• 542/542 TARGET 272
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    90CONG+

  • OTH

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Shimla Lok Sabha Elections

Shimla Lok Sabha Constituency, is one of 4 Lok Sabha constituencies in the Northern state of Himachal Pradesh and will cast its vote in the 2019 election on the last phase of elections being held on May 19.

Voting for Lok Sabha election will be held in a single phase in all the constituencies and counting will be held on May 23.

Shimla constituency is reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes. This constituency covers 17 assembly segments – Arki, Nalagarh, Doon, Solan, Kasauli, Pachhad, Nahan, Sri Renukaji, Paonta Sahib, Shillai, Chopal, Theog-Kumarsain, Kasumpti, Shimla, Shimla Rural, Jubbal-Kotkhai and Rohru.

In the 2014 Lok Sabha election, Virender Kashyap of the Bharatiya Janata Party – won by getting a margin of over 84 thousand votes. He had defeated Mohal Lal Brakta of the Indian National Congress. Kashyap had secured 385973 votes while Brakta got 301786 votes.

The voter turnout figure was at 63.99 percent across 1924 polling stations.

Some of the other candidates in the fray were Jagat Ram of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and Subhash Chander of the Aam Aadmi Party.

In the year 2009 Virender Kashyap of the BJP managed to secure his winning position by getting just over 27 thousand votes against Dhani Ram Shandil of the INC. While Kashyap got 310946 seats, Shandil secured 283619 seats.

Other members in the fray were Somnath of the Bahujan Samaj Party and Shurveer Singh who was an Independent candidate.

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Candidates Party Status Votes
Suresh Kumar Kashyap BJP

Won

606183
Dhani Ram Shandil INC

Lost

278668
Nota NOTA

Lost

8357
Vikram Singh BSP

Lost

7759
Manoj Kumar AIFB

Lost

5817
Ravi IND

Lost

3608
Shamsher Singh RTAM

Lost

3216

Shimla News

Himachal Pradesh experiences fresh snowfall, Shimla records 7.2 degrees Celsius

Himachal Pradesh experiences fresh snowfall, Shimla records 7.2 degrees Celsius

The high-altitude areas of Himachal Pradesh today experienced another round of snowfall, with the minimum temperature in Keylong rising marginally to minus 1.9 degree Celsius.

Dec 07, 2017, 21:26 PM IST
Shimla: 3 Nepal-origin undertrials escape; 2 cops suspended

Shimla: 3 Nepal-origin undertrials escape; 2 cops suspended

Two policemen were suspended after three undertrials, charged with rape and murder cases, escaped from the Model Central Jail in Kanda, 15 km from here, in the wee hours on Wednesday, police said.

Dec 06, 2017, 20:17 PM IST
Cold wave continues in Himachal Pradesh, cloudy Tuesday in Shimla

Cold wave continues in Himachal Pradesh, cloudy Tuesday in Shimla

An intense cold wave continued to sweep the hills of Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday.

Dec 05, 2017, 23:01 PM IST
Teenaged girls jump into Sutlej river in Himachal Pradesh

Teenaged girls jump into Sutlej river in Himachal Pradesh

Two teenaged girls today allegedly jumped into the Sutlej river while one girl was saved and the other remains untraceable in the district, police said.

Dec 05, 2017, 00:53 AM IST
Fire breaks out in building in Himachal Pradesh

Fire breaks out in building in Himachal Pradesh

A major fire broke out in a three- storey building in Chaupal town in the district today rendering eight families homeless, police said.

Dec 05, 2017, 00:39 AM IST
Ensure waste is not dumped in open: NGT to Shimla civic body

Ensure waste is not dumped in open: NGT to Shimla civic body

During the hearing, the lawyer appearing for the council told the bench that they lacked funds to manage any landfill site and it collected garbage with due care.

Dec 02, 2017, 15:03 PM IST
Shimla top cop issues advisory to people visiting during snowfall

Shimla top cop issues advisory to people visiting during snowfall

Deputy Commissioner of Shimla Rohan Chand Thakur wrote to his counterparts in Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh to issue advisories to people in their respective districts regarding visiting Shimla

Nov 30, 2017, 08:39 AM IST
Shimla DC calls for advisory for tourists visiting during snowfall

Shimla DC calls for advisory for tourists visiting during snowfall

Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday largely witnessed a sunny but chilly day with temperatures in many areas staying below freezing point after an overnight snowfall in the high hills.

Nov 29, 2017, 22:13 PM IST
Himachal Pradesh witnesses chilly-sunny day, Shimla freezes at 6.9 degrees Celsius

Himachal Pradesh witnesses chilly-sunny day, Shimla freezes at 6.9 degrees Celsius

Headquarters of Lahaul-Spiti district, was the coldest with a minimum temperature of minus 3.3 degrees Celsius.

Nov 29, 2017, 14:07 PM IST
Himachal Pradesh HC directs chief secretary to take steps to ensure supply of safe drinking water

Himachal Pradesh HC directs chief secretary to take steps to ensure supply of safe drinking water

The people of Seri village had complained in the letter that the drinking water provided by the irrigation and public health department was not safe for drinking.

Nov 29, 2017, 00:00 AM IST
Cold wave sweeps Himachal Pradesh, Shimla records 7.5 degrees celsius

Cold wave sweeps Himachal Pradesh, Shimla records 7.5 degrees celsius

Cold continued to grip the higher reaches of Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday, with Keylong recording a minimum temperature of minus 4.1 degrees Celsius. 

Nov 28, 2017, 15:48 PM IST
Army Colonel sent to judicial custody for raping daughter of lieutenant colonel

Army Colonel sent to judicial custody for raping daughter of lieutenant colonel

In her complaint, the woman said she was called by the Colonel to his residence with a promise to introduce her to people associated with the modelling industry.

Nov 27, 2017, 17:48 PM IST
Road from Lahaul to Manali closed again

Road from Lahaul to Manali closed again

The Lahaul-Spiti district magistrate on Saturday issued an order to close the road from Lahaul region to Manali.

Nov 26, 2017, 14:07 PM IST
Kotkhai custodial death case: CBI demands voice sample of 8 policemen

Kotkhai custodial death case: CBI demands voice sample of 8 policemen

Eight Himachal policemen including an IG rank officer arrested by CBI in case of custodial death of an accused in Kotkhai rape case.

Nov 25, 2017, 15:23 PM IST

Chandigarh, Amritsar colder than 'Queen of Hills' Shimla

Chandigarh and the Sikh holy city of Amritsar in Punjab were on Saturday colder than the `Queen of Hills` - Shimla.

Nov 25, 2017, 12:41 PM IST

Himachal Pradesh officer in judicial custody over custodial death

A CBI court on Tuesday sent Superintendent of Police D.W. Negi, arrested for the custodial death of an accused in the gang-rape and murder of a school girl, to judicial custody for three days.

Nov 21, 2017, 19:21 PM IST

Cold wave conditions intensify in Himachal Pradesh, Shimla records 5.5°C

Severe cold wave conditions sweeping the mid- and higher-hills of Himachal Pradesh further intensified with minimum temperatures dropping by a few notches in many places.

Nov 21, 2017, 14:18 PM IST
Himachal Pradesh elections: BJP, Congress' poll promise - Relief from monkey menace

Himachal Pradesh elections: BJP, Congress' poll promise - Relief from monkey menace

Harassed by troops of monkeys which frequently attack passers-by and destroy crops, residents of Himachal Pradesh are being promised relief from the simian menace by both the BJP and the Congress if

Nov 04, 2017, 13:53 PM IST
Virbhadra targets Amit Shah's son, says BJP's 'ease of doing corruption'

Virbhadra targets Amit Shah's son, says BJP's 'ease of doing corruption'

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Friday targeted BJP President Amit Shah over the meteoric rise in the revenues of his son`s company, a year after the party came to power at the

Nov 03, 2017, 15:39 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi in Himachal Pradesh LIVE: Latest updates

PM Narendra Modi in Himachal Pradesh LIVE: Latest updates

In Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Himachal Pradesh's Kangra district on Thursday to address a public meeting in Rehan which comes under the Fatehpur constituency. 

Nov 02, 2017, 11:44 AM IST
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