Himachal Vikas Congress (''Himalayan Development Congress''), was a regional

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Formation

Himachal Vikas Congress was formed when

Sukh Ram Pandit Sukh Ram (born Sukhram Sharma; 27 July 1927 – 11 May 2022) was an Indian politician who served as the Minister of Communications and Information Technology from 1993 to 1996. He was a member of Lok Sabha The Lok Sabha, consti ...

and Anil Sharma split from the

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after were expelled from the Congress party after the telecom scam. Anil Sharma was elected to the Rajya Sabha in 1998 as member of Himachal Vikas Congress. Himachal Vikas Congress, entered into a post-poll alliance with the

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and joined the government. They won the five seats in

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 ...

and won seat of

2003 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election Legislative Assembly elections were held in Himachal Pradesh in 2003. Results Source: ECI Elected members See also * 10th Himachal Pradesh Assembly References External links Chief Electoral Officer, Himachal Pradesh {{Himachal Pradesh ...

. Lt. Col.

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won from

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Himachal Vikas Congress merged with the Congress Party in 2004.

Electoral results

1998 Himachal election

2003 Himachal election

2004 Indian general election

External links

A record of the party's victory in the constituency of Mandi at the 2003 Himachal Pradesh state elections

References

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