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
Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
Term limits
5 years
History
Preceded by8th Legislative Assembly
Succeeded by10th Legislative Assembly
Leadership
Speaker
Deputy Speaker
Leader of the House
(Chief Minister)
Leader of the Opposition
Structure
Seats68
Political groups
Government (37)
  •   BJP (31)
  •   HVC (5)
  •   IND (1)

Opposition (31)

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

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The 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.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Himachal Legislative Assembly".