Shimla Lok Sabha constituency

Shimla
HP-4
Shimla ; HP-4
Lok Sabha constituency
	Interactive Map Outlining Shimla Lok Sabha constituency
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	North India
State	Himachal Pradesh
Assembly constituencies	17: Arki, Nalagarh, Doon, Solan, Kasauli, Pachhad, Nahan, Sri Renukaji, Paonta Sahib, Shillai, Chopal, Theog, Kasumpti, Shimla, Shimla Rural, Jubbal-Kotkhai, Rohru
Established	1962
Reservation	SC
Member of Parliament
	18th Lok Sabha
	Incumbent Suresh Kumar Kashyap
Party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected year	2019
Preceded by	Virender Kashyap

Shimla Lok Sabha constituency (formerly, Simla Lok Sabha constituency) is one of the four Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Himachal Pradesh state in northern India. The seat is reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes.^[1]

Assembly segments

Shimla vidhan Sabha constituency presently comprises the following 17 Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments:^[1]

No	Name	District	Member
50	Arki	Solan	Sanjay Awasthy	Indian National Congress
51	Nalagarh		Hardeep Singh Bawa	Indian National Congress
52	Doon		Ram Kumar	Indian National Congress
53	Solan (SC)		Dhani Ram Shandil	Indian National Congress
54	Kasauli (SC)		Vinod Sultanpuri	Indian National Congress
55	Pachhad (SC)	Sirmaur	Reena Kashyap	Bharatiya Janata Party
56	Nahan		Ajay Solanki	Indian National Congress
57	Sri Renukaji (SC)		Vinay Kumar	Indian National Congress
58	Paonta Sahib		Sukh Ram Chaudhary	Bharatiya Janata Party
59	Shillai		Harshwardhan Chauhan	Indian National Congress
60	Chopal	Shimla	Balbir Singh Verma	Bharatiya Janata Party
61	Theog		Kuldeep Singh Rathore	Indian National Congress
62	Kasumpti		Aniruddh Singh	Indian National Congress
63	Shimla		Harish Janartha	Indian National Congress
64	Shimla Rural		Vikramaditya Singh	Indian National Congress
65	Jubbal-Kotkhai		Rohit Thakur	Indian National Congress
67	Rohru (SC)		Mohan Lal Brakta	Indian National Congress

Members of Parliament

Year	Name^[2]^[3]
1962	Virbhadra Singh	Indian National Congress
1967	Virbhadra Singh
1967^	Pratap Singh
1971	Pratap Singh
1977	Balak Ram Kashyap	Janata Party
1980	Krishan Dutt Sultanpuri	Indian National Congress
1984		Indian National Congress
1989
1991
1996
1998
1999	Dhani Ram Shandil	Himachal Vikas Congress
2004	Dhani Ram Shandil	Indian National Congress
2009	Virender Kashyap	Bharatiya Janata Party
2014	Virender Kashyap
2019	Suresh Kashyap
2024	Suresh Kashyap

^ by poll

Election results

2024

2024 Indian general election: Shimla
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Suresh Kumar Kashyap	519,748	53.58	12.77
	INC	Vinod Sultanpuri	4,28,297	44.16	13.66
	NOTA	None of the Above	5,930	0.61
Majority			91,451	9.42
Turnout			969,965
	BJP hold		Swing

2019

2019 Indian general elections: Shimla^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Suresh Kumar Kashyap	606,183	66.35	14.05
	INC	Dhani Ram Shandil	2,78,668	30.50	10.39
	NOTA	None of the Above	8,357	0.91	0.15
Majority			3,27,515	35.85	24.44
Turnout			9,15,149	72.68	8.71
	BJP hold		Swing

2014

2014 Indian general elections: Shimla^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Virender Kashyap	385,973	52.30	1.88
	INC	Mohal Lal Brakta	3,01,786	40.89	5.10
	AAP	Subhash Chander	14,233	1.93	New
	CPI(M)	Jagat Ram	11,434	1.55
	IND.	Virender Kumar Kashyap	6,173	0.84
	none of the above	None of the Above	7,787	1.06
Majority			84,187	11.41	6.98
Turnout			7,37,756	63.97	8.24
	BJP hold		Swing

2009

2009 Indian general elections: Shimla^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Virender Kashyap	310,946	50.42	12.02
	INC	Dhani Ram Shandil	2,83,619	45.99	6.05
	BSP	Somnath	8,160	1.32	20.33
Majority			27,327	4.43	2.89
Turnout			6,16,684	55.73	3.84
	BJP gain from INC		Swing	5.59

2004

2004 Indian general elections: Simla^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	INC	Dhani Ram Shandil	211,182	39.94
	BJP	Hira Nand Kashyap	2,03,002	38.40
	BSP	Som Nath	1,14,471	21.65
Majority			8,180	1.54
Turnout			528,655	51.89
	INC gain from HVC		Swing

References

^ ^a ^b "Parliamentary Constituency Wise Result of H.P. of Lok Sabha Elections-2009" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Himachal Pradesh website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
^ "General Election, 1977 (Vol I, II)". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
^ "General Election, 1999 (Vol I, II, III)". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
^ "General Election 2019". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
^ "General Election 2014". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
^ "General Election 2009". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
^ "General Election 2004". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 October 2021.

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[ceo-1] "Parliamentary Constituency Wise Result of H.P. of Lok Sabha Elections-2009" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Himachal Pradesh website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 5 November 2010.

[election1977-2] "General Election, 1977 (Vol I, II)". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 31 December 2021.

[election1999-3] "General Election, 1999 (Vol I, II, III)". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 31 December 2021.

[election2019-4] "General Election 2019". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 October 2021.

[election2014-5] "General Election 2014". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 October 2021.

[election2009-6] "General Election 2009". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 October 2021.

[election2004-7] "General Election 2004". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 October 2021.

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v t e Lok Sabha constituencies of Himachal Pradesh
Current	Hamirpur Kangra Mandi Shimla
Defunct	Chamba Mahasu Sirmur