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Legislative Assembly election in Himachal Pradesh, India
1998 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|
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| Registered | 3,628,864 |
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| Turnout | 71.23% |
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Majority party
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Minority party
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| Leader
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Prem Kumar Dhumal
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Virbhadra Singh
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| Party
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BJP
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INC
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| Seats before
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8
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52
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| Seats won
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31
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31
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| Seat change
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 23
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 21
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| Popular vote
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995,482
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1,110,055
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| Percentage
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39.02%
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43.51%
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| Swing
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2.88%
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5.31%
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Elections to the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly were held in 1998 to elect members of the 68 constituencies in Himachal Pradesh, India. The Indian National Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party won an equal number of seats, but the BJP managed to form the government by allying with the Himachal Vikas Congress, and Prem Kumar Dhumal was appointed as the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh.[1][2][3] The number of constituencies was set as 68 by the recommendation of the Delimitation Commission of India.[4]
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| Indian National Congress | 1,110,055 | 43.50 | 31 | 21 |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 995,482 | 39.01 | 31 | 23 |
| Himachal Vikas Congress | 245,584 | 9.62 | 5 | New |
| Others | 93,693 | 3.67 | 0 | 0 |
| Independents | 106,764 | 4.18 | 1 | 6 |
| Total | 2,551,578 | 100.00 | 68 | 0 |
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| Valid votes | 2,551,578 | 98.72 | |
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| Invalid/blank votes | 33,206 | 1.28 | |
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| Total votes | 2,584,784 | 100.00 | |
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| Registered voters/turnout | 3,628,864 | 71.23 | |
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| Source: ECI[5] |
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