SIMLA
Constituency no. 1 in Himachal Pradesh · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Lok Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1967.
Himachal Pradesh also has an assembly constituency called SIMLA. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 10 results.
Winner, 1989
KRISHAN DUTT SULTAN PURI
INC
Elections held
11
1967–2004
Most successful party
INC
won 8 of 11
Margin, 1989
56,990
13.55% of valid votes
Result, 1989
Runner-up
BJPBALAK RAM
- Votes
- 1,44,922
- Vote share
- 34.44%
- Behind by
- 56,990
Electors
7,18,487
Total votes polled
4,20,744
Valid votes
4,20,744
NOTA votes
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Turnout
58.6%
Full result, 1989
6 candidates · 4,20,744 valid votes
KRISHAN DUTT SULTAN PURIINCwon
2,01,912
48.0%
BALAK RAMBJP
1,44,922
34.4%
VIRENDER KASHYAPJD
60,418
14.4%
TARLOK CHANDDDP
9,430
2.2%
JASWANT RAIBSP
3,136
0.8%
AMAR SINGHIND
926
0.2%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 11 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | DHANI RAM SHANDIL | INC | 3,11,182 | 58.86% | HIRA NAND KASHYAP | 1,08,180 |
| 1999 | Lt. Col. Dhani Ram Shandil | HVC | 2,64,002 | 52.78% | Gangu Ram Musafir | 46,930 |
| 1998 | KARISHAN DATT SULTANPURI | INC | 3,07,861 | 49.31% | VIRENDER KASHYAP | 42,025 |
| 1996 | K D SULTANPURI | INC | 2,61,965 | 56.26% | VIRENDER KASHYAP | 91,133 |
| 1991 | KRISHAN DUTT SULTANPURI | INC | 2,09,406 | 51.76% | ROOP DASS KASHYAP | 46,860 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above