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Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha 1998

Results board · 68 constituencies

HouseVidhan Sabha
StateHimachal Pradesh
Seats
68
Constituencies
Majority
35
Seats needed of 68
Electors
36.29L
On the roll
Votes polled
25.85L
71.2% of electors
Median turnout
71.6%
Median of 68 seats
INC short
−4
Below majority · 31 − 35

[01]Seat matrix

68 seats · one dot per seat · ordered by seats won
Hemicycle of 68 seats: INC 31, BJP 31, HVC 5, IND 1. Majority line at 35 seats. Hemicycle of 68 seats: INC 31, BJP 31, HVC 5, IND 1. Majority line at 35 seats.
Majority · 35 of 68INC 31 · 4 short of majority
INC 3145.6% Indian National Congress
BJP 3145.6% Bharatiya Janata Party
HVC 57.4% Himachal Vikash Congress
IND 11.5% Independents

[02]Vote share

State level, as published
INC 43.5%31 seats · 45.6%
BJP 39.0%31 seats · 45.6%
HVC 9.6%5 seats · 7.4%
BSP 1.4%0 seats
JD 0.8%0 seats
Others 5.7%1 seat · 1.5%

Vote share not published

  • IND1 seat

The published shares sum to 100.0%, so these parties' votes sit inside Others.

Alliances

CONGRESS 43.5%31 seats
BJP 39.0%31 seats
OTHERS 17.5%Seats not published

[03]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. INC converted 43.5% of votes into 45.6% of seats, a seat premium of 2.1 pp.

    31 ÷ 68 = 45.6% · 45.6 − 43.5 = +2.1

  2. Kutlehar was decided by 3 votes, the closest of 68 seats; Rohru had the widest margin, 26,148.

    min / max of margin over 68 seats with a recorded margin

  3. 6 seats were won by a margin under 1%; BJP won 4 of them.

    count(margin % < 1.0) = 6 of 68 · BJP 4

  4. In SC-reserved seats INC won 7 of 16 (43.8%), against 45.6% of all seats.

    7 ÷ 16 = 43.8% · 31 ÷ 68 = 45.6%

  5. Turnout ran from 43.1% in Simla to 79.3% in Theog; the median seat polled 71.6%.

    min / median / max over 68 seats with a recorded turnout

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[04]Turnout

68 of 68 seats carry a turnout
025507510071.6%MEDIAN SEAT
< 50% 11.5% of seats
50–60 11.5% of seats
60–70 1623.5% of seats
70–80 5073.5% of seats
≥ 80% 00.0% of seats
  • LowestSimla43.1%
  • HighestTheog79.3%
  • NOTANOTA did not exist before 2013Not recorded

[05]Every seat

68 rows · by constituency number
Constituency results, Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha 1998, all 68 seats
# Constituency Winner Party Votes polled Margin Margin % Turnout %
01 KinnaurST Chet Ram Negi Bharatiya Janata Party 34,233 3,320 9.7 72.4
02 RampurSC Singhi Ram Indian National Congress 40,040 14,565 36.4 70.6
03 RohruWIDEST Virbhadra Singh Indian National Congress 42,272 26,148 61.9 74.0
04 Jubbal-Kotkhai Ram Lal Indian National Congress 35,017 18,034 51.5 70.3
05 Chopal Yogendra Chandar Indian National Congress 33,009 12,237 37.1 73.1
06 Kumarsain Jai Bihari Lal Khachi Indian National Congress 36,034 9,575 26.6 72.2
07 Theog Vidya Stokes Indian National Congress 38,892 6,082 15.6 79.3
08 Simla Narinder Bragta Bharatiya Janata Party 31,544 2,603 8.3 43.1
09 KasumptiSC Roop Dass Kashyap Bharatiya Janata Party 39,451 1,914 4.9 54.3
10 Arki Dharam Pal Thakur Indian National Congress 34,608 578 1.7 71.0
11 Doon Lajja Ram Indian National Congress 42,539 3,148 7.4 78.2
12 Nalagarh Hari Narayan Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 43,748 5,330 12.2 78.2
13 KasauliSC Raghu Raj Indian National Congress 32,303 5,572 17.2 64.9
14 Solan Krishna Mohini Indian National Congress 36,998 26 0.1 66.3
15 PachhadSC Gangu Ram Musafir Indian National Congress 38,047 14,376 37.8 76.9
16 RainkaSC Prem Singh Indian National Congress 31,996 11,238 35.1 73.9
17 Shillai Harsh Wardhan Indian National Congress 34,785 9,588 27.6 79.0
18 Paonta Doon Rattan Singh Indian National Congress 47,157 2,420 5.1 77.0
19 Nahan Kush Parmar Indian National Congress 35,818 2,990 8.3 71.3
20 Kotkehloor Ram Lal Thakur Indian National Congress 40,645 3,060 7.5 78.7
21 Bilaspur Jagat Prakash Nadda Bharatiya Janata Party 38,260 8,049 21.0 73.1
22 Ghumarwin Kashmir Singh Indian National Congress 40,938 1,539 3.8 71.4
23 GeharwinSC Rikhi Ram Bharatiya Janata Party 37,131 1,586 4.3 73.8
24 Nadaun Babu Ram Mandial Bharatiya Janata Party 35,039 580 1.7 69.1
25 Hamirpur Urmila Thakur Bharatiya Janata Party 38,377 4,190 10.9 69.3
26 Bamsan Prem Kumar Dhumal Bharatiya Janata Party 34,668 8,828 25.5 71.6
27 MewaSC Ishwar Dass Dhiman Bharatiya Janata Party 37,585 5,417 14.4 71.3
28 Nadaunta Baldev Sharma Bharatiya Janata Party 39,704 4,685 11.8 72.5
29 GagretSC Kuldeep Kumar Indian National Congress 34,721 3,504 10.1 71.5
30 Chintpurni Parveen Sharma Bharatiya Janata Party 34,900 653 1.9 69.5
31 Santokgarh Jai Krishan Sharma Bharatiya Janata Party 42,455 2,311 5.4 68.5
32 Una Virender Gautam Indian National Congress 48,446 5,774 11.9 72.4
33 KutleharCLOSEST Ram Dass Malangar Bharatiya Janata Party 35,478 3 0.0 71.3
34 Nurpur Rakesh Pathania Bharatiya Janata Party 49,152 2,406 4.9 75.3
35 GangathSC Des Raj Bharatiya Janata Party 39,902 148 0.4 73.9
36 Jawali Rajan Sushant Bharatiya Janata Party 42,076 7,027 16.7 74.8
37 Guler Chander Kumar Indian National Congress 33,267 4,868 14.6 74.3
38 Jaswan Viplove Thakur Indian National Congress 30,239 5,863 19.4 69.9
39 PragpurSC Virender Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party 35,315 1,272 3.6 72.8
40 Jawalamukhi Ramesh Chand Independent 35,878 1,061 3.0 73.9
41 Thural Ravinder Singh Ravi Bharatiya Janata Party 31,491 4,870 15.5 68.7
42 RajgirSC Atma Ram Bharatiya Janata Party 30,892 3,432 11.1 65.9
43 Baijnath Sant Ram Indian National Congress 36,225 902 2.5 67.1
44 Palampur Brij Behari Lal Butail Indian National Congress 38,662 792 2.0 69.0
45 Sulah Bipan Singh Parmar Bharatiya Janata Party 31,070 125 0.4 69.2
46 Nagrota G.S.Bali Indian National Congress 40,100 1,224 3.1 74.7
47 Shahpur Sarveen Choudhary Bharatiya Janata Party 39,981 2,818 7.0 77.4
48 Dharamsala Kishan Chand Kapoor Bharatiya Janata Party 34,187 3,355 9.8 70.0
49 Kangra Vidya Sagar Chaudhary Bharatiya Janata Party 41,715 7,211 17.3 71.4
50 Bhattiyat Kishori Lal Bharatiya Janata Party 34,979 7,809 22.3 74.2
51 Banikhet Asha Kumari Indian National Congress 46,345 421 0.9 70.9
52 RajnagarSC Mohan Lal Bharatiya Janata Party 35,802 3,325 9.3 70.0
53 Chamba Harsh Mahajan Indian National Congress 36,670 5,151 14.0 70.6
54 BharmourST Tulsi Ram Bharatiya Janata Party 30,953 3,824 12.4 73.8
55 Lahaul And SpitiST Ram Lal Markanda Himachal Vikash Congress 15,176 646 4.3 73.5
56 Kulu Chander Sain Thakur Bharatiya Janata Party 51,564 38 0.1 64.5
57 Banjar Karan Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 55,127 2,735 5.0 71.4
58 AniSC Ishwar Dass Indian National Congress 46,853 2,470 5.3 70.5
59 KarsogSC Mansa Ram Himachal Vikash Congress 36,851 1,932 5.2 71.6
60 Chachiot Jai Ram Thakur Bharatiya Janata Party 39,789 5,779 14.5 76.5
61 NachanSC Tek Chand Indian National Congress 40,208 759 1.9 76.7
62 Sundernagar Roop Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 31,556 769 2.4 72.3
63 BalhSC Parkash Himachal Vikash Congress 45,057 7,299 16.2 75.9
64 Gopalpur Rangila Ram Rao Indian National Congress 41,140 8,042 19.5 71.9
65 Dharampur Mahender Singh Himachal Vikash Congress 37,117 966 2.6 69.3
66 Joginder Nagar Gulab Singh Indian National Congress 37,522 1,691 4.5 69.9
67 Darang Kaul Sing Indian National Congress 45,181 13,018 28.8 74.3
68 Mandi Sukh Ram Himachal Vikash Congress 39,904 18,989 47.6 69.4
Margin bar scaled to the widest margin, 26,148 votes

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