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, 1996
K D SULTANPURI
INC
Elections held
11
1967–2004
Most successful party
INC
won 8 of 11
Margin, 1996
91,133
19.57% of valid votes
Result, 1996
Runner-up
BJPVIRENDER KASHYAP
- Votes
- 1,70,832
- Vote share
- 36.69%
- Behind by
- 91,133
Electors
8,83,691
Total votes polled
4,65,660
Valid votes
4,65,660
NOTA votes
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Turnout
52.7%
Full result, 1996
9 candidates · 4,65,660 valid votes
K D SULTANPURIINCwon
2,61,965
56.3%
VIRENDER KASHYAPBJP
1,70,832
36.7%
NARESH KUMARCPM
19,276
4.1%
GOBIND SARTAJD
4,381
0.9%
MANOHAR LALICS
3,416
0.7%
GORAKHU RAMIND
2,052
0.4%
PARAS RAMIND
1,771
0.4%
DHARAM SINGH SAHILIND
1,167
0.3%
PREM LALIND
800
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