67 seats in theHimachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly 34 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Registered | 2,993,699 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 67.76% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections to theHimachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly were held in February 1990 to elect members of 67 constituencies inHimachal Pradesh, India. TheBharatiya Janata Party won the popular vote and a majority of seats and its leader,Shanta Kumar was appointed as theChief Minister of Himachal Pradesh for his second term.[1][2] The number of constituencies was set as 68 by the recommendation of theDelimitation Commission of India.[3]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 858,518 | 41.78 | 46 | ||
| Indian National Congress | 750,885 | 36.54 | 9 | ||
| Janata Dal | 222,542 | 10.83 | 11 | New | |
| Communist Party of India | 42,393 | 2.06 | 1 | ||
| Others | 55,139 | 2.68 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independents | 125,421 | 6.10 | 1 | ||
| Total | 2,054,898 | 100.00 | 68 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 2,054,898 | 99.20 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 16,625 | 0.80 | |||
| Total votes | 2,071,523 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 2,993,699 | 69.20 | |||
| Source: ECI[4] | |||||
| Constituency | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | Member | Party | Vote | Runner-up Candidates Name | Party | vote | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kinnaur | ST | Thakur Sen Negi | Bharatiya Janata Party | 17653 | Gopi Chand Negi | Independent | 11187 | ||
| Rampur | SC | Singhi Ram | Indian National Congress | 18777 | Ninzoo Ram | Independent | 6921 | ||
| Rohru | None | Virbhadra Singh | Indian National Congress | 27602 | Satya Dev Bushehari | Janata Dal | 2976 | ||
| Jubbal-kotkhai | None | Ram Lal | Janata Dal | 16209 | Virbhadra Singh | Indian National Congress | 14723 | ||
| Chopal | None | Radha Raman Shastri | Bharatiya Janata Party | 17124 | Yogendra Chandra | Indian National Congress | 7027 | ||
| Kumarsain | None | Bhagat Ram Chauhan | Bharatiya Janata Party | 16078 | Jai Bihari Lal Khachi | Indian National Congress | 13892 | ||
| Theog | None | Vidya Stokes | Indian National Congress | 15586 | Keshav Ram Kashyap | Janata Dal | 14782 | ||
| Simla | None | Suresh Bharadwaj | Bharatiya Janata Party | 12701 | Rakesh Singha | Communist Party of India | 6857 | ||
| Kasumpti | SC | Roop Dass Kashyap | Bharatiya Janata Party | 20770 | Shonkia Ram Kashyap | Indian National Congress | 7493 | ||
| Arki | None | Nagin Chander Pal | Bharatiya Janata Party | 15350 | Amar Chand Pal | Indian National Congress | 4352 | ||
| Doon | None | Chaudhary Lajja Ram | Janata Dal | 13974 | Lekh Ram | Indian National Congress | 6485 | ||
| Nalagarh | None | Vijayandra Singh | Indian National Congress | 19774 | Kehar Singh | Janata Dal | 13428 | ||
| Kasauli | SC | Satya Pal Kamboj | Bharatiya Janata Party | 11333 | Raghu Raj | Indian National Congress | 7301 | ||
| Solan | None | Mahender Nath Sofat | Bharatiya Janata Party | 11882 | Gian Chand | Indian National Congress | 9147 | ||
| Pachhad | SC | Ganguram Musafir | Indian National Congress | 17006 | Kali Dass | Bharatiya Janata Party | 11835 | ||
| Rainka | SC | Roop Singh | Janata Dal | 13836 | Prem Singh | Indian National Congress | 11147 | ||
| Shillai | None | Jagat Singh Negi | Janata Dal | 13375 | Harshvardhan Singh Chauhan | Indian National Congress | 9907 | ||
| Paonta Doon | None | Fateh Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | 19750 | Kush Parmar | Indian National Congress | 13854 | ||
| Nahan | None | Shyama Sharma | Janata Dal | 15810 | Ajay Bahadur Singh | Indian National Congress | 8516 | ||
| Kotkehloor | None | Krishan Kumar Kaushal | Communist Party of India | 18437 | Ramlal Thakur | Indian National Congress | 12846 | ||
| Bilaspur | None | Sadaram Thakur | Bharatiya Janata Party | 18309 | Shiv Ram | Indian National Congress | 10547 | ||
| Ghumarwin | None | Karamdev Dharmani | Bharatiya Janata Party | 16336 | Kashmir Singh | Indian National Congress | 10843 | ||
| Geharwin | SC | Rikhi Ram Kondal | Bharatiya Janata Party | 15784 | Beeru Ram Kisore | Indian National Congress | 12833 | ||
| Nadaun | None | Narain Chand Prashar | Indian National Congress | 12198 | Babu Ram Mandial | Janata Dal | 9860 | ||
| Hamirpur | None | Jagdev Chand | Bharatiya Janata Party | 18554 | Anita Verma | Independent | 9667 | ||
| Bamsan | None | Lashkari Ram | Bharatiya Janata Party | 16450 | Karam Singh | Indian National Congress | 7131 | ||
| Mewa | SC | Ishwar Dass | Bharatiya Janata Party | 20832 | Dharam Singh | Indian National Congress | 8908 | ||
| Nadaunta | None | Ram Rattan Sharma | Bharatiya Janata Party | 19626 | Manjit Singh | Indian National Congress | 11536 | ||
| Gagret | SC | Sadhu Ram | Bharatiya Janata Party | 17815 | Kuldip Kumar | Indian National Congress | 10351 | ||
| Chintpurni | None | Sushma Sharma | Bharatiya Janata Party | 13619 | Hari Dutt Sharma | Indian National Congress | 10718 | ||
| Santokgarh | None | Kashmiri Lal Joshi | Bharatiya Janata Party | 21240 | Vijay Kumar Joshi | Indian National Congress | 12451 | ||
| Una | None | Desraj | Bharatiya Janata Party | 22585 | Virender Gautam | Indian National Congress | 14759 | ||
| Kutlehar | None | Ranjit Singh | Janata Dal | 15994 | Ram Nath Sharma | Indian National Congress | 11988 | ||
| Nurpur | None | Kewal Singh | Janata Dal | 21879 | Sat Mahajan | Indian National Congress | 18436 | ||
| Gangath | SC | Des Raj | Bharatiya Janata Party | 20944 | Girdhari Lal | Indian National Congress | 7345 | ||
| Jawali | None | Sujan Singh Pathania | Indian National Congress | 19508 | Rajan Sushant | Bharatiya Janata Party | 17787 | ||
| Guler | None | Harbans Singh Rana | Bharatiya Janata Party | 15140 | Chander Kumar | Indian National Congress | 12099 | ||
| Jaswan | None | Kashmir Singh Rana | Bharatiya Janata Party | 14155 | Viplove Thakur | Indian National Congress | 11036 | ||
| Pragpur | SC | Virender Kumar | Bharatiya Janata Party | 20197 | Yog Raj | Indian National Congress | 11359 | ||
| Jawalamukhi | None | Dhani Ram | Bharatiya Janata Party | 19152 | Sushil Chand Rattan | Indian National Congress | 7037 | ||
| Thural | None | Kanwar Durga Chand | Janata Dal | 12626 | Aditya Dev Chand | Indian National Congress | 5730 | ||
| Rajgir | SC | Atma Ram | Bharatiya Janata Party | 13517 | Milkh Ram Goma | Indian National Congress | 7861 | ||
| Baijnath | None | Dulo Ram | Bharatiya Janata Party | 16371 | Sant Ram | Indian National Congress | 12576 | ||
| Palampur | None | Shanta Kumar | Bharatiya Janata Party | 18012 | Brij Bihari Lal | Indian National Congress | 12050 | ||
| Sulah | None | Shanta Kumar | Bharatiya Janata Party | 14930 | Man Chand Rana | Indian National Congress | 10664 | ||
| Nagrota | None | Ram Chand Bhatia | Bharatiya Janata Party | 17346 | Hardyal | Indian National Congress | 12489 | ||
| Shahpur | None | Vijai Singh Mankotia | Janata Dal | 17130 | Ajit Pal | Indian National Congress | 12677 | ||
| Dharamsala | None | Kishan Chand | Bharatiya Janata Party | 18666 | Mool Raj Padha | Indian National Congress | 5003 | ||
| Kangra | None | Vidya Sagar | Bharatiya Janata Party | 24729 | Hari Krishan Chand | Indian National Congress | 7899 | ||
| Bhattiyat | None | Shiv Kumar | Janata Dal | 15620 | Kuldip Singh | Indian National Congress | 8589 | ||
| Banikhet | None | Gandharv Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | 11962 | Asha Kumari | Indian National Congress | 10464 | ||
| Rajnagar | SC | Mohan Lal | Bharatiya Janata Party | 17127 | Nand Kumar | Indian National Congress | 9549 | ||
| Chamba | None | Kishori Lal | Bharatiya Janata Party | 17938 | Sagar Chand | Indian National Congress | 12189 | ||
| Bharmour | ST | Tulsi Ram | Bharatiya Janata Party | 15727 | Thakur Singh | Indian National Congress | 8106 | ||
| Lahaul And Spiti | ST | Phunchog Rai | Indian National Congress | 6533 | Hishe Dogia | Bharatiya Janata Party | 5082 | ||
| Banjar | None | Karan Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | 22084 | Satya Prakash Thakur | Indian National Congress | 16948 | ||
| Ani | SC | Khub Ram | Bharatiya Janata Party | 22407 | Diwan Singh | Indian National Congress | 9569 | ||
| Karsog | SC | Joginder Pal | Bharatiya Janata Party | 15855 | Mansa Ram | Indian National Congress | 3995 | ||
| Chachiot | None | Moti Ram | Janata Dal | 12654 | Vir Singh | Independent | 7072 | ||
| Nachan | SC | Dile Ram | Bharatiya Janata Party | 16334 | Tek Chand | Indian National Congress | 11858 | ||
| Sundernagar | None | Roop Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | 15778 | Sher Singh | Indian National Congress | 8641 | ||
| Balh | SC | Damodar Dass | Bharatiya Janata Party | 24088 | Piru Ram | Indian National Congress | 10900 | ||
| Gopalpur | None | Leela | Bharatiya Janata Party | 17021 | Rangila Ram | Indian National Congress | 16581 | ||
| Dharampur | None | Mahender Singh | Independent | 11970 | Priya Brat | Bharatiya Janata Party | 8248 | ||
| Joginder Nagar | None | Gulab Singh | Indian National Congress | 15924 | Rattan Lal | Janata Dal | 11571 | ||
| Darang | None | Dina Nath | Bharatiya Janata Party | 18980 | Kaul Singh | Indian National Congress | 15699 | ||
| Mandi | None | Kanhaiya Lal | Bharatiya Janata Party | 19732 | Durga Dutt Thakur | Indian National Congress | 10842 | ||