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Himachal Pradesh Assembly Election, 1998
68 seats · 34 changed party since 1993
Party standings
Himachal Pradesh Assembly Election, 1998 · 4 parties won seats
- INC31
- BJP31
- HVC5
- IND1
Ring and figures are seats won.
| Party | Seats | Votes | Vote share | Contested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | 3146% | 11,10,055 | 43.5% | 68 |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 3146% | 9,95,482 | 39.0% | 68 |
| HVCHVC | 57% | 2,45,584 | 9.6% | 62 |
| INDIndependent | 11% | 1,06,764 | 4.2% | 52 |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 00% | 35,866 | 1.4% | 28 |
+ 8 smaller parties / independents with under 1% of the vote.
Constituency map
Himachal Pradesh Assembly Election, 1998 · winner by seat
68 constituencies · tap for the winner, again for the full result
House composition
Majority line at 35
1998 · selected
Majority 35
INC31BJP31HVC5IND1
1993 · previous
Majority 35
Vote share by party
Share of valid votes · 1993 → 1998
1993 1998· by party
50%38%25%13%0%
48.8
43.5
36.1
39.0
0.0
9.6
9.8
4.2
INCBJPHVCIND
Seat change
1998 seats minus 1993 seats
seats lostseats gained
INC
52 → 31
−21
BJP
8 → 31
+23
HVC
0 → 5
+5
IND
7 → 1
−6
CPM
1 → 0
−1
Vote-share movement
Statewide, 1993 → 1998
share lostshare gained
HVC
0.0% → 9.6%
+9.6%
BJP
36.1% → 39.0%
+2.9%
JD
1.1% → 0.8%
−0.3%
CPI
1.1% → 0.4%
−0.6%
BSP
2.3% → 1.4%
−0.8%
INC
48.8% → 43.5%
−5.3%
IND
9.8% → 4.2%
−5.6%
Biggest INC–BJP swings
Seats where the INC-vs-BJP vote gap moved most, 1993 → 1998. Bold = the seat changed hands.
Swing = (INC share − BJP share) this year, minus the same gap last time. A bar to the right means the seat moved toward INC; to the left, toward BJP.
toward BJPtoward INC
Nurpur
−37.9%
Mandi
−36.1%
Karsog
−35.8%
Chopal
+35.0%
Kangra
−34.3%
Thural
+33.3%
Solan
−32.1%
Nachan
+28.9%
Rajgir
−28.5%
Kotkehloor
−27.4%
Nalagarh
−27.0%
Bamsan
−26.4%
Closest races · 1998
Ranked by margin as a share of valid votes · tap a seat for full results
All constituencies · 1998
68 seats · alphabetical · tap for full results · ⇄ = changed party since 1993
- AniINC5.3%
- ArkiINC1.7%
- BaijnathINC2.5%
- BalhHVC16.3%
- BamsanBJP25.7%
- BanikhetINC0.9%
- BanjarBJP5.0%
- BharmourBJP12.5%
- BhattiyatBJP22.7%
- BilaspurBJP21.3%
- ChachiotBJP14.6%
- ChambaINC14.2%
- ChintpurniBJP1.9%
- ChopalINC37.7%
- DarangINC29.0%
- DharampurHVC2.6%
- DharamsalaBJP9.9%
- DoonINC7.5%
- GagretINC10.2%
- GangathBJP0.4%
- GeharwinBJP4.3%
- GhumarwinINC3.8%
- GopalpurINC19.7%
- GulerINC14.8%
- HamirpurBJP11.0%
- JaswanINC19.6%
- JawalamukhiIND3.0%
- JawaliBJP16.9%
- Joginder NagarINC4.5%
- Jubbal-KotkhaiINC52.6%
- KangraBJP17.6%
- KarsogHVC5.3%
- KasauliINC17.6%
- KasumptiBJP4.9%
- KinnaurBJP9.9%
- KotkehloorINC7.6%
- KuluBJP0.1%
- KumarsainINC27.0%
- KutleharBJP0.0%
- Lahaul and SpitiHVC4.4%
- MandiHVC47.8%
- MewaBJP14.5%
- NachanINC1.9%
- NadaunBJP1.7%
- NadauntaBJP11.9%
- NagrotaINC3.1%
- NahanINC8.5%
- NalagarhBJP12.4%
- NurpurBJP4.9%
- PachhadINC38.3%
- PalampurINC2.1%
- Paonta DoonINC5.2%
- PragpurBJP3.6%
- RainkaINC36.2%
- RajgirBJP11.3%
- RajnagarBJP9.4%
- RampurINC36.6%
- RohruINC62.9%
- SantokgarhBJP5.6%
- ShahpurBJP7.1%
- ShillaiINC28.1%
- SimlaBJP8.3%
- SolanINC0.1%
- SulahBJP0.4%
- SundernagarBJP2.5%
- TheogINC15.8%
- ThuralBJP15.6%
- UnaINC12.2%