Shimla (Lok Sabha constituency)
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Shimla | |
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Lok Sabha Constituency | |
Incumbent | Suresh Kumar Kashyap |
Parliamentary Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Elected Year | 2019 |
Constituency Details | |
Established | 1962 |
Reservation | SC |
State | Himachal Pradesh |
Former MP | Virender Kashyap |
Assembly Constituencies | 17: Arki, Nalagarh, Doon, Solan, Kasauli, Pachhad, Nahan, Sri Renukaji, Paonta Sahib, Shillai, Chopal, Theog, Kasumpti, Shimla, Shimla Rural, Jubbal-Kotkhai, Rohru |
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]
Assembly segments[]
Shimla Lok Sabha constituency presently comprises the following 17 Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments:[1]
Constituency number | Name | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | District |
---|---|---|---|
50 | Arki | None | Solan |
51 | Nalagarh | ||
52 | Doon | ||
53 | Solan | SC | |
54 | Kasauli | ||
55 | Pachhad | Sirmaur | |
56 | Nahan | None | |
57 | Sri Renukaji | SC | |
58 | Paonta Sahib | None | |
59 | Shillai | ||
60 | Chopal | Shimla | |
61 | Theog | ||
62 | Kasumpti | ||
63 | Shimla | ||
64 | Shimla Rural | ||
65 | Jubbal-Kotkhai | ||
67 | Rohru | SC |
Members of Parliament[]
Year | Winner | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1962 | Virbhadra Singh | Indian National Congress | |
1967 | |||
1967^ | Pratap Singh | Indian National Congress | |
1971 | |||
1977 | Balak Ram Kashyap | Bharatiya Lok Dal | |
1980 | Krishan Dutt Sultanpuri | Indian National Congress (I) | |
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 Kumar Kashyap | Bharatiya Janata Party |
^ by poll
Election Results[]
2019[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BJP | Suresh Kumar Kashyap | 6,06,183 | 66.35 | ||
INC | Dhani Ram Shandil | 2,78,668 | 30.50 | ||
NOTA | None of the Above | 8,357 | 0.91 | ||
Majority | 3,27,515 | 35.85 | |||
Turnout | 9,15,149 | 72.68 | |||
BJP hold | Swing |
2014[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BJP | Virender Kashyap | 3,85,973 | 52.30 | +1.88 | |
INC | Mohal Lal Brakta | 3,01,786 | 40.89 | -5.10 | |
AAP | Subhash Chander | 14,233 | 1.93 | ||
CPI(M) | Jagat Ram | 11,434 | 1.55 | ||
IND. | Virender Kumar Kashyap | 6,173 | 0.84 | ||
none of the above | None of the Above | 7,787 | 1.06 | ||
Majority | 84,187 | 11.41 | +6.98 | ||
Turnout | 7,37,756 | 63.97 | |||
BJP hold | Swing |
2009[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BJP | Virender Kashyap | 3,10,946 | 50.42 | +12.02 | |
INC | Dhani Ram Shandil | 2,83,619 | 45.99 | -12.87 | |
BSP | Somnath | 8,160 | 1.32 | -1.42 | |
Majority | 27,327 | 4.43 | -16.03 | ||
Turnout | 6,16,684 | 55.73 | |||
BJP gain from INC | Swing | +5.59 |
2004[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | Dhani Ram Shandil | 2,11,182 | 39.94 | ||
BJP | Hira Nand Kashyap | 2,03,002 | 38.40 | ||
BSP | Som Nath | 1,14,471 | 21.65 | ||
Majority | 8,180 | 1.54 | |||
Turnout | 528,655 | 51.89 | |||
INC gain from Himachal Vikas Congress | Swing |
See also[]
- Shimla district
- List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha
References[]
- ^ a b "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.
Categories:
- Lok Sabha constituencies in Himachal Pradesh
- Shimla district
- Solan district
- Sirmaur district