1990 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

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]

1990 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
27 February 1990
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 39 New 49
Popular vote 858,518 222,542 750,885
Percentage 41.78% 10.83% 36.54%
Swing 5.91% New 19.32%
CM before election

Virbhadra Singh
INC

 Elected CM

Shanta Kumar
BJP

Results
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Bharatiya Janata Party858,51841.784639
Indian National Congress750,88536.54949
Janata Dal222,54210.8311New
Communist Party of India42,3932.0611
Others55,1392.6800
Independents125,4216.1011
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
KinnaurSTThakur Sen NegiBharatiya Janata Party 17653 Gopi Chand Negi Independent 11187
RampurSCSinghi RamIndian National Congress 18777 Ninzoo Ram Independent 6921
RohruNoneVirbhadra SinghIndian National Congress 27602 Satya Dev Bushehari Janata Dal 2976
Jubbal-kotkhaiNoneRam LalJanata Dal 16209 Virbhadra Singh Indian National Congress 14723
ChopalNoneRadha Raman ShastriBharatiya Janata Party 17124 Yogendra Chandra Indian National Congress 7027
KumarsainNoneBhagat Ram ChauhanBharatiya Janata Party 16078 Jai Bihari Lal Khachi Indian National Congress 13892
TheogNoneVidya StokesIndian National Congress 15586 Keshav Ram Kashyap Janata Dal 14782
SimlaNoneSuresh BharadwajBharatiya Janata Party 12701 Rakesh Singha Communist Party of India 6857
KasumptiSCRoop Dass KashyapBharatiya Janata Party 20770 Shonkia Ram Kashyap Indian National Congress 7493
ArkiNoneNagin Chander PalBharatiya Janata Party 15350 Amar Chand Pal Indian National Congress 4352
DoonNoneChaudhary Lajja RamJanata Dal 13974 Lekh Ram Indian National Congress 6485
NalagarhNoneVijayandra SinghIndian National Congress 19774 Kehar Singh Janata Dal 13428
KasauliSCSatya Pal KambojBharatiya Janata Party 11333 Raghu Raj Indian National Congress 7301
SolanNoneMahender Nath SofatBharatiya Janata Party 11882 Gian Chand Indian National Congress 9147
PachhadSCGanguram MusafirIndian National Congress 17006 Kali Dass Bharatiya Janata Party 11835
RainkaSCRoop SinghJanata Dal 13836 Prem Singh Indian National Congress 11147
ShillaiNoneJagat Singh NegiJanata Dal 13375 Harshvardhan Singh Chauhan Indian National Congress 9907
Paonta DoonNoneFateh SinghBharatiya Janata Party 19750 Kush Parmar Indian National Congress 13854
NahanNoneShyama SharmaJanata Dal 15810 Ajay Bahadur Singh Indian National Congress 8516
KotkehloorNoneKrishan Kumar KaushalCommunist Party of India 18437 Ramlal Thakur Indian National Congress 12846
BilaspurNoneSadaram ThakurBharatiya Janata Party 18309 Shiv Ram Indian National Congress 10547
GhumarwinNoneKaramdev DharmaniBharatiya Janata Party 16336 Kashmir Singh Indian National Congress 10843
GeharwinSCRikhi Ram KondalBharatiya Janata Party 15784 Beeru Ram Kisore Indian National Congress 12833
NadaunNoneNarain Chand PrasharIndian National Congress 12198 Babu Ram Mandial Janata Dal 9860
HamirpurNoneJagdev ChandBharatiya Janata Party 18554 Anita Verma Independent 9667
BamsanNoneLashkari RamBharatiya Janata Party 16450 Karam Singh Indian National Congress 7131
MewaSCIshwar DassBharatiya Janata Party 20832 Dharam Singh Indian National Congress 8908
NadauntaNoneRam Rattan SharmaBharatiya Janata Party 19626 Manjit Singh Indian National Congress 11536
GagretSCSadhu RamBharatiya Janata Party 17815 Kuldip Kumar Indian National Congress 10351
ChintpurniNoneSushma SharmaBharatiya Janata Party 13619 Hari Dutt Sharma Indian National Congress 10718
SantokgarhNoneKashmiri Lal JoshiBharatiya Janata Party 21240 Vijay Kumar Joshi Indian National Congress 12451
UnaNoneDesrajBharatiya Janata Party 22585 Virender Gautam Indian National Congress 14759
KutleharNoneRanjit SinghJanata Dal 15994 Ram Nath Sharma Indian National Congress 11988
NurpurNoneKewal SinghJanata Dal 21879 Sat Mahajan Indian National Congress 18436
GangathSCDes RajBharatiya Janata Party 20944 Girdhari Lal Indian National Congress 7345
JawaliNoneSujan Singh PathaniaIndian National Congress 19508 Rajan Sushant Bharatiya Janata Party 17787
GulerNoneHarbans Singh RanaBharatiya Janata Party 15140 Chander Kumar Indian National Congress 12099
JaswanNoneKashmir Singh RanaBharatiya Janata Party 14155 Viplove Thakur Indian National Congress 11036
PragpurSCVirender KumarBharatiya Janata Party 20197 Yog Raj Indian National Congress 11359
JawalamukhiNoneDhani RamBharatiya Janata Party 19152 Sushil Chand Rattan Indian National Congress 7037
ThuralNoneKanwar Durga ChandJanata Dal 12626 Aditya Dev Chand Indian National Congress 5730
RajgirSCAtma RamBharatiya Janata Party 13517 Milkh Ram Goma Indian National Congress 7861
BaijnathNoneDulo RamBharatiya Janata Party 16371 Sant Ram Indian National Congress 12576
PalampurNoneShanta KumarBharatiya Janata Party 18012 Brij Bihari Lal Indian National Congress 12050
SulahNoneShanta KumarBharatiya Janata Party 14930 Man Chand Rana Indian National Congress 10664
NagrotaNoneRam Chand BhatiaBharatiya Janata Party 17346 Hardyal Indian National Congress 12489
ShahpurNoneVijai Singh MankotiaJanata Dal 17130 Ajit Pal Indian National Congress 12677
DharamsalaNoneKishan ChandBharatiya Janata Party 18666 Mool Raj Padha Indian National Congress 5003
KangraNoneVidya SagarBharatiya Janata Party 24729 Hari Krishan Chand Indian National Congress 7899
BhattiyatNoneShiv KumarJanata Dal 15620 Kuldip Singh Indian National Congress 8589
BanikhetNoneGandharv SinghBharatiya Janata Party 11962 Asha Kumari Indian National Congress 10464
RajnagarSCMohan LalBharatiya Janata Party 17127 Nand Kumar Indian National Congress 9549
ChambaNoneKishori LalBharatiya Janata Party 17938 Sagar Chand Indian National Congress 12189
BharmourSTTulsi RamBharatiya Janata Party 15727 Thakur Singh Indian National Congress 8106
Lahaul And SpitiSTPhunchog RaiIndian National Congress 6533 Hishe Dogia Bharatiya Janata Party 5082
BanjarNoneKaran SinghBharatiya Janata Party 22084 Satya Prakash Thakur Indian National Congress 16948
AniSCKhub RamBharatiya Janata Party 22407 Diwan Singh Indian National Congress 9569
KarsogSCJoginder PalBharatiya Janata Party 15855 Mansa Ram Indian National Congress 3995
ChachiotNoneMoti RamJanata Dal 12654 Vir Singh Independent 7072
NachanSCDile RamBharatiya Janata Party 16334 Tek Chand Indian National Congress 11858
SundernagarNoneRoop SinghBharatiya Janata Party 15778 Sher Singh Indian National Congress 8641
BalhSCDamodar DassBharatiya Janata Party 24088 Piru Ram Indian National Congress 10900
GopalpurNoneLeelaBharatiya Janata Party 17021 Rangila Ram Indian National Congress 16581
DharampurNoneMahender SinghIndependent 11970 Priya Brat Bharatiya Janata Party 8248
Joginder NagarNoneGulab SinghIndian National Congress 15924 Rattan Lal Janata Dal 11571
DarangNoneDina NathBharatiya Janata Party 18980 Kaul Singh Indian National Congress 15699
MandiNoneKanhaiya LalBharatiya 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.
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