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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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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 | +/– | |
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| 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] | |||||
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