The Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly or the Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh.[1] The present strength of the Vidhan Sabha is 68. The members of the Tenth Legislative Assembly were elected in the 1998 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election.
9th Legislative Assembly | |
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| Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
Term limits | 5 years |
| History | |
| Preceded by | 8th Legislative Assembly |
| Succeeded by | 10th Legislative Assembly |
| Leadership | |
Speaker | |
Deputy Speaker | |
Leader of the House (Chief Minister) | |
Leader of the Opposition | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 68 |
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Political groups | Government (37)
Opposition (31)
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| Elections | |
| First past the post | |
Last election | 11 September 1993 |
Next election | December 2002 |
| Meeting place | |
| Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India | |
Members of the Assembly
editThe following assembly members were in the Ninth Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh:
| Constituency | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) |
Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kinnaur | ST | Chet Ram Negi | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Rampur | SC | Singhi Ram | Indian National Congress | |
| Rohru | None | Virbhadra Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| Jubbal-kotkhai | None | Ram Lal | Indian National Congress | |
| Chopal | None | Yogendra Chandar | Indian National Congress | |
| Kumarsain | None | Jai Bihari Lal Khachi | Indian National Congress | |
| Theog | None | Vidya Stokes | Indian National Congress | |
| Simla | None | Narinder Bragta | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Kasumpti | SC | Roop Dass Kashyap | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Arki | None | Dharam Pal Thakur | Indian National Congress | |
| Doon | None | Lajja Ram | Indian National Congress | |
| Nalagarh | None | Hari Narayan Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Kasauli | SC | Raghu Raj | Indian National Congress | |
| Solan | None | Krishna Mohini | Indian National Congress | |
| Pachhad | SC | Gangu Ram Musafir | Indian National Congress | |
| Rainka | SC | Prem Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| Shillai | None | Harsh Wardhan | Indian National Congress | |
| Paonta Doon | None | Rattan Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| Nahan | None | Kush Parmar | Indian National Congress | |
| Kotkehloor | None | Ram Lal Thakur | Indian National Congress | |
| Bilaspur | None | Jagat Prakash Nadda | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Ghumarwin | None | Kashmir Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| Geharwin | SC | Rikhi Ram | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Nadaun | None | Babu Ram Mandial | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Hamirpur | None | Urmila Thakur | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Bamsan | None | Prem Kumar Dhumal | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Mewa | SC | Ishwar Dass Dhiman | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Nadaunta | None | Baldev Sharma | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Gagret | SC | Kuldeep Kumar | Indian National Congress | |
| Chintpurni | None | Parveen Sharma | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Santokgarh | None | Jai Krishan Sharma | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Una | None | Virender Gautam | Indian National Congress | |
| Kutlehar | None | Ram Dass Malangar | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Nurpur | None | Rakesh Pathania | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Gangath | SC | Des Raj | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Jawali | None | Rajan Sushant | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Guler | None | Chander Kumar | Indian National Congress | |
| Jaswan | None | Viplove Thakur | Indian National Congress | |
| Pragpur | SC | Virender Kumar | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Jawalamukhi | None | Ramesh Chand | Independent | |
| Thural | None | Ravinder Singh Ravi | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Rajgir | SC | Atma Ram | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Baijnath | None | Sant Ram | Indian National Congress | |
| Palampur | None | Brij Behari Lal Butail | Indian National Congress | |
| Sulah | None | Bipan Singh Parmar | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Nagrota | None | G.s.bali | Indian National Congress | |
| Shahpur | None | Sarveen Choudhary | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Dharamsala | None | Kishan Chand Kapoor | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Kangra | None | Vidya Sagar Chaudhary | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Bhattiyat | None | Kishori Lal | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Banikhet | None | Asha Kumari | Indian National Congress | |
| Rajnagar | SC | Mohan Lal | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Chamba | None | Harsh Mahajan | Indian National Congress | |
| Bharmour | ST | Tulsi Ram | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Lahaul And Spiti | ST | Ram Lal Markanda | Himachal Vikas Congress | |
| Kulu | None | Chander Sain Thakur | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Banjar | None | Karan Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Ani | SC | Ishwar Dass | Indian National Congress | |
| Karsog | SC | Mansa Ram | Himachal Vikas Congress | |
| Chachiot | None | Jai Ram Thakur | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Nachan | SC | Tek Chand | Indian National Congress | |
| Sundernagar | None | Roop Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Balh | SC | Parkash | Himachal Vikas Congress | |
| Gopalpur | None | Rangila Ram Rao | Indian National Congress | |
| Dharampur | None | Mahender Singh | Himachal Vikas Congress | |
| Joginder Nagar | None | Gulab Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| Darang | None | Kaul Sing | Indian National Congress | |
| Mandi | None | Sukh Ram | Himachal Vikas Congress | |
Notes:
- Shri Sant Ram died on 30 June 1998. Shri Dulo Ram was elected from Baijnath in the following by-election.
- Krishna Mohini was removed from his post by a Supreme Court Judgment on 26 October 1999. Rajeev Bindal was elected from Solan in the following by-election.