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.
Every election in this seat
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Margin % | Candidates | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | BJPSURESH BHARDWAJ | CPMSANJAY CHAUHAN | 2,588 | 7.99% | 8 | 47.2% |
| 2003 | INCHARBHAJAN SINGH BHAJJI | CPMSANJAY CHAUHAN | 2,111 | 6.68% | 4 | 46.1% |
| 1998 | BJPNARINDER BRAGTA | INCHARBHAJAN SINGH BHAJJI | 2,603 | 8.33% | 3 | 42.7% |
| 1993 | CPMRAKESH SINGHA | INCHARBHAJAN SINGH BHAJJI | 159 | 0.45% | 7 | 59.9% |
| 1990 | BJPSURESH BHARADWAJ | CPMRAKESH SINGHA | 5,844 | 22.08% | 7 | 42.5% |
| 1985 | INCHARBHAJAN SINGH | BJPRADHA RAMAN SHASTRI | 630 | 2.79% | 9 | 51.2% |
| 1982 | BJPDAULAT RAM | INCANAND SHARMA | 2,945 | 11.82% | 24 | 65.5% |
| 1977 | JNPDAULAT RAM CHAUHAN | INCUSHA MALHOTRA | 10,447 | 52.34% | 5 | 51.7% |
| 19721966 boundaries | BJSDAULAT RAM CHAUHAN | INCSHIV DUTT BHARDWAJ | 555 | 3.92% | 9 | 45.2% |
| 19671966 boundaries | BJSD.RAM | INCG.CHAND | 3,787 | 34.47% | 8 | 47.3% |
Rows are matched by assembly constituency name within the state, so a seat that survived a delimitation keeps one continuous page. Where a year’s boundaries differ from the present ones the row says so — the name is the same, the territory is not.
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.
