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Background
Shimla: In the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, Virender Kashyap from Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) won the elections by a margin of 84187 votes. The polling / voting in Shimla constituency in the 2019 General elections took place in Phase 7 on 19 May. The major contest is between Bharatiya Janata Party#s Suresh Kashyap and Congress Party#s Dr. Col. Dhani ram shandil
Shimla 2014 Lok Sabha PollsIn the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, Bharatiya Janata Party won 4 out of the 4 parliamentary seat with 53.31 percent vote share while the Indian National Congress managed to win just seats with a 40.7 percent vote share.
Voter turnout in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections in Shimla Lok Sabha Lok Sabha constituency. The total voter turnout was 63.97% Lok Sabha percent with 66.43% Lok Sabha percent male voters turning out to cast their votes. Meanwhile, 61.22% Lok Sabha percent of the women voters cast their votes and 7787 Lok Sabha voters pressed on the NOTA
Out of the 7 Lok Sabha candidates who contested the 2014 Lok Sabha elections from Shimla, 5 had to deposit their security. The voters gave their mandate in favour of Virender Kashyap of the Bharatiya Janta Party as he defeated Mohan Lal Brakta by a margin of 84187 votes.
Here are the past results of the Lok Sabha polls in Shimla constituency in Himachal Pradesh
- 2009 Lok Sabha Elections: In 15th Lok Sabha election, Bharatiya Janta Party candidate defeated Indian National Congress candidate with a difference of 27327 votes. Here, Bharatiya Janta Party leader Virender Kashyap attained 310946 votes and Indian National Congress candidate Dhani Ram Shandil bagged 283619 votes
- 2004 Lok Sabha Elections: In 14th Lok Sabha poll, Indian National Congress candidate defated Bharatiya Janta Party candidate in one-sided contest. Here, INC candidate Dhani Ram Shandil attained 311182 votes and BJP's Hira Nand Kashyap bagged 203002 votes.
- 1999 Lok Sabha Elections: In 13th Lok Sabha election, HVC candidate defeated Indian National Congress candidate with a difference of 46930 votes. Here, HVC leader Lt. Col. Dhani Ram Shandil attained 264002 votes and Indian National Congress candidate Gangu Ram Musafir bagged 217072 votes
- 1998 Lok Sabha Elections: In 12th Lok Sabha election, Indian National Congress candidate defeated Bharatiya Janta Party candidate with a difference of 42025 votes. Here, Indian National Congress leader Karishan Datt Sultanpuri attained 307861 votes and Bharatiya Janta Party candidate Virender Kashyap bagged 265836 votes
- 1996 Lok Sabha Elections: In 11th Lok Sabha election, Indian National Congress candidate had defeated Bharatiya Janta Party candidate by a margin of 91133 votes INC candidate K D Sultanpuri had got 261965 while BJP got Virender Kashyap votes.
- 1991 Lok Sabha Elections: In 10th Lok Sabha election, Indian National Congress candidate defeated Bharatiya Janta Party candidate with a difference of 46860 votes. Here, Indian National Congress leader Krishan Dutt Sultanpuri attained 209406 votes and Bharatiya Janta Party candidate Roop Dass Kashyap bagged 162546 votes
- 1989 Lok Sabha Elections: In Ninth Lok Sabha election, Indian National Congress candidate had defeated Bharatiya Janta Party candidate by a margin of 56990 votes INC candidate Krishan Dutt Sultan Puri had got 201912 while BJP got Balak Ram votes.
- 1984 Lok Sabha Elections: In 8th Lok Sabha poll, Indian National Congress candidate defated JNP candidate in one-sided contest. Here, INC candidate Krishan Dutt Sultanpuri attained 244010 votes and JNP's Kirpal Dharampuri bagged 47719 votes.
- 1980 Lok Sabha Elections: In 7th Lok Sabha election, Indian National Congress candidate defeated JNP candidate with a difference of 35134 votes. Here, Indian National Congress leader Krishan Dutt attained 136841 votes and JNP candidate Balak Ram bagged 101707 votes
- 1977 Lok Sabha Elections: In Sixth Lok Sabha election, BLD candidate had defeated INC candidate by a margin of 87291 votes BLD candidate Balak Ram had got 172763 while INC got Zalam Singh votes.
- 1971 Lok Sabha Elections: In Fifth Lok Sabha poll, Indian National Congress candidate defated NCO candidate in one-sided contest. Here, INC candidate Partap Singh attained 136789 votes and NCO's Rup Singh Phul bagged 9238 votes.
- 1967 Lok Sabha Elections: In Fourth Lok Sabha election, Indian National Congress candidate defeated BJS candidate with a difference of 33130 votes. Here, Indian National Congress leader P. Singh attained 72870 votes and BJS candidate S. Singh bagged 39740 votes