1990 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

1990 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
← 1985 27 February 1990 1993 →
67 seats in the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
34 seats needed for a majority
Registered2,993,699
Turnout67.76%
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Leader Shanta Kumar Virbhadra Singh
Party BJP JD INC
Seats before 7 New 58
Seats won 46 11 9
Seat change Increase39 New Decrease49
Popular vote 858,518 222,542 750,885
Percentage 41.78% 10.83% 36.54%
Swing Increase5.91% New Decrease19.32%
CM before election

Virbhadra Singh
INC

Elected CM

Shanta Kumar
BJP

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]

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Bharatiya Janata Party858,51841.7846Increase39
Indian National Congress750,88536.549Decrease49
Janata Dal222,54210.8311New
Communist Party of India42,3932.061Increase1
Others55,1392.6800
Independents125,4216.101Decrease1
Total2,054,898100.00680
Valid votes2,054,89899.20
Invalid/blank votes16,6250.80
Total votes2,071,523100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,993,69969.20
Source: ECI[4]

Elected members

Constituency Reserved for
(SC/ST/None) 		Member Party Vote Runner-up Candidates Name Party vote
Kinnaur ST Thakur Sen Negi Bharatiya Janata Party 17653 Gopi Chand Negi Independent 11187
Rampur SC Singhi Ram Indian National Congress 18777 Ninzoo Ram Independent 6921
Rohru None Virbhadra Singh Indian National Congress 27602 Satya Dev Bushehari Janata Dal 2976
Jubbal-kotkhai None Ram Lal Janata Dal 16209 Virbhadra Singh Indian National Congress 14723
Chopal None Radha Raman Shastri Bharatiya Janata Party 17124 Yogendra Chandra Indian National Congress 7027
Kumarsain None Bhagat Ram Chauhan Bharatiya Janata Party 16078 Jai Bihari Lal Khachi Indian National Congress 13892
Theog None Vidya Stokes Indian National Congress 15586 Keshav Ram Kashyap Janata Dal 14782
Simla None Suresh Bharadwaj Bharatiya Janata Party 12701 Rakesh Singha Communist Party of India 6857
Kasumpti SC Roop Dass Kashyap Bharatiya Janata Party 20770 Shonkia Ram Kashyap Indian National Congress 7493
Arki None Nagin Chander Pal Bharatiya Janata Party 15350 Amar Chand Pal Indian National Congress 4352
Doon None Chaudhary Lajja Ram Janata Dal 13974 Lekh Ram Indian National Congress 6485
Nalagarh None Vijayandra Singh Indian National Congress 19774 Kehar Singh Janata Dal 13428
Kasauli SC Satya Pal Kamboj Bharatiya Janata Party 11333 Raghu Raj Indian National Congress 7301
Solan None Mahender Nath Sofat Bharatiya Janata Party 11882 Gian Chand Indian National Congress 9147
Pachhad SC Ganguram Musafir Indian National Congress 17006 Kali Dass Bharatiya Janata Party 11835
Rainka SC Roop Singh Janata Dal 13836 Prem Singh Indian National Congress 11147
Shillai None Jagat Singh Negi Janata Dal 13375 Harshvardhan Singh Chauhan Indian National Congress 9907
Paonta Doon None Fateh Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 19750 Kush Parmar Indian National Congress 13854
Nahan None Shyama Sharma Janata Dal 15810 Ajay Bahadur Singh Indian National Congress 8516
Kotkehloor None Krishan Kumar Kaushal Communist Party of India 18437 Ramlal Thakur Indian National Congress 12846
Bilaspur None Sadaram Thakur Bharatiya Janata Party 18309 Shiv Ram Indian National Congress 10547
Ghumarwin None Karamdev Dharmani Bharatiya Janata Party 16336 Kashmir Singh Indian National Congress 10843
Geharwin SC Rikhi Ram Kondal Bharatiya Janata Party 15784 Beeru Ram Kisore Indian National Congress 12833
Nadaun None Narain Chand Prashar Indian National Congress 12198 Babu Ram Mandial Janata Dal 9860
Hamirpur None Jagdev Chand Bharatiya Janata Party 18554 Anita Verma Independent 9667
Bamsan None Lashkari Ram Bharatiya Janata Party 16450 Karam Singh Indian National Congress 7131
Mewa SC Ishwar Dass Bharatiya Janata Party 20832 Dharam Singh Indian National Congress 8908
Nadaunta None Ram Rattan Sharma Bharatiya Janata Party 19626 Manjit Singh Indian National Congress 11536
Gagret SC Sadhu Ram Bharatiya Janata Party 17815 Kuldip Kumar Indian National Congress 10351
Chintpurni None Sushma Sharma Bharatiya Janata Party 13619 Hari Dutt Sharma Indian National Congress 10718
Santokgarh None Kashmiri Lal Joshi Bharatiya Janata Party 21240 Vijay Kumar Joshi Indian National Congress 12451
Una None Desraj Bharatiya Janata Party 22585 Virender Gautam Indian National Congress 14759
Kutlehar None Ranjit Singh Janata Dal 15994 Ram Nath Sharma Indian National Congress 11988
Nurpur None Kewal Singh Janata Dal 21879 Sat Mahajan Indian National Congress 18436
Gangath SC Des Raj Bharatiya Janata Party 20944 Girdhari Lal Indian National Congress 7345
Jawali None Sujan Singh Pathania Indian National Congress 19508 Rajan Sushant Bharatiya Janata Party 17787
Guler None Harbans Singh Rana Bharatiya Janata Party 15140 Chander Kumar Indian National Congress 12099
Jaswan None Kashmir Singh Rana Bharatiya Janata Party 14155 Viplove Thakur Indian National Congress 11036
Pragpur SC Virender Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party 20197 Yog Raj Indian National Congress 11359
Jawalamukhi None Dhani Ram Bharatiya Janata Party 19152 Sushil Chand Rattan Indian National Congress 7037
Thural None Kanwar Durga Chand Janata Dal 12626 Aditya Dev Chand Indian National Congress 5730
Rajgir SC Atma Ram Bharatiya Janata Party 13517 Milkh Ram Goma Indian National Congress 7861
Baijnath None Dulo Ram Bharatiya Janata Party 16371 Sant Ram Indian National Congress 12576
Palampur None Shanta Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party 18012 Brij Bihari Lal Indian National Congress 12050
Sulah None Shanta Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party 14930 Man Chand Rana Indian National Congress 10664
Nagrota None Ram Chand Bhatia Bharatiya Janata Party 17346 Hardyal Indian National Congress 12489
Shahpur None Vijai Singh Mankotia Janata Dal 17130 Ajit Pal Indian National Congress 12677
Dharamsala None Kishan Chand Bharatiya Janata Party 18666 Mool Raj Padha Indian National Congress 5003
Kangra None Vidya Sagar Bharatiya Janata Party 24729 Hari Krishan Chand Indian National Congress 7899
Bhattiyat None Shiv Kumar Janata Dal 15620 Kuldip Singh Indian National Congress 8589
Banikhet None Gandharv Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 11962 Asha Kumari Indian National Congress 10464
Rajnagar SC Mohan Lal Bharatiya Janata Party 17127 Nand Kumar Indian National Congress 9549
Chamba None Kishori Lal Bharatiya Janata Party 17938 Sagar Chand Indian National Congress 12189
Bharmour ST Tulsi Ram Bharatiya Janata Party 15727 Thakur Singh Indian National Congress 8106
Lahaul And Spiti ST Phunchog Rai Indian National Congress 6533 Hishe Dogia Bharatiya Janata Party 5082
Banjar None Karan Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 22084 Satya Prakash Thakur Indian National Congress 16948
Ani SC Khub Ram Bharatiya Janata Party 22407 Diwan Singh Indian National Congress 9569
Karsog SC Joginder Pal Bharatiya Janata Party 15855 Mansa Ram Indian National Congress 3995
Chachiot None Moti Ram Janata Dal 12654 Vir Singh Independent 7072
Nachan SC Dile Ram Bharatiya Janata Party 16334 Tek Chand Indian National Congress 11858
Sundernagar None Roop Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 15778 Sher Singh Indian National Congress 8641
Balh SC Damodar Dass Bharatiya Janata Party 24088 Piru Ram Indian National Congress 10900
Gopalpur None Leela Bharatiya Janata Party 17021 Rangila Ram Indian National Congress 16581
Dharampur None Mahender Singh Independent 11970 Priya Brat Bharatiya Janata Party 8248
Joginder Nagar None Gulab Singh Indian National Congress 15924 Rattan Lal Janata Dal 11571
Darang None Dina Nath Bharatiya Janata Party 18980 Kaul Singh Indian National Congress 15699
Mandi None Kanhaiya Lal Bharatiya Janata Party 19732 Durga Dutt Thakur Indian National Congress 10842

See also

References

  1. ^ Bipin Bhardwaj (24 March 2019). "After Advani, roads closed for veteran BJP leader Shanta Kumar too, party hunts for new face in Himachal". Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Biographical Sketch of Member of 13th Lok Sabha". Archived from the original on 1 February 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
  3. ^ "DPACO (1976) - Archive Delimitation Orders". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1990 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 9 February 2022.