Shimla Assembly Constituency
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.
Members of Legislative Assembly
- 1962 (Punjab Assembly): Gyan Chand (Congress), as part of Punjab State.
- Shimla was merged with Himachal Pradesh in 1966.
Year | Member | Picture | Party | |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 | Adarsh Kumar | Indian National Congress | ||
1998 | Narinder Bragta | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
2003 | Harbhajan Singh Bhajji | Indian National Congress | ||
2007 | Suresh Bhardwaj | ![]() |
Bharatiya Janata Party | |
2012 | ||||
2017 | ||||
2022 | Harish Janartha | Indian National Congress |
- ^ by-election
Election candidates
Assembly Election 2022
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | Harish Janartha | 15,803 | 51.35% | ![]() | |
BJP | Sanjay Sood | 12,766 | 41.48% | ![]() | |
CPI(M) | Tikender Singh Panwar | 1,400 | 4.55% | ![]() | |
AAP | Chaman Rakesh Azta | 328 | 1.07% | New | |
NOTA | Nota | 237 | 0.77% | ![]() | |
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% | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 30,778 | 63.32% | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 48,608 | ![]() | |||
INC gain from BJP | Swing | ![]() |
Assembly Election 2017
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BJP | Suresh Bhardwaj | 14,012 | 43.02% | ![]() | |
Independent | Harish Janartha | 12,109 | 37.18% | New | |
CPI(M) | Sanjay Chauhan | 3,047 | 9.36% | ![]() | |
INC | Harbhajan Singh Bhajji | 2,680 | 8.23% | ![]() | |
NOTA | None of the Above | 322 | 0.99% | New | |
Margin of victory | 1,903 | 5.84% | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 32,569 | 64.59% | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 50,424 | ![]() | |||
BJP hold | Swing | ![]() |
Assembly Election 2012
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BJP | Suresh Bhardwaj | 11,563 | 35.57% | ![]() | |
INC | Harish Janartha | 10,935 | 33.63% | ![]() | |
CPI(M) | Tikender Singh Panwar | 8,025 | 24.68% | ![]() | |
Independent | Tarsem Bharti | 1,499 | 4.61% | New | |
NCP | Dr. Radha Raman Shastri | 243 | 0.75% | New | |
Margin of victory | 628 | 1.93% | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 32,512 | 59.22% | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 54,905 | ![]() | |||
BJP hold | Swing | ![]() |
Assembly Election 2007
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BJP | Suresh Bhardwaj | 12,443 | 38.36% | ![]() | |
CPI(M) | Sanjay Chauhan | 9,855 | 30.38% | ![]() | |
INC | Harbhajan Singh Bhajji | 8,330 | 25.68% | ![]() | |
BSP | Ved Prakash | 1,337 | 4.12% | New | |
Margin of victory | 2,588 | 7.98% | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 32,437 | 47.20% | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 68,722 | ![]() | |||
BJP gain from INC | Swing | ![]() |
Assembly Election 2003
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | Harbhajan Singh Bhajji | 12,060 | 38.15% | ![]() | |
CPI(M) | Sanjay Chauhan | 9,949 | 31.47% | ![]() | |
BJP | Ganesh Dutt | 9,283 | 29.36% | ![]() | |
Independent | Des Raj Sharma | 323 | 1.02% | New | |
Margin of victory | 2,111 | 6.68% | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 31,615 | 46.14% | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 68,562 | ![]() | |||
INC gain from BJP | Swing | ![]() |
Assembly Election 1998
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BJP | Narinder Bragta | 14,758 | 47.25% | ![]() | |
INC | Harbhajan Singh Bhajji | 12,155 | 38.91% | ![]() | |
CPI(M) | Om Prakash | 4,323 | 13.84% | ![]() | |
Margin of victory | 2,603 | 8.33% | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 31,236 | 43.12% | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 73,148 | ![]() | |||
BJP gain from INC | Swing |
Assembly By-election 1996
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | Adarsh Kumar | 14,211 | 40.67% | ![]() | |
BJP | Suresh Bhardwaj | 11,433 | 32.72% | ![]() | |
CPI(M) | Om Prakash | 8,584 | 24.57% | ![]() | |
Des Raj Sharma | 319 | 0.91% | New | ||
BSP | Kishori Lal | 276 | 0.79% | New | |
Margin of victory | 2,778 | 7.95% | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 34,943 | 49.62% | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 70,841 | ![]() | |||
INC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | ![]() |
Assembly Election 1993
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
CPI(M) | Rakesh Singha | 11,854 | 33.77% | ![]() | |
INC | Harbhajan Singh Bhajji | 11,695 | 33.31% | ![]() | |
BJP | Suresh Bhardwaj | 11,363 | 32.37% | ![]() | |
Margin of victory | 159 | 0.45% | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 35,105 | 60.25% | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 58,614 | ![]() | |||
CPI(M) gain from BJP | Swing |
Assembly Election 1990
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BJP | Suresh Bhardwaj | 12,701 | 47.98% | ![]() | |
CPI(M) | Rakesh Singha | 6,857 | 25.90% | ![]() | |
INC | Harbhajan Singh Bhajji | 6,738 | 25.46% | ![]() | |
Margin of victory | 5,844 | 22.08% | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 26,470 | 42.69% | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 62,302 | ![]() | |||
BJP gain from INC | Swing |
Assembly Election 1985
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | Harbhajan Singh Bhajji | 8,825 | 39.13% | ![]() | |
BJP | Radha Raman Shastri | 8,195 | 36.34% | ![]() | |
CPI(M) | Rakesh Singha | 5,368 | 23.80% | New | |
Margin of victory | 630 | 2.79% | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 22,552 | 51.48% | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 44,049 | ![]() | |||
INC gain from BJP | Swing | ![]() |
Assembly Election 1982
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BJP | Daulat Ram Chauhan | 12,314 | 49.43% | New | |
INC | Anand Sharma | 9,369 | 37.61% | ![]() | |
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% | ![]() | |
Margin of victory | 2,945 | 11.82% | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 24,913 | 66.01% | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 38,057 | ![]() | |||
BJP gain from JP | Swing | ![]() |
Assembly Election 1977
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
JP | Daulat Ram Chauhan | 14,105 | 70.66% | New | |
INC | Usha Malhotra | 3,658 | 18.33% | ![]() | |
Independent | Sunder Lal | 2,026 | 10.15% | New | |
Independent | Tilak Raj | 113 | 0.57% | New | |
Margin of victory | 10,447 | 52.34% | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 19,961 | 52.07% | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 38,625 | ![]() | |||
JP gain from ABJS | Swing | ![]() |
Assembly Election 1972
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ABJS | Daulat Ram Chauhan | 5,990 | 42.34% | ![]() | |
INC | Shiv Dutt Bhardwaj | 5,435 | 38.42% | ![]() | |
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% | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 14,147 | 45.88% | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 31,314 | ![]() | |||
ABJS hold | Swing | ![]() |
Assembly Election 1967
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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) |
Election results
2017
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BJP | Suresh Bhardwaj | ||||
INC | |||||
NOTA | None of the above | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Registered electors | |||||
BJP hold | Swing |
See also
References
- ^ "Himachal Pradesh General Legislative Election 2022". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- ^ "Shimla Assembly constituency 2017 Election, Date, Results & Candidate lists". Elections in India.
- ^ "List of Polling Booth For Punjab Lok Sabha Elections 1962". www.elections.in.
- ^ Election Commission of India. "Himachal Pradesh General Legislative Election 2017". Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1998 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 11 January 2012.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1998 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 11 January 2012.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1993 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 11 January 2012.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1990 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 14 January 2012.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1985 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 14 January 2012.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1982 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1977 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). Archived from the original (pdf) on 19 March 2016.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012.
- ^ "Himachal Pradesh Legislative Election 2017". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
External links
- "Results of Himachal Pradesh Assembly Elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 March 2022.