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.
Every election in this seat
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Margin % | Candidates | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | INCDHANI RAM SHANDIL | BJPHIRA NAND KASHYAP | 1,08,180 | 20.46% | 3 | 51.9% |
| 1999 | HVCLt. Col. Dhani Ram Shandil | INCGangu Ram Musafir | 46,930 | 9.38% | 6 | 52.9% |
| 1998 | INCKARISHAN DATT SULTANPURI | BJPVIRENDER KASHYAP | 42,025 | 6.73% | 5 | 68.6% |
| 1996 | INCK D SULTANPURI | BJPVIRENDER KASHYAP | 91,133 | 19.57% | 9 | 52.7% |
| 1991 | INCKRISHAN DUTT SULTANPURI | BJPROOP DASS KASHYAP | 46,860 | 11.58% | 7 | 54.8% |
| 1989 | INCKRISHAN DUTT SULTAN PURI | BJPBALAK RAM | 56,990 | 13.55% | 6 | 58.6% |
| 1984 | INCKRISHAN DUTT SULTANPURI | JNPKIRPAL DHARAMPURI | 1,96,291 | 64.08% | 3 | 54.2% |
| 1980 | INC(I)KRISHAN DUTT | JNPBALAK RAM | 35,134 | 13.10% | 4 | 51.2% |
| 1977 | BLDBALAK RAM | INCZALAM SINGH | 87,291 | 32.66% | 3 | 57.4% |
| 19711966 boundaries | INCPARTAP SINGH | NCORUP SINGH PHUL | 1,27,551 | 81.54% | 5 | 37.2% |
| 19671966 boundaries | INCP. SINGH | BJSS. SINGH | 33,130 | 25.35% | 3 | 51.7% |
Rows are matched by constituency name within the state, so a seat that survived a delimitation keeps one continuous page. Where a year’s boundaries differ from the present ones the row says so — the name is the same, the territory is not.
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the SIMLA constituency in 2004?
DHANI RAM SHANDIL (INC) won SIMLA in 2004, by a margin of 1,08,180 votes.
Which party has won SIMLA the most times?
INC, with 8 of the 11 wins recorded since 1967.
How many times has SIMLA gone to the polls?
11 times, from 1967 to 2004.
Who has won SIMLA the most times?
KRISHAN DUTT SULTANPURI, with 2 wins between 1984 and 1991.
