Shimla Lok Sabha constituency
Lok Sabha constituency in Himachal Pradesh
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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]
CountryIndia
Assembly constituencies17: Arki, Nalagarh, Doon, Solan, Kasauli, Pachhad, Nahan, Sri Renukaji, Paonta Sahib, Shillai, Chopal, Theog, Kasumpti, Shimla, Shimla Rural, Jubbal-Kotkhai, Rohru
| Shimla HP-4 | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha constituency | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Shimla Lok Sabha constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | North India |
| State | Himachal Pradesh |
| Assembly constituencies | 17: Arki, Nalagarh, Doon, Solan, Kasauli, Pachhad, Nahan, Sri Renukaji, Paonta Sahib, Shillai, Chopal, Theog, Kasumpti, Shimla, Shimla Rural, Jubbal-Kotkhai, Rohru |
| Established | 1962 |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Parliament | |
| 18th Lok Sabha | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | BJP |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Assembly segments
Shimla vidhan Sabha constituency presently comprises the following 17 Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments:[1]
| No | Name | District | Member | Party | Leading
(in 2024) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | Arki | Solan | Sanjay Awasthy | INC | BJP | ||
| 51 | Nalagarh | Hardeep Singh Bawa | |||||
| 52 | Doon | Ram Kumar | |||||
| 53 | Solan (SC) | Dhani Ram Shandil | |||||
| 54 | Kasauli (SC) | Vinod Sultanpuri | |||||
| 55 | Pachhad (SC) | Sirmaur | Reena Kashyap | BJP | |||
| 56 | Nahan | Ajay Solanki | INC | ||||
| 57 | Sri Renukaji (SC) | Vinay Kumar | |||||
| 58 | Paonta Sahib | Sukh Ram Chaudhary | BJP | ||||
| 59 | Shillai | Harshwardhan Chauhan | INC | ||||
| 60 | Chopal | Shimla | Balbir Singh Verma | BJP | |||
| 61 | Theog | Kuldeep Singh Rathore | INC | ||||
| 62 | Kasumpti | Aniruddh Singh | |||||
| 63 | Shimla | Harish Janartha | |||||
| 64 | Shimla Rural | Vikramaditya Singh | |||||
| 65 | Jubbal-Kotkhai | Rohit Thakur | INC | ||||
| 67 | Rohru (SC) | Mohan Lal Brakta | |||||
Members of Parliament
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Election results
2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Suresh Kumar Kashyap | 519,748 | 53.58 |  12.77 | |
| INC | Vinod Sultanpuri | 4,28,297 | 44.16 |  13.66 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 5,930 | 0.61 | ||
| Majority | 91,451 | 9.42 | |||
| Turnout | 9,71,315 | 71.70 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Suresh Kumar Kashyap | 606,183 | 66.35 | 14.05 | |
| INC | Dhani Ram Shandil | 2,78,668 | 30.50 | 10.39 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 8,357 | 0.91 | 0.15 | |
| Majority | 3,27,515 | 35.85 | 24.44 | ||
| Turnout | 9,15,149 | 72.68 | 8.71 | ||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Virender Kashyap | 385,973 | 52.30 | 1.88 | |
| INC | Mohal Lal Brakta | 3,01,786 | 40.89 | 5.10 | |
| AAP | Subhash Chander | 14,233 | 1.93 | New | |
| 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 | 8.24 | ||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Virender Kashyap | 310,946 | 50.42 | 12.02 | |
| INC | Dhani Ram Shandil | 2,83,619 | 45.99 | 6.05 | |
| BSP | Somnath | 8,160 | 1.32 | 20.33 | |
| Majority | 27,327 | 4.43 | 2.89 | ||
| Turnout | 6,16,684 | 55.73 | 3.84 | ||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | 5.59 |
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