SHIMLA
Constituency no. 4 in Himachal Pradesh · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Lok Sabha seat contested 4 times since 2009.
Himachal Pradesh also has an assembly constituency called SHIMLA. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 3 results.
Winner, 2014
VIRENDER KASHYAP
BJP
Elections held
4
2009–2024
Most successful party
BJP
won 4 of 4
Margin, 2014
84,187
11.41% of valid votes
Result, 2014
Runner-up
INCMOHAN LAL BRAKTA
- Votes
- 3,01,786
- Vote share
- 40.91%
- Behind by
- 84,187
Electors
11,53,363
Total votes polled
7,37,756
Valid votes
7,37,756
NOTA votes
7,787
1.06% of votes polled
Turnout
64.0%
Full result, 2014
7 candidates · 7,37,756 valid votes
VIRENDER KASHYAPBJPwon
3,85,973
52.3%
MOHAN LAL BRAKTAINC
3,01,786
40.9%
SUBHASH CHANDERAAAP
14,233
1.9%
JAGAT RAMCPM
11,434
1.6%
VIRENDER KUMAR KASHYAPIND
6,173
0.8%
GURNAM SINGH KOLIBSP
5,985
0.8%
SHURVEER SINGHSP
4,385
0.6%
Past results
Most recent 4 of 4 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Suresh Kumar Kashyap | BJP | 5,19,748 | 53.58% | Vinod Sultanpuri | 91,451 |
| 2019 | SURESH KUMAR KASHYAP | BJP | 6,06,182 | 66.35% | DHANI RAM SHANDIL | 3,27,514 |
| 2014 | VIRENDER KASHYAP | BJP | 3,85,973 | 52.32% | MOHAN LAL BRAKTA | 84,187 |
| 2009 | VIRENDER KASHYAP | BJP | 3,10,946 | 50.42% | DHANI RAM SHANDIL | 27,327 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
- BJP4 wins
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the SHIMLA constituency in 2024?
Suresh Kumar Kashyap (BJP) won SHIMLA in 2024, by a margin of 91,451 votes.
Which party has won SHIMLA the most times?
BJP, with 4 of the 4 wins recorded since 2009.
How many times has SHIMLA gone to the polls?
4 times, from 2009 to 2024.
Who has won SHIMLA the most times?
VIRENDER KASHYAP, with 2 wins between 2009 and 2014.
