Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election in 1998 Party Wise
| Party Name | Seat |
|---|
| Indian National Congress (INC) | 31 |
| Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) | 31 |
| Independant (IND) | 1 |
| Himachal Vikas Congress (HVC) | 5 |
| Total | 68 |
List of Successful Candidates in Himachal Pradesh Assembly Election in 1998
| A. C. NO. | Assembly Constituency Name | Category | Winner Candidates Name | Gender | Party | Vote | Runner-up Candidates Name | Gender | Party | vote |
|---|
| 1 | Kinnaur | (ST) | Chet Ram Negi | M | BJP | 16667 | Jagat Singh Negi | M | INC | 13347 |
| 2 | Rampur | (SC) | Singhi Ram | M | INC | 23338 | Ninzoo Ram | M | BJP | 8773 |
| 3 | Rohru | GEN | Virbhadra Singh | M | INC | 33637 | Khushi Ram | M | BJP | 7489 |
| 4 | Jubbal-Kotkhai | GEN | Ram Lal | M | INC | 23762 | Raj Pal | M | JD | 5728 |
| 5 | Chopal | GEN | Yogendra Chandar | M | INC | 18972 | Kewal Rama Chauhan | M | HVC | 6735 |
| 6 | Kumarsain | GEN | Jai Bihari Lal Khachi | M | INC | 19492 | Ghanshyam Dass | M | IND | 9917 |
| 7 | Theog | GEN | Vidya Stokes | F | INC | 21926 | Rakesh Varma | M | BJP | 15844 |
| 8 | Simla | GEN | Narinder Bragta | M | BJP | 14758 | Harbhajan Singh Bhajji | M | INC | 12155 |
| 9 | Kasumpti | (SC) | Roop Dass Kashyap | M | BJP | 19700 | Shonkia Ram Kashyap | M | INC | 17786 |
| 10 | Arki | GEN | Dharam Pal Thakur | M | INC | 14327 | Nagin Chandra Pal | M | BJP | 13749 |
| 11 | Doon | GEN | Lajja Ram | M | INC | 16002 | Vinod Kumari Chander | F | IND | 12854 |
| 12 | Nalagarh | GEN | Hari Narayan Singh | M | BJP | 23435 | Vijayendra Singh | M | INC | 18105 |
| 13 | Kasauli | (SC) | Raghu Raj | M | INC | 14113 | Chaman Lall | M | HVC | 8541 |
| 14 | Solan | GEN | Krishna Mohini | F | INC | 12210 | Mohinder Nath Sofat | M | BJP | 12184 |
| By Polls in 2000 | Solan | GEN | Dr. Rajiv Bindal | M | BJP | 15042 | Major Krishna Mohini | F | INC | 11505 |
| 15 | Pachhad | (SC) | Gangu Ram Musafir | M | INC | 24208 | Kali Dass Kashyap | M | BJP | 9832 |
| 16 | Rainka | (SC) | Prem Singh | M | INC | 20590 | Roop Singh | M | BJP | 9352 |
| 17 | Shillai | GEN | Harsh Wardhan | M | INC | 21234 | Jagat Singh | M | BJP | 11646 |
| 18 | Paonta Doon | GEN | Rattan Singh | M | INC | 15569 | Sukh Ram | M | BJP | 13149 |
| 19 | Nahan | GEN | Kush Parmar | M | INC | 14798 | Shyama Sharma | F | BJP | 11808 |
| 20 | Kotkehloor | GEN | Ram Lal Thakur | M | INC | 20381 | Krishan Kumar | M | BJP | 17321 |
| 21 | Bilaspur | GEN | Jagat Prakash Nadda | M | BJP | 21189 | Babu Ram Gautam | M | INC | 13140 |
| 22 | Ghumarwin | GEN | Kashmir Singh | M | INC | 18066 | Karam Dev | M | BJP | 16527 |
| 23 | Geharwin | (SC) | Rikhi Ram | M | BJP | 18268 | Beeru Ram | M | INC | 16682 |
| 24 | Nadaun | GEN | Babu Ram Mandial | M | BJP | 16917 | Narain Chand Prashar | M | INC | 16337 |
| 25 | Hamirpur | GEN | Urmila Thakur | F | BJP | 20577 | Anita Verma | F | INC | 16387 |
| 26 | Bamsan | GEN | Prem Kumar Dhumal | M | BJP | 20715 | Kuldeep Singh Pathania | M | INC | 11887 |
| 27 | Mewa | (SC) | Ishwar Dass Dhiman | M | BJP | 19949 | Prem Kaushal | M | INC | 14532 |
| 28 | Nadaunta | GEN | Baldev Sharma | M | BJP | 20706 | Manjit Singh | M | INC | 16021 |
| 29 | Gagret | (SC) | Kuldeep Kumar | M | INC | 17984 | Satpaul | M | BJP | 14480 |
| 30 | Chintpurni | GEN | Parveen Sharma | M | BJP | 12764 | Hari Dutt | M | INC | 12111 |
| 31 | Santokgarh | GEN | Jai Krishan Sharma | M | BJP | 13136 | Onkar Sharma | M | INC | 10825 |
| 32 | Una | GEN | Virender Gautam | M | INC | 18201 | Subhash Sahore | M | BJP | 12427 |
| 33 | Kutlehar | GEN | Ram Dass Malangar | M | BJP | 11660 | Mahendra Pal | M | INC | 11657 |
| 34 | Nurpur | GEN | Rakesh Pathania | M | BJP | 24516 | Ranjeet Singh Bakshi | M | INC | 22110 |
| 35 | Gangath | (SC) | Des Raj | M | BJP | 18771 | Bodh Raj | M | INC | 18623 |
| 36 | Jawali | GEN | Rajan Sushant | M | BJP | 24041 | Sujan Singh | M | INC | 17014 |
| 37 | Guler | GEN | Chander Kumar | M | INC | 18674 | Harbans Singh Rana | M | BJP | 13806 |
| 38 | Jaswan | GEN | Viplove Thakur | F | INC | 14944 | Bikram Singh | M | BJP | 9081 |
| 39 | Pragpur | (SC) | Virender Kumar | M | BJP | 17513 | Yog Raj | M | INC | 16241 |
| By Polls in 1998 | Pragpur | (SC) | Smt. Nirmala Devi | F | BJP | 22651 | Yog Raj | M | INC | 11555 |
| 40 | Jawalamukhi | GEN | Ramesh Chand | M | IND | 11517 | Kewal Singh | M | INC | 10456 |
| 41 | Thural | GEN | Ravinder Singh Ravi | M | BJP | 17132 | Aishwarya Dev Chand | M | INC | 12262 |
| 42 | Rajgir | (SC) | Atma Ram | M | BJP | 13708 | Milkhi Ram Goma | M | INC | 10276 |
| 43 | Baijnath | GEN | Sant Ram | M | INC | 15684 | Dulo Ram | M | BJP | 14782 |
| By Polls in 1998 | Baijnath | GEN | Dulo Ram | M | AGP | 21092 | Sudhir Sharma | M | INC | 14195 |
| 44 | Palampur | GEN | Brij Behari Lal Butail | M | INC | 18450 | Shiv Kumar | M | BJP | 17658 |
| 45 | Sullah | GEN | Bipan Singh Parmar | M | BJP | 14690 | Jagjiwan Paul | M | INC | 14565 |
| 46 | Nagrota | GEN | G.S.Bali | M | INC | 17538 | Ram Chand Bhatia | M | BJP | 16314 |
| 47 | Shahpur | GEN | Sarveen Choudhary | F | BJP | 20919 | Major Vijai Singh Mankotia | M | INC | 18101 |
| 48 | Dharamsala | GEN | Kishan Chand Kapoor | M | BJP | 16522 | Ram Swaroop | M | INC | 13167 |
| 49 | Kangra | GEN | Vidya Sagar Chaudhary | M | BJP | 21695 | Daulat Chaudhary | M | INC | 14484 |
| 50 | Bhattiyat | GEN | Kishori Lal | M | BJP | 20387 | Kuldip Singh Pathania | M | INC | 12578 |
| 51 | Banikhet | GEN | Asha Kumari | F | INC | 22509 | Renu Chadha | F | BJP | 22088 |
| 52 | Rajnagar | (SC) | Mohan Lal | M | BJP | 16064 | Vidya Dhar | M | INC | 12739 |
| 53 | Chamba | GEN | Harsh Mahajan | M | INC | 19562 | Kewal Krishan | M | BJP | 14411 |
| 54 | Bharmour | (ST) | Tulsi Ram | M | BJP | 16068 | Thakar Singh | M | INC | 12244 |
| 55 | Lahaul and Spiti | (ST) | Ram Lal Markanda | M | HVC | 5113 | Raghubir Singh | M | INC | 4467 |
| 56 | Kullu | GEN | Chander Sain Thakur | M | BJP | 24467 | Raj Krishan Gaur | M | INC | 24429 |
| 57 | Banjar | GEN | Karan Singh | M | BJP | 25696 | Satya Prakash Thakur | M | INC | 22961 |
| 58 | Anni | (SC) | Ishwar Dass | M | INC | 23780 | Tej Ram | M | BJP | 21310 |
| 59 | Karsog | (SC) | Mansa Ram | M | HVC | 13009 | Joginder Pal | M | BJP | 11077 |
| 60 | Chachiot | GEN | Jai Ram Thakur | M | BJP | 15337 | Moti Ram | M | INC | 9558 |
| 61 | Nachan | (SC) | Tek Chand | M | INC | 14390 | Dile Ram | M | BJP | 13631 |
| 62 | Sundernagar | GEN | Roop Singh | M | BJP | 13136 | Sher Singh | M | INC | 12367 |
| 63 | Balh | (SC) | Parkash | M | HVC | 20594 | Damodar Dass | M | BJP | 13295 |
| 64 | Gopalpur | GEN | Rangila Ram Rao | M | INC | 20574 | Teg Singh | M | HVC | 12532 |
| 65 | Dharampur | GEN | Mahender Singh | M | HVC | 14562 | Natha Singh | M | INC | 13596 |
| 66 | Joginder Nagar | GEN | Gulab Singh | M | INC | 13862 | Ganga Ram Jamwal | M | BJP | 12171 |
| 67 | Darang | GEN | Kaul Sing | M | INC | 23616 | Jawahar Lal | M | HVC | 10598 |
| 68 | Mandi | GEN | Sukh Ram | M | HVC | 25656 | Kanhaiya Lal | M | BJP | 6667 |
List of Participating Political Parties in Himachal Pradesh Assembly Election in 1998
| S.No. | Party Abbreviation | Party |
|---|
| National Parties |
| 1 | BJP | Bhartiya Janta Party |
| 2 | BSP | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 3 | CPI | Communist Party Of India |
| 4 | CPM | Communist Party Of India (Marxist) |
| 5 | INC | Indian National Congress |
| 6 | JD | Janata Dal (Not To Be Used In General Elections, 1999) |
| State Parties |
| 7 | AIRJP | All India Rashtriya Janata Party |
| 8 | HVC | Himachal Vikas Congress |
| 9 | SHS | Shivsena |
| 10 | SJP(R) | Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) |
| 11 | SP | Samajwadi Party |
| Registered(Unrecognised ) Parties |
| 12 | RJP | Republican Janata Party |
| Independents |
| 13 | IND | Independents |
Last Updated on : April 11, 2014
