1993 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
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Elections to the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly were held in September 1993 to elect members of the 68 constituencies in Himachal Pradesh, India.[1] The Indian National Congress won the popular vote and a majority of seats and its leader, Virbhadra Singh was appointed as the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh for his second term.[2] The number of constituencies was set as 68 by the recommendation of the Delimitation Commission of India.[3]
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All 68 seats in the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly 35 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Registered | 3,277,625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 71.50% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly or the Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh.[4] The present strength of the Vidhan Sabha is 68.
Result
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Indian National Congress | 1,135,203 | 48.82 | 52 |  43 | |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 840,233 | 36.13 | 8 |  38 | |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 17,347 | 0.75 | 1 | 1 | |
| Others | 105,475 | 4.54 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independents | 227,050 | 9.76 | 7 | 6 | |
| Total | 2,325,308 | 100.00 | 68 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 2,325,308 | 99.22 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 18,305 | 0.78 | |||
| Total votes | 2,343,613 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 3,277,625 | 71.50 | |||
| Source: ECI[5] | |||||
Elected members
editBy-elections
edit- Shri Adarsh Kumar Sood was elected in a by-election caused by the unseating of the sitting Member Shri Rakesh Singha from Shimla.
- Smt. Anita Verma was elected in a by-election caused at the demise of Shri Jagdev Chand who died immediately after the declaration of results.
- Shri Durga Chand was elected in a by-election in 1995 from Sulah at the death of Shri Man Chand Rana.
- Shri Jagat Singh Negi was elected in a by-election in 1995 at the death of the sitting MLA Shri Dev Raj Negi.
- Shri Ranjeet Singh Bakshi was elected in October, 1996 in a by-election. The vacancy was caused due to the election of the then sitting Member Shri Sat Mahajan to Lok Sabha.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Assembly Members - Eighth Legislative Assembly". Archived from the original on 27 February 2010. Retrieved 27 December 2009.
- ^ "Virbhadra Singh: Congress leader who had special place in hearts of Himachalis". The New Indian Express. PTI. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- ^ "DPACO (1976) - Archive Delimitation Orders". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ^ "Himachal Legislative Assembly".
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1993 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 8 February 2022.