Shimla Lok Sabha constituency

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Shimla
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Lok Sabha constituency
Shimla Lok Sabha constituency
Interactive Map Outlining Shimla Lok Sabha constituency
Constituency details
Country India
Region North India
State Himachal Pradesh
Assembly constituencies17: Arki, Nalagarh, Doon, Solan, Kasauli, Pachhad, Nahan, Sri Renukaji, Paonta Sahib, Shillai, Chopal, Theog, Kasumpti, Shimla, Shimla Rural, Jubbal-Kotkhai, Rohru
Established1962
Reservation SC
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Party  BJP
Alliance  NDA
Elected year 2024

Shimla Lok Sabha constituency (formerly, Simla Lok Sabha constituency) is one of the four Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Himachal Pradesh state in northern India. The seat is reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes. [1]

Contents

Assembly segments

Shimla vidhan Sabha constituency presently comprises the following 17 Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments: [1]

NoNameDistrictMemberPartyLeading

(in 2024)

50 Arki Solan Sanjay Awasthy INC BJP
51 Nalagarh Hardeep Singh Bawa INC BJP
52 Doon Ram Kumar INC BJP
53 Solan (SC) Dhani Ram Shandil INC BJP
54 Kasauli (SC)Vinod Sultanpuri INC BJP
55 Pachhad (SC) Sirmaur Reena Kashyap BJP BJP
56 Nahan Ajay Solanki INC BJP
57 Sri Renukaji (SC)Vinay Kumar INC BJP
58 Paonta Sahib Sukh Ram Chaudhary BJP BJP
59 Shillai Harshwardhan Chauhan INC BJP
60 Chopal Shimla Balbir Singh Verma BJP BJP
61 Theog Kuldeep Singh Rathore INC BJP
62 Kasumpti Aniruddh Singh INC BJP
63 Shimla Harish Janartha INC BJP
64 Shimla Rural Vikramaditya Singh INC BJP
65 Jubbal-Kotkhai Rohit Thakur INC INC
67 Rohru (SC)Mohan Lal Brakta INC INC

Members of Parliament

YearName [2] [3] Party
1962 Virbhadra Singh Indian National Congress
1967
1967^ Pratap Singh
1971
1977 Balak Ram Kashyap Janata Party
1980 Krishan Dutt Sultanpuri Indian National Congress
1984 Indian National Congress
1989
1991
1996
1998
1999 Dhani Ram Shandil Himachal Vikas Congress
2004 Indian National Congress
2009 Virender Kashyap Bharatiya Janata Party
2014
2019 Suresh Kashyap
2024

^ by poll

Election results

2024

2024 Indian general election: Shimla
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJP Suresh Kumar Kashyap 519,748 53.58 Decrease2.svg12.77
INC Vinod Sultanpuri 4,28,29744.16Increase2.svg13.66
NOTA None of the Above5,9300.61
Majority 91,4519.42
Turnout 9,71,31571.70
BJP hold Swing

2019

2019 Indian general elections: Shimla [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJP Suresh Kumar Kashyap 606,183 66.35 Increase2.svg14.05
INC Dhani Ram Shandil 2,78,66830.50Decrease2.svg10.39
NOTA None of the Above 8,3570.91Decrease2.svg0.15
Majority 3,27,51535.85Increase2.svg24.44
Turnout 9,15,14972.68Increase2.svg8.71
BJP hold Swing

2014

2014 Indian general elections: Shimla [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJP Virender Kashyap 385,973 52.30 Increase2.svg1.88
INC Mohal Lal Brakta3,01,78640.89Decrease2.svg5.10
AAP Subhash Chander14,2331.93New
CPI(M) Jagat Ram11,4341.55
IND. Virender Kumar Kashyap6,1730.84
none of the above None of the Above7,7871.06
Majority 84,18711.41Increase2.svg6.98
Turnout 7,37,75663.97Increase2.svg8.24
BJP hold Swing

2009

2009 Indian general elections: Shimla [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJP Virender Kashyap 310,946 50.42 Increase2.svg12.02
INC Dhani Ram Shandil 2,83,61945.99Increase2.svg6.05
BSP Somnath8,1601.32Decrease2.svg20.33
Majority 27,3274.43Increase2.svg2.89
Turnout 6,16,68455.73Increase2.svg3.84
BJP gain from INC Swing Increase2.svg5.59

2004

2004 Indian general elections: Simla [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC Dhani Ram Shandil 211,182 39.94
BJP Hira Nand Kashyap2,03,00238.40
BSP Som Nath1,14,47121.65
Majority 8,1801.54
Turnout 528,65551.89
INC gain from HVC Swing

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Parliamentary Constituency Wise Result of H.P. of Lok Sabha Elections-2009" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Himachal Pradesh website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
  2. "General Election, 1977 (Vol I, II)". Election Commission of India . Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  3. "General Election, 1999 (Vol I, II, III)". Election Commission of India . Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  4. "General Election 2019". Election Commission of India . Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  5. "General Election 2014". Election Commission of India . Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  6. "General Election 2009". Election Commission of India . Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  7. "General Election 2004". Election Commission of India . Retrieved 22 October 2021.

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