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, 1999
Lt. Col. Dhani Ram Shandil
HVC
Elections held
11
1967–2004
Most successful party
INC
won 8 of 11
Margin, 1999
46,930
9.38% of valid votes
Result, 1999
Runner-up
INCGangu Ram Musafir
- Votes
- 2,17,072
- Vote share
- 43.40%
- Behind by
- 46,930
Electors
9,45,063
Total votes polled
5,00,164
Valid votes
5,00,164
NOTA votes
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Turnout
52.9%
Full result, 1999
6 candidates · 5,00,164 valid votes
Lt. Col. Dhani Ram ShandilHVCwon
2,64,002
52.8%
Gangu Ram MusafirINC
2,17,072
43.4%
Chet RamCPI
9,720
1.9%
Asha ChauhanIND
4,144
0.8%
Ramkrishan VermaJD(S)
3,093
0.6%
K. D. KaushalNCP
2,133
0.4%
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