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Shimla Assembly constituency
Legislative Assembly constituency in Himachal Pradesh State, India
Shimla Assembly constituency, also spelt Simla in olden days, is one of the 68 assembly constituencies of Himachal Pradesh, a northern Indian state. It is a segment of the Shimla Lok Sabha constituency.[2]
Quick Facts Constituency details, Country ...
Shimla | |
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Constituency No. 63 for the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
Constituency details | |
Country | India |
Region | North India |
State | Himachal Pradesh |
District | Shimla |
LS constituency | Shimla |
Established | 1967 |
Total electors | 48,608[1] |
Reservation | None |
Member of Legislative Assembly | |
14th Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
Incumbent | |
Party | Indian National Congress |
Elected year | 2022 |
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- 1962 (Punjab Assembly): Gyan Chand (Congress), as part of Punjab State.[3]
- Shimla was merged with Himachal Pradesh in 1966.
More information Year, Member ...
Year | Member | Picture | Party | |
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1967 | Daulat Ram Chauhan | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | ||
1972 | ||||
1977 | Janata Party | |||
1982 | Bharatiya Janata Party | |||
1985 | Harbhajan Singh Bhajji | Indian National Congress | ||
1990 | Suresh Bhardwaj | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
1993 | Rakesh Singha | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | ||
1996[lower-alpha 1] | Adarsh Kumar | Indian National Congress | ||
1998 | Narinder Bragta | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
2003 | Harbhajan Singh Bhajji | Indian National Congress | ||
2007 | Suresh Bhardwaj[4] | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
2012 | ||||
2017 | ||||
2022 | Harish Janartha | Indian National Congress |
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Assembly Election 2022
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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INC | Harish Janartha | 15,803 | 51.35% | 43.12 | |
BJP | Sanjay Sood | 12,766 | 41.48% | 1.54 | |
CPI(M) | Tikender Singh Panwar | 1,400 | 4.55% | 4.81 | |
AAP | Chaman Rakesh Azta | 328 | 1.07% | New | |
NOTA | Nota | 237 | 0.77% | 0.22 | |
Independent | Abhishek Barowalia | 120 | 0.39% | New | |
Rashtriya Devbhumi Party | Kalyan Singh | 78 | 0.25% | New | |
BSP | Rajesh Kumar Gill | 46 | 0.15% | New | |
Margin of victory | 3,037 | 9.87% | 4.02 | ||
Turnout | 30,778 | 63.32% | 1.27 | ||
Registered electors | 48,608 | 3.60 | |||
INC gain from BJP | Swing | 8.32 | |||
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Assembly Election 2017
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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BJP | Suresh Bhardwaj | 14,012 | 43.02% | 7.46 | |
Independent | Harish Janartha | 12,109 | 37.18% | New | |
CPI(M) | Sanjay Chauhan | 3,047 | 9.36% | 15.33 | |
INC | Harbhajan Singh Bhajji | 2,680 | 8.23% | 25.41 | |
NOTA | None of the Above | 322 | 0.99% | New | |
Margin of victory | 1,903 | 5.84% | 3.91 | ||
Turnout | 32,569 | 64.59% | 5.38 | ||
Registered electors | 50,424 | 8.16 | |||
BJP hold | Swing | 7.46 | |||
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Assembly Election 2012
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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BJP | Suresh Bhardwaj | 11,563 | 35.57% | 2.80 | |
INC | Harish Janartha | 10,935 | 33.63% | 7.95 | |
CPI(M) | Tikender Singh Panwar | 8,025 | 24.68% | 5.70 | |
Independent | Tarsem Bharti | 1,499 | 4.61% | New | |
NCP | Dr. Radha Raman Shastri | 243 | 0.75% | New | |
Margin of victory | 628 | 1.93% | 6.05 | ||
Turnout | 32,512 | 59.22% | 12.01 | ||
Registered electors | 54,905 | 20.11 | |||
BJP hold | Swing | 2.80 | |||
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Assembly Election 2007
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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BJP | Suresh Bhardwaj | 12,443 | 38.36% | 9.00 | |
CPI(M) | Sanjay Chauhan | 9,855 | 30.38% | 1.09 | |
INC | Harbhajan Singh Bhajji | 8,330 | 25.68% | 12.47 | |
BSP | Ved Prakash | 1,337 | 4.12% | New | |
Margin of victory | 2,588 | 7.98% | 1.30 | ||
Turnout | 32,437 | 47.20% | 1.09 | ||
Registered electors | 68,722 | 0.23 | |||
BJP gain from INC | Swing | 0.21 | |||
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Assembly Election 2003
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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INC | Harbhajan Singh Bhajji | 12,060 | 38.15% | 0.77 | |
CPI(M) | Sanjay Chauhan | 9,949 | 31.47% | 17.63 | |
BJP | Ganesh Dutt | 9,283 | 29.36% | 17.88 | |
Independent | Des Raj Sharma | 323 | 1.02% | New | |
Margin of victory | 2,111 | 6.68% | 1.66 | ||
Turnout | 31,615 | 46.14% | 3.41 | ||
Registered electors | 68,562 | 6.27 | |||
INC gain from BJP | Swing | 9.10 | |||
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Assembly Election 1998
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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BJP | Narinder Bragta | 14,758 | 47.25% | 14.53 | |
INC | Harbhajan Singh Bhajji | 12,155 | 38.91% | 1.76 | |
CPI(M) | Om Prakash | 4,323 | 13.84% | 10.73 | |
Margin of victory | 2,603 | 8.33% | 0.38 | ||
Turnout | 31,236 | 43.12% | 6.62 | ||
Registered electors | 73,148 | 3.26 | |||
BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
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Assembly By-election 1996
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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INC | Adarsh Kumar | 14,211 | 40.67% | 7.35 | |
BJP | Suresh Bhardwaj | 11,433 | 32.72% | 0.35 | |
CPI(M) | Om Prakash | 8,584 | 24.57% | 9.20 | |
Des Raj Sharma | 319 | 0.91% | New | ||
BSP | Kishori Lal | 276 | 0.79% | New | |
Margin of victory | 2,778 | 7.95% | 7.50 | ||
Turnout | 34,943 | 49.62% | 10.57 | ||
Registered electors | 70,841 | 20.86 | |||
INC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | 6.90 | |||
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Assembly Election 1993
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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CPI(M) | Rakesh Singha | 11,854 | 33.77% | 7.86 | |
INC | Harbhajan Singh Bhajji | 11,695 | 33.31% | 7.86 | |
BJP | Suresh Bhardwaj | 11,363 | 32.37% | 15.61 | |
Margin of victory | 159 | 0.45% | 21.62 | ||
Turnout | 35,105 | 60.25% | 17.41 | ||
Registered electors | 58,614 | 5.92 | |||
CPI(M) gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
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Assembly Election 1990
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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BJP | Suresh Bhardwaj | 12,701 | 47.98% | 11.64 | |
CPI(M) | Rakesh Singha | 6,857 | 25.90% | 2.10 | |
INC | Harbhajan Singh Bhajji | 6,738 | 25.46% | 13.68 | |
Margin of victory | 5,844 | 22.08% | 19.28 | ||
Turnout | 26,470 | 42.69% | 8.71 | ||
Registered electors | 62,302 | 41.44 | |||
BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
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Assembly Election 1985
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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INC | Harbhajan Singh Bhajji | 8,825 | 39.13% | 1.52 | |
BJP | Radha Raman Shastri | 8,195 | 36.34% | 13.09 | |
CPI(M) | Rakesh Singha | 5,368 | 23.80% | New | |
Margin of victory | 630 | 2.79% | 9.03 | ||
Turnout | 22,552 | 51.48% | 14.26 | ||
Registered electors | 44,049 | 15.74 | |||
INC gain from BJP | Swing | 10.30 | |||
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Assembly Election 1982
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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BJP | Daulat Ram Chauhan | 12,314 | 49.43% | New | |
INC | Anand Sharma | 9,369 | 37.61% | 19.28 | |
Independent | Jagdish Chander Joshi | 988 | 3.97% | New | |
Independent | D. R. Tanwar | 655 | 2.63% | New | |
Independent | Ashok Kumar Goel | 360 | 1.45% | New | |
CPI | H. L. Sethi | 355 | 1.42% | New | |
Independent | Janki Dass | 165 | 0.66% | New | |
JP | Lajiya Raghubir Singh | 149 | 0.60% | 70.06 | |
Margin of victory | 2,945 | 11.82% | 40.52 | ||
Turnout | 24,913 | 66.01% | 13.78 | ||
Registered electors | 38,057 | 1.47 | |||
BJP gain from JP | Swing | 21.23 | |||
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Assembly Election 1977
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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JP | Daulat Ram Chauhan | 14,105 | 70.66% | New | |
INC | Usha Malhotra | 3,658 | 18.33% | 20.09 | |
Independent | Sunder Lal | 2,026 | 10.15% | New | |
Independent | Tilak Raj | 113 | 0.57% | New | |
Margin of victory | 10,447 | 52.34% | 48.41 | ||
Turnout | 19,961 | 52.07% | 6.50 | ||
Registered electors | 38,625 | 23.35 | |||
JP gain from ABJS | Swing | 28.32 | |||
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Assembly Election 1972
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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ABJS | Daulat Ram Chauhan | 5,990 | 42.34% | 18.81 | |
INC | Shiv Dutt Bhardwaj | 5,435 | 38.42% | 11.74 | |
Independent | Prithi Chand | 1,880 | 13.29% | New | |
Independent | Surrinder Singh Ahuja | 263 | 1.86% | New | |
INC(O) | Inder Chand Gupta | 184 | 1.30% | New | |
SSP | J. Jacob | 169 | 1.19% | New | |
Independent | Kali Dass Vasudeva | 112 | 0.79% | New | |
Margin of victory | 555 | 3.92% | 30.55 | ||
Turnout | 14,147 | 45.88% | 2.15 | ||
Registered electors | 31,314 | 34.90 | |||
ABJS hold | Swing | 18.81 | |||
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Assembly Election 1967
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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ABJS | D. Ram | 6,718 | 61.15% | New | |
INC | G. Chand | 2,931 | 26.68% | New | |
RPI | C. Singh | 466 | 4.24% | New | |
Independent | J. Singh | 364 | 3.31% | New | |
Independent | P. Lal | 221 | 2.01% | New | |
PSP | G. Shanker | 135 | 1.23% | New | |
Independent | A. Singh | 125 | 1.14% | New | |
Margin of victory | 3,787 | 34.47% | |||
Turnout | 10,986 | 48.87% | |||
Registered electors | 23,212 | ||||
ABJS win (new seat) |
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2017
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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BJP | Suresh Bhardwaj | ||||
INC | |||||
NOTA | None of the above | ||||
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Turnout | |||||
Registered electors | [14] | ||||
BJP hold | Swing | ||||
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