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]
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67 seats in the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly 34 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Registered | 2,993,699 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turnout | 67.76% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results
editParty | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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Bharatiya Janata Party | 858,518 | 41.78 | 46 | ||
Indian National Congress | 750,885 | 36.54 | 9 | ||
Janata Dal | 222,542 | 10.83 | 11 | New | |
Communist Party of India | 42,393 | 2.06 | 1 | ||
Others | 55,139 | 2.68 | 0 | 0 | |
Independents | 125,421 | 6.10 | 1 | ||
Total | 2,054,898 | 100.00 | 68 | 0 | |
Valid votes | 2,054,898 | 99.20 | |||
Invalid/blank votes | 16,625 | 0.80 | |||
Total votes | 2,071,523 | 100.00 | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 2,993,699 | 69.20 | |||
Source: ECI[4] |
Elected members
editConstituency | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) |
Member | Party | Vote | Runner-up Candidates Name | Party | vote | ||
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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
editReferences
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "Biographical Sketch of Member of 13th Lok Sabha". Archived from the original on 1 February 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
- ^ "DPACO (1976) - Archive Delimitation Orders". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1990 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 9 February 2022.