ram | 25656 | Kanhaiya Lal | 6667 | ||||