| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All 68 seats in the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly 35 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Registered | 3,277,625 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turnout | 71.50% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
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]
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.
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bharatiya Janata Party | 840,233 | 70.60 | 8 | 38 | |
Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 17,347 | 1.46 | 1 | 1 | |
Others | 105,475 | 8.86 | 0 | 0 | |
Independents | 227,050 | 19.08 | 7 | 6 | |
Total | 1,190,105 | 100.00 | 16 | 0 | |
Valid votes | 1,190,105 | 98.49 | |||
Invalid/blank votes | 18,305 | 1.51 | |||
Total votes | 1,208,410 | 100.00 | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 3,277,625 | 36.87 | |||
Source: ECI[5] |