SIMLA
Assembly seat no. 8 in Himachal Pradesh · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1967.
Himachal Pradesh also has a Lok Sabha constituency called SIMLA. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 11 results.
Winner, 1993
RAKESH SINGHA
CPM
Elections held
10
1967–2007
Most successful party
BJP
won 4 of 10
Margin, 1993
159
0.45% of valid votes
Result, 1993
Runner-up
INCHARBHAJAN SINGH BHAJJI
- Votes
- 11,695
- Vote share
- 33.31%
- Behind by
- 159
Electors
58,614
Total votes polled
35,105
Valid votes
35,105
NOTA votes
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Turnout
59.9%
Full result, 1993
7 candidates · 35,105 valid votes
RAKESH SINGHACPMwon
11,854
33.8%
HARBHAJAN SINGH BHAJJIINC
11,695
33.3%
SURESH BHARDWAJBJP
11,363
32.4%
CHAMAN LALBSP
88
0.3%
DURGA SINGH RATHAURIND
39
0.1%
JOGINDER SINGH GREWALIND
34
0.1%
FOZDAR SINGH CHAUHANDDP
32
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 10 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | SURESH BHARDWAJ | BJP | 12,443 | 38.39% | SANJAY CHAUHAN | 2,588 |
| 2003 | HARBHAJAN SINGH BHAJJI | INC | 12,060 | 38.15% | SANJAY CHAUHAN | 2,111 |
| 1998 | NARINDER BRAGTA | BJP | 14,758 | 47.25% | HARBHAJAN SINGH BHAJJI | 2,603 |
| 1993 | RAKESH SINGHA | CPM | 11,854 | 33.77% | HARBHAJAN SINGH BHAJJI | 159 |
| 1990 | SURESH BHARADWAJ | BJP | 12,701 | 47.98% | RAKESH SINGHA | 5,844 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the SIMLA assembly constituency in 2007?
SURESH BHARDWAJ (BJP) won SIMLA in 2007, by a margin of 2,588 votes.
Which party has won SIMLA the most times?
BJP, with 4 of the 10 wins recorded since 1967.
How many times has SIMLA gone to the polls?
10 times, from 1967 to 2007.
Who has won SIMLA the most times?
DAULAT RAM CHAUHAN, with 2 wins between 1972 and 1977.
