Shimla (Lok Sabha constituency)

Shimla
Shimla
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[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

Year	Winner	Party
1962	Virbhadra Singh	Indian National Congress
1967	Virbhadra Singh
1967^	Pratap Singh
1971	Pratap Singh
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	Dhani Ram Shandil	Indian National Congress
2009	Virender Kashyap	Bharatiya Janata Party
2014	Virender Kashyap
2019	Suresh Kumar Kashyap

^ by poll

Election Results[edit | edit source]

2019[edit | edit source]

2019 Indian general elections: Shimla
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[edit | edit source]

2014 Indian general elections: Shimla
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[edit | edit source]

2009 Indian general elections: Shimla
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[edit | edit source]

2004 Indian general elections: Simla
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

References[edit | edit source]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "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.

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[ceo-1] 1.0 ^1.1 "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.

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