PERFORMANCE OF POLITICAL PARTIES IN THE 1998 ASSEMBLY ELECTION OF HIMACHAL PRADESH

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Assembly Elections - 2003 : Backgrounder - XI

 

PARTY	SEATS				VOTES POLLED			VOTE % IN SEATS CONTESTED
	CONTESTED WON FD				VOTES	%
NATIONAL PARTIES
BJP		68	31	3	995482	39.02	39.02
BSP		28	0	26	35866	1.41	3.28
CPI		14	0	14	11088	0.43	2.02
CPM		11	0	11	13508	0.53	3.12
INC		68	31	2	1110055	43.51	43.51
JD		21	0	19	19155	0.75	2.50
TOTAL		210	62	75	2185154	85.65
STATE PARTIES
AIRJP		21	0	21	6275	0.25	0.78
HVC		62	5	48	245584	9.63	10.51
SHS		6	0	6	2827	0.11	1.29
SJP(R)		1	0	1	91	0.00	0.19
SP		14	0	14	3176	0.12	0.61
TOTAL		104	5	90	257953	10.11
REGISTERED(UNRECOGNISED) PARTIES
RJP		3	0	3	1498	0.06	1.18
TOTAL		3	0	3	1498	0.06
INDEPENDENTS
IND		52	1	44	106764	4.18	5.50
TOTAL		52	1	44	106764	4.18
GRAND TOTAL		369	68	212	2551369