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, 1991
KRISHAN DUTT SULTANPURI
INC
Elections held
11
1967–2004
Most successful party
INC
won 8 of 11
Margin, 1991
46,860
11.58% of valid votes
Result, 1991
Runner-up
BJPROOP DASS KASHYAP
- Votes
- 1,62,546
- Vote share
- 40.18%
- Behind by
- 46,860
Electors
7,38,904
Total votes polled
4,04,579
Valid votes
4,04,579
NOTA votes
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Turnout
54.8%
Full result, 1991
7 candidates · 4,04,579 valid votes
KRISHAN DUTT SULTANPURIINCwon
2,09,406
51.8%
ROOP DASS KASHYAPBJP
1,62,546
40.2%
VIRENDER KASHYAPJD
15,765
3.9%
GYAN CHANDJP
13,132
3.3%
BIMLA RANI (W)DDP
1,734
0.4%
GEGAL RAM BANSALIND
1,246
0.3%
JASWAN SINGHIND
750
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