# 1998 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

Elections to the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly were held in 1998 to elect members of the 68 constituencies in Himachal Pradesh, India. The Indian National Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party won an equal number of seats, but the BJP managed to form the government by allying with the Himachal Vikas Congress, and Prem Kumar Dhumal was appointed as the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh. The number of constituencies was set as 68 by the recommendation of the Delimitation Commission of India.

## Result

| | Indian National Congress | 1,110,055 | 43.50 | 31 | 21 |
| | Bharatiya Janata Party | 995,482 | 39.01 | 31 | 23 |
| | Himachal Vikas Congress | 245,584 | 9.62 | 5 | New |
| | Others | 93,693 | 3.67 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independents | 106,764 | 4.18 | 1 | 6 |
| Total | Total | 2,551,578 | 100.00 | 68 | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 2,551,578 | 98.72 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 33,206 | 1.28 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 2,584,784 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 3,628,864 | 71.23 | | |
| Source: ECI ||||||

## Elected members

| Constituency | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | Member | Party | Vote | Runner-up Candidates Name | Party | vote |
| Kinnaur | ST | Chet Ram Negi | Bharatiya Janata Party | 16667 | Jagat Singh Negi | Indian National Congress | 13347 |
| Rampur | SC | Singhi Ram | Indian National Congress | 23338 | Ninzoo Ram | Bharatiya Janata Party | 8773 |
| Rohru | None | Virbhadra Singh | Indian National Congress | 33637 | Khushi Ram | Bharatiya Janata Party | 7489 |
| Jubbal-kotkhai | None | Ram Lal | Indian National Congress | 23762 | Raj Pal | Janata Dal | 5728 |
| Chopal | None | Yogendra Chandar | Indian National Congress | 18972 | Kewal Rama Chauhan | Himachal Vikas Congress | 6735 |
| Kumarsain | None | Jai Bihari Lal Khachi | Indian National Congress | 19492 | Ghanshyam Dass | Independent | 9917 |
| Theog | None | Vidya Stokes | Indian National Congress | 21926 | Rakesh Varma | Bharatiya Janata Party | 15844 |
| Simla | None | Narinder Bragta | Bharatiya Janata Party | 14758 | Harbhajan Singh Bhajji | Indian National Congress | 12155 |
| Kasumpti | SC | Roop Dass Kashyap | Bharatiya Janata Party | 19700 | Shonkia Ram Kashyap | Indian National Congress | 17786 |
| Arki | None | Dharam Pal Thakur | Indian National Congress | 14327 | Nagin Chandra Pal | Bharatiya Janata Party | 13749 |
| Doon | None | Lajja Ram | Indian National Congress | 16002 | Vinod Kumari Chander | Independent | 12854 |
| Nalagarh | None | Hari Narayan Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | 23435 | Vijayendra Singh | Indian National Congress | 18105 |
| Kasauli | SC | Raghu Raj | Indian National Congress | 14113 | Chaman Lall | Himachal Vikas Congress | 8541 |
| Solan | None | Krishna Mohini | Indian National Congress | 12210 | Mohinder Nath Sofat | Bharatiya Janata Party | 12184 |
| Pachhad | SC | Gangu Ram Musafir | Indian National Congress | 24208 | Kali Dass Kashyap | Bharatiya Janata Party | 9832 |
| Rainka | SC | Prem Singh | Indian National Congress | 20590 | Roop Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | 9352 |
| Shillai | None | Harsh Wardhan | Indian National Congress | 21234 | Jagat Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | 11646 |
| Paonta Doon | None | Rattan Singh | Indian National Congress | 15569 | Sukh Ram | Bharatiya Janata Party | 13149 |
| Nahan | None | Kush Parmar | Indian National Congress | 14798 | Shyama Sharma | Bharatiya Janata Party | 11808 |
| Kotkehloor | None | Ram Lal Thakur | Indian National Congress | 20381 | Krishan Kumar | Bharatiya Janata Party | 17321 |
| Bilaspur | None | Jagat Prakash Nadda | Bharatiya Janata Party | 21189 | Babu Ram Gautam | Indian National Congress | 13140 |
| Ghumarwin | None | Kashmir Singh | Indian National Congress | 18066 | Karam Dev | Bharatiya Janata Party | 16527 |
| Geharwin | SC | Rikhi Ram | Bharatiya Janata Party | 18268 | Beeru Ram | Indian National Congress | 16682 |
| Nadaun | None | Babu Ram Mandial | Bharatiya Janata Party | 16917 | Narain Chand Prashar | Indian National Congress | 16337 |
| Hamirpur | None | Urmila Thakur | Bharatiya Janata Party | 20577 | Anita Verma | Indian National Congress | 16387 |
| Bamsan | None | Prem Kumar Dhumal | Bharatiya Janata Party | 20715 | Kuldeep Singh Pathania | Indian National Congress | 11887 |
| Mewa | SC | Ishwar Dass Dhiman | Bharatiya Janata Party | 19949 | Prem Kaushal | Indian National Congress | 14532 |
| Nadaunta | None | Baldev Sharma | Bharatiya Janata Party | 20706 | Manjit Singh | Indian National Congress | 16021 |
| Gagret | SC | Kuldeep Kumar | Indian National Congress | 17984 | Satpaul | Bharatiya Janata Party | 14480 |
| Chintpurni | None | Parveen Sharma | Bharatiya Janata Party | 12764 | Hari Dutt | Indian National Congress | 12111 |
| Santokgarh | None | Jai Krishan Sharma | Bharatiya Janata Party | 13136 | Onkar Sharma | Indian National Congress | 10825 |
| Una | None | Virender Gautam | Indian National Congress | 18201 | Subhash Sahore | Bharatiya Janata Party | 12427 |
| Kutlehar | None | Ram Dass Malangar | Bharatiya Janata Party | 11660 | Mahendra Pal | Indian National Congress | 11657 |
| Nurpur | None | Rakesh Pathania | Bharatiya Janata Party | 24516 | Ranjeet Singh Bakshi | Indian National Congress | 22110 |
| Gangath | SC | Des Raj | Bharatiya Janata Party | 18771 | Bodh Raj | Indian National Congress | 18623 |
| Jawali | None | Rajan Sushant | Bharatiya Janata Party | 24041 | Sujan Singh | Indian National Congress | 17014 |
| Guler | None | Chander Kumar | Indian National Congress | 18674 | Harbans Singh Rana | Bharatiya Janata Party | 13806 |
| Jaswan | None | Viplove Thakur | Indian National Congress | 14944 | Bikram Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | 9081 |
| Pragpur | SC | Virender Kumar | Bharatiya Janata Party | 17513 | Yog Raj | Indian National Congress | 16241 |
| Jawalamukhi | None | Ramesh Chand | Independent | 11517 | Kewal Singh | Indian National Congress | 10456 |
| Thural | None | Ravinder Singh Ravi | Bharatiya Janata Party | 17132 | Aishwarya Dev Chand | Indian National Congress | 12262 |
| Rajgir | SC | Atma Ram | Bharatiya Janata Party | 13708 | Milkhi Ram Goma | Indian National Congress | 10276 |
| Baijnath | None | Sant Ram | Indian National Congress | 15684 | Dulo Ram | Bharatiya Janata Party | 14782 |
| Palampur | None | Brij Behari Lal Butail | Indian National Congress | 18450 | Shiv Kumar | Bharatiya Janata Party | 17658 |
| Sulah | None | Bipan Singh Parmar | Bharatiya Janata Party | 14690 | Jagjiwan Paul | Indian National Congress | 14565 |
| Nagrota | None | G.s.bali | Indian National Congress | 17538 | Ram Chand Bhatia | Bharatiya Janata Party | 16314 |
| Shahpur | None | Sarveen Choudhary | Bharatiya Janata Party | 20919 | Major Vijai Singh Mankotia | Indian National Congress | 18101 |
| Dharamsala | None | Kishan Chand Kapoor | Bharatiya Janata Party | 16522 | Ram Swaroop | Indian National Congress | 13167 |
| Kangra | None | Vidya Sagar Chaudhary | Bharatiya Janata Party | 21695 | Daulat Chaudhary | Indian National Congress | 14484 |
| Bhattiyat | None | Kishori Lal | Bharatiya Janata Party | 20387 | Kuldip Singh Pathania | Indian National Congress | 12578 |
| Banikhet | None | Asha Kumari | Indian National Congress | 22509 | Renu Chadha | Bharatiya Janata Party | 22088 |
| Rajnagar | SC | Mohan Lal | Bharatiya Janata Party | 16064 | Vidya Dhar | Indian National Congress | 12739 |
| Chamba | None | Harsh Mahajan | Indian National Congress | 19562 | Kewal Krishan | Bharatiya Janata Party | 14411 |
| Bharmour | ST | Tulsi Ram | Bharatiya Janata Party | 16068 | Thakar Singh | Indian National Congress | 12244 |
| Lahaul And Spiti | ST | Ram Lal Markanda | Himachal Vikas Congress | 5113 | Raghubir Singh | Indian National Congress | 4467 |
| Kulu | None | Chander Sain Thakur | Bharatiya Janata Party | 24467 | Raj Krishan Gaur | Indian National Congress | 24429 |
| Banjar | None | Karan Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | 25696 | Satya Prakash Thakur | Indian National Congress | 22961 |
| Ani | SC | Ishwar Dass | Indian National Congress | 23780 | Tej Ram | Bharatiya Janata Party | 21310 |
| Karsog | SC | Mansa Ram | Himachal Vikas Congress | 13009 | Joginder Pal | Bharatiya Janata Party | 11077 |
| Chachiot | None | Jai Ram Thakur | Bharatiya Janata Party | 15337 | Moti Ram | Indian National Congress | 9558 |
| Nachan | SC | Tek Chand | Indian National Congress | 14390 | Dile Ram | Bharatiya Janata Party | 13631 |
| Sundernagar | None | Roop Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | 13136 | Sher Singh | Indian National Congress | 12367 |
| Balh | SC | Parkash | Himachal Vikas Congress | 20594 | Damodar Dass | Bharatiya Janata Party | 13295 |
| Gopalpur | None | Rangila Ram Rao | Indian National Congress | 20574 | Teg Singh | Himachal Vikas Congress | 12532 |
| Dharampur | None | Mahender Singh | Himachal Vikas Congress | 14562 | Natha Singh | Indian National Congress | 13596 |
| Joginder Nagar | None | Gulab Singh | Indian National Congress | 13862 | Ganga Ram Jamwal | Bharatiya Janata Party | 12171 |
| Darang | None | Kaul Sing | Indian National Congress | 23616 | Jawahar Lal | Himachal Vikas Congress | 10598 |
| Mandi | None | Sukh Ram | Himachal Vikas Congress | 25656 | Kanhaiya Lal | Bharatiya Janata Party | 6667 |