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2019 Indian general election in Himachal Pradesh
Indian lower house election in Himachal state
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The 2019 Indian general election held in India on 19 May 2019 to constitute the 17th Lok Sabha.[1]
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19 May 2019
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All 4 Himachal Pradesh seats in Lok Sabha | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 72.42% ( 7.97%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Results of elections in Himachal Pradesh by constituency. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Parties and alliances
National Democratic Alliance
| Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Seats contested | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bharatiya Janata Party |  |
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Anurag Thakur | 4 | |
United Progressive Alliance
| Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Seats contested | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian National Congress |  |
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Virbhadra Singh | 4 | |
Candidates
| Constituency | |||||||
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| NDA | UPA | ||||||
| 1 | Kangra | BJP | Kishan Kapoor | INC | Pawan Kajal | ||
| 2 | Mandi | BJP | Ram Swaroop Sharma | INC | Ashray Sharma | ||
| 3 | Hamirpur | BJP | Anurag Thakur | INC | Ram Lal Thakur | ||
| 4 | Shimla (SC) | BJP | Suresh Kumar Kashyap | INC | Dhani Ram Shandil | ||
Results
Results by Party
Detailed Results
| No | Constituency | Turnout[2] | Winner | Party | Votes | Runner-up | Party | Votes | Margin | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kangra | 70.73 |
Kishan Kapoor | BJP | 7,25,218 | Pawan Kajal | INC | 2,47,595 | 4,77,623 | ||
| 2 | Mandi | 73.60 |
Ram Swaroop Sharma | BJP | 6,47,189 | Ashray Sharma | INC | 2,41,730 | 4,05,559 | ||
| 3 | Hamirpur | 72.83 |
Anurag Thakur | BJP | 6,82,292 | Ram Lal Thakur | INC | 2,83,120 | 3,99,572 | ||
| 4 | Shimla (SC) | 72.68 |
Suresh Kumar Kashyap | BJP | 6,06,183 | Dhani Ram Shandil | INC | 2,78,668 | 3,27,515 | ||
Post-election Union Council of Ministers from Himachal Pradesh
| # | Name | Constituency | Designation | Department | From | To | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anurag Singh Thakur | Hamirpur | Cabinet Minister; MoS | Minister of Information and Broadcasting (Cabinet from July 2021) Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports (Cabinet from July 2021) MoS in the Ministry of Finance (until July 2021) MoS in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (until July 2021) |
31 May 2019 |
9 June 2024 |
BJP | |
Assembly segments wise lead of parties
| Party | Position in Assembly (as of 2017 election) |
Assembly segment leads (in 2019) |
Position in Assembly (as of 2022 election) | |
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| Bharatiya Janata Party | 44 | 68 | 25 | |
| Indian National Congress | 21 | – | 40 | |
| Communist Party of India | 1 | – | – | |
| Others | 2 | – | 3 | |
| Total | 68 | |||
