Shimla is a Lok Sabha / Parliamentary constituency in of Himachal Pradesh and is located in North India. Shimla Lok Sabha is reserved for Scheduled Caste.
It is a Rural constituency with an approximate literacy rate of 82.46%. There are 11,53,363 voters of which 6,07,137 are male and 5,46,225 are female and 1 voters of the third gender.
Virender Kashyap of BJP (alliance: NDA) won in this seat defeating INC. BJP polled 3,85,973 of the total of 7,37,757 votes polled. BJP won the seat in the 2009 Lok Sabha elections.
Shimla goes to the polls in the 7st phase of the 2019 General Elections to choose the 17th Lok Sabha on Sunday, May 19, 2019. The election results for the seat are scheduled for Thursday, May 23, 2019.
The voter turnout in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections was 63.99%.
| Constituency Data (2014) | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. | 4 |
| Total Assembly Segments | 17 |
| Reservation for | Scheduled Caste |
| Number of Voters | 11,53,363 |
| Number of Male Voters | 6,07,137 |
| Number of Female Voters | 5,46,225 |
| Results | 2014 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | BJP | BJP |
| Turnout % | 63.99% | 55.73% |
| Margin of Victory | 84,187 | 27,327 |
| Margin of Victory % | 11.41% | 4.43% |
| Results | 2014 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | BJP | BJP |
| Turnout % | 63.99% | 55.73% |
| Margin of Victory | 84,187 | 27,327 |
| Margin of Victory % | 11.41% | 4.43% |
| Party | Votes Polled | Votes % | CANDIDATE NAME |
|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | 606183 | 66.35% | Suresh Kumar KashyapWinner |
| INC | 278668 | 30.50% | Dhani Ram Shandil |
| NOTA | 8357 | 0.91% | Nota |
| BSP | 7759 | 0.85% | Vikram Singh |
| AIFB | 5817 | 0.64% | Manoj Kumar |
| IND | 3608 | 0.39% | Ravi |
| RTAM | 3216 | 0.35% | Shamsher Singh |
