Shimla Assembly constituency

{{short description|Legislative Assembly constituency in Himachal Pradesh State, India}}

{{Infobox Indian constituency

| name = Shimla

| type = SLA

| constituency_no = 63

| map_image = 63-Shimla constituency.svg

| mla = Harish Janartha

| party = Indian National Congress

| latest_election_year = 2022

| state = Himachal Pradesh

| district = Shimla

| loksabha_cons = Shimla

| established = 1967

| reservation = None

| electors = {{formatnum:48608}}{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/14751-himachal-pradesh-general-legislative-election-2022/ |title=Himachal Pradesh General Legislative Election 2022 |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=22 April 2023}}{{update after|2028|1}}

}}

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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.elections.in/himachal-pradesh/assembly-constituencies/shimla.html|title=Shimla Assembly constituency 2017 Election, Date, Results & Candidate lists|website=Elections in India}}

Members of Legislative Assembly

1962 (Punjab Assembly): Gyan Chand (Congress), as part of Punjab State.{{Cite web|url=https://www.elections.in//punjab/assembly-constituencies/1962-election-results.html|title=List of Polling Booth For Punjab Lok Sabha Elections 1962|website=www.elections.in}}
Shimla was merged with Himachal Pradesh in 1966.

class="wikitable sortable"
Year !Member !Picture !colspan="2"\|Party
\|1967 \|rowspan="4"\| Daulat Ram Chauhan \|rowspan="4"\| \|{{Full party name with color\|Bharatiya Jana Sangh\|rowspan=2}}
1972
1977 \|style="background-color: {{party color\|Janata Party}}" \| \|Janata Party
1982 \|style="background-color: {{party color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" \| \| Bharatiya Janata Party
1985 \|Harbhajan Singh Bhajji \| \|style="background-color: {{party color\|Indian National Congress}}" \| \| Indian National Congress
1990 \| Suresh Bhardwaj \|50px \| style="background-color: {{party color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" \| \| Bharatiya Janata Party
1993 \| Rakesh Singha \| \|style="background-color: {{party color\|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}" \| \| Communist Party of India (Marxist)
1996{{efn\|by-election}} \|Adarsh Kumar \| \|style="background-color: {{party color\|Indian National Congress}}" \| \| Indian National Congress
1998 \|Narinder Bragta \| \|style="background-color: {{party color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" \| \|Bharatiya Janata Party
2003 \|Harbhajan Singh Bhajji \| \|style="background-color: {{party color\|Indian National Congress}}" \| \| Indian National Congress
2007 \|rowspan="3"\| Suresh Bhardwaj \|rowspan="3"\|50px \|rowspan="3" style="background-color: {{party color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" \| \|rowspan="3"\| Bharatiya Janata Party
2012
2017
2022 \|Harish Janartha \| \|style="background-color: {{party color\|Indian National Congress}}" \| \| Indian National Congress

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

!Member

!Picture

!colspan="2"|Party

|1967

|rowspan="4"| Daulat Ram Chauhan

|rowspan="4"|

|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Jana Sangh|rowspan=2}}

1972

1977

|style="background-color: {{party color|Janata Party}}" |

|Janata Party

1982

|style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |

| Bharatiya Janata Party

1985

|Harbhajan Singh Bhajji

|style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |

| Indian National Congress

1990

| Suresh Bhardwaj

|50px

| style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |

| Bharatiya Janata Party

1993

| Rakesh Singha

|style="background-color: {{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}" |

| Communist Party of India (Marxist)

1996{{efn|by-election}}

|Adarsh Kumar

|style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |

| Indian National Congress

1998

|Narinder Bragta

|style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |

|Bharatiya Janata Party

2003

|Harbhajan Singh Bhajji

|style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |

| Indian National Congress

2007

|rowspan="3"| Suresh Bhardwaj

|rowspan="3"|50px

|rowspan="3" style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |

|rowspan="3"| Bharatiya Janata Party

|style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |

| Indian National Congress

Election candidates

=Assembly Election 2022 =

{{Election box begin|title= 2022 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Shimla}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Harish Janartha |party=Indian National Congress |votes=15,803 |percentage=51.35% |change={{increase}}43.12 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sanjay Sood |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=12,766 |percentage=41.48% |change={{decrease}}1.54 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Tikender Singh Panwar |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=1,400 |percentage=4.55% |change={{decrease}}4.81 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Chaman Rakesh Azta |party=Aam Aadmi Party |votes=328 |percentage=1.07% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Nota |party=None of the above |votes=237 |percentage=0.77% |change={{decrease}}0.22 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Abhishek Barowalia |party=Independent politician |votes=120 |percentage=0.39% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Kalyan Singh |party=Rashtriya Devbhumi Party |votes=78 |percentage=0.25% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Rajesh Kumar Gill |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=46 |percentage=0.15% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=3,037 |percentage=9.87% |change= {{increase}}4.02 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=30,778 |percentage=63.32% |change= {{decrease}}1.27 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 48,608 |ref = |change= {{decrease}}3.60 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Bharatiya Janata Party |swing= {{increase}}8.32 }}

=Assembly Election 2017 =

{{Election box begin|title= 2017 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Shimla{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3815-himachal-pradesh-general-legislative-election-2017/ |title=Himachal Pradesh General Legislative Election 2017 |author=Election Commission of India |access-date=8 July 2021}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Suresh Bhardwaj |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=14,012 |percentage=43.02% |change={{increase}}7.46 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Harish Janartha |party=Independent politician |votes=12,109 |percentage=37.18% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sanjay Chauhan |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=3,047 |percentage=9.36% |change={{decrease}}15.33 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Harbhajan Singh Bhajji |party=Indian National Congress |votes=2,680 |percentage=8.23% |change={{decrease}}25.41 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=None of the Above |party=None of the above |votes=322 |percentage=0.99% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,903 |percentage=5.84% |change= {{increase}}3.91 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=32,569 |percentage=64.59% |change= {{increase}}5.38 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 50,424 |ref = |change= {{decrease}}8.16 }}

{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Bharatiya Janata Party |swing= {{increase}}7.46 }}

=Assembly Election 2012 =

{{Election box begin|title= 2012 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Shimla}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Suresh Bhardwaj |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=11,563 |percentage=35.57% |change={{decrease}}2.80 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Harish Janartha |party=Indian National Congress |votes=10,935 |percentage=33.63% |change={{increase}}7.95 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Tikender Singh Panwar |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=8,025 |percentage=24.68% |change={{decrease}}5.70 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Tarsem Bharti |party=Independent politician |votes=1,499 |percentage=4.61% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Dr. Radha Raman Shastri |party=Nationalist Congress Party |votes=243 |percentage=0.75% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=628 |percentage=1.93% |change= {{decrease}}6.05 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=32,512 |percentage=59.22% |change= {{increase}}12.01 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 54,905 |ref = |change= {{decrease}}20.11 }}

{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Bharatiya Janata Party |swing= {{decrease}}2.80 }}

=Assembly Election 2007 =

{{Election box begin|title= 2007 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Shimla}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Suresh Bhardwaj |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=12,443 |percentage=38.36% |change={{increase}}9.00 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sanjay Chauhan |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=9,855 |percentage=30.38% |change={{decrease}}1.09 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Harbhajan Singh Bhajji |party=Indian National Congress |votes=8,330 |percentage=25.68% |change={{decrease}}12.47 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ved Prakash |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=1,337 |percentage=4.12% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,588 |percentage=7.98% |change= {{increase}}1.30 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=32,437 |percentage=47.20% |change= {{increase}}1.09 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 68,722 |ref = |change= {{increase}}0.23 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{increase}}0.21 }}

=Assembly Election 2003 =

{{Election box begin|title= 2003 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Shimla{{cite web|publisher=Election Commission of India|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1998 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1998/StatisticalReport-HP98.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111191922/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1998/StatisticalReport-HP98.pdf|archive-date=11 January 2012}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Harbhajan Singh Bhajji |party=Indian National Congress |votes=12,060 |percentage=38.15% |change={{decrease}}0.77 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sanjay Chauhan |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=9,949 |percentage=31.47% |change={{increase}}17.63 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ganesh Dutt |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=9,283 |percentage=29.36% |change={{decrease}}17.88 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Des Raj Sharma |party=Independent politician |votes=323 |percentage=1.02% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,111 |percentage=6.68% |change= {{decrease}}1.66 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=31,615 |percentage=46.14% |change= {{increase}}3.41 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 68,562 |ref = |change= {{decrease}}6.27 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Bharatiya Janata Party |swing= {{decrease}}9.10 }}

=Assembly Election 1998 =

{{Election box begin|title= 1998 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Shimla{{cite web|publisher=Election Commission of India|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1998 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1998/StatisticalReport-HP98.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111191922/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1998/StatisticalReport-HP98.pdf|archive-date=11 January 2012}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Narinder Bragta |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=14,758 |percentage=47.25% |change={{increase}}14.53 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Harbhajan Singh Bhajji |party=Indian National Congress |votes=12,155 |percentage=38.91% |change={{decrease}}1.76 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Om Prakash |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=4,323 |percentage=13.84% |change={{decrease}}10.73 }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,603 |percentage=8.33% |change= {{increase}}0.38 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=31,236 |percentage=43.12% |change= {{decrease}}6.62 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 73,148 |ref = |change= {{increase}}3.26 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= }}

=Assembly By-election 1996 =

{{Election box begin|title= 1996 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly by-election: Shimla}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Adarsh Kumar |party=Indian National Congress |votes=14,211 |percentage=40.67% |change={{increase}}7.35 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Suresh Bhardwaj |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=11,433 |percentage=32.72% |change={{increase}}0.35 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Om Prakash |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=8,584 |percentage=24.57% |change={{decrease}}9.20 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Des Raj Sharma |party= |votes=319 |percentage=0.91% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Kishori Lal |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=276 |percentage=0.79% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,778 |percentage=7.95% |change= {{increase}}7.50 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=34,943 |percentage=49.62% |change= {{decrease}}10.57 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 70,841 |ref = |change= {{increase}}20.86 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |swing= {{increase}}6.90 }}

=Assembly Election 1993 =

{{Election box begin|title= 1993 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Shimla{{cite web|publisher=Election Commission of India|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1993 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1993/Statistical%20Report%201993%20Himachal%20Pradesh.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111133700/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1993/Statistical%20Report%201993%20Himachal%20Pradesh.pdf|archive-date=11 January 2012}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Rakesh Singha |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=11,854 |percentage=33.77% |change={{increase}}7.86 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Harbhajan Singh Bhajji |party=Indian National Congress |votes=11,695 |percentage=33.31% |change={{increase}}7.86 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Suresh Bhardwaj |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=11,363 |percentage=32.37% |change={{decrease}}15.61 }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=159 |percentage=0.45% |change= {{decrease}}21.62 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=35,105 |percentage=60.25% |change= {{increase}}17.41 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 58,614 |ref = |change= {{decrease}}5.92 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |loser=Bharatiya Janata Party |swing= }}

=Assembly Election 1990 =

{{Election box begin|title= 1990 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Shimla{{cite web|publisher=Election Commission of India|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1990 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1990/Statisticall%20Report%20Himachal%20Pradesh%201990.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120114181905/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1990/Statisticall%20Report%20Himachal%20Pradesh%201990.pdf|archive-date=14 January 2012}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Suresh Bhardwaj |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=12,701 |percentage=47.98% |change={{increase}}11.64 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Rakesh Singha |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=6,857 |percentage=25.90% |change={{increase}}2.10 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Harbhajan Singh Bhajji |party=Indian National Congress |votes=6,738 |percentage=25.46% |change={{decrease}}13.68 }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=5,844 |percentage=22.08% |change= {{increase}}19.28 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=26,470 |percentage=42.69% |change= {{decrease}}8.71 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 62,302 |ref = |change= {{increase}}41.44 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= }}

=Assembly Election 1985 =

{{Election box begin|title= 1985 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Shimla{{cite web|publisher=Election Commission of India|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1985 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1985/StatisticalReport%201985%20Himachal%20Pradesh.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120114090530/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1985/StatisticalReport%201985%20Himachal%20Pradesh.pdf|archive-date=14 January 2012}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Harbhajan Singh Bhajji |party=Indian National Congress |votes=8,825 |percentage=39.13% |change={{increase}}1.52 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Radha Raman Shastri |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=8,195 |percentage=36.34% |change={{decrease}}13.09 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Rakesh Singha |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=5,368 |percentage=23.80% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=630 |percentage=2.79% |change= {{decrease}}9.03 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=22,552 |percentage=51.48% |change= {{decrease}}14.26 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 44,049 |ref = |change= {{increase}}15.74 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Bharatiya Janata Party |swing= {{decrease}}10.30 }}

=Assembly Election 1982 =

{{Election box begin|title= 1982 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Shimla{{cite web|publisher=Election Commission of India|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1982 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/SE_1982/Statistical%20Report%201982%20Himachal%20Pradesh.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120117041754/eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/SE_1982/Statistical%20Report%201982%20Himachal%20Pradesh.pdf|archive-date=17 January 2012}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Daulat Ram Chauhan |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=12,314 |percentage=49.43% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Anand Sharma |party=Indian National Congress |votes=9,369 |percentage=37.61% |change={{increase}}19.28 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Jagdish Chander Joshi |party=Independent politician |votes=988 |percentage=3.97% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=D. R. Tanwar |party=Independent politician |votes=655 |percentage=2.63% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ashok Kumar Goel |party=Independent politician |votes=360 |percentage=1.45% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=H. L. Sethi |party=Communist Party of India |votes=355 |percentage=1.42% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Janki Dass |party=Independent politician |votes=165 |percentage=0.66% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Lajiya Raghubir Singh |party=Janata Party |votes=149 |percentage=0.60% |change={{decrease}}70.06 }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,945 |percentage=11.82% |change= {{decrease}}40.52 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=24,913 |percentage=66.01% |change= {{increase}}13.78 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 38,057 |ref = |change= {{decrease}}1.47 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Janata Party |swing= {{decrease}}21.23 }}

=Assembly Election 1977 =

{{Election box begin|title= 1977 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Shimla{{cite web|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1977 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/SE_1977/Statistical%20Report%201977%20Himachal%20Pradesh.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160319174923/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/SE_1977/Statistical%20Report%201977%20Himachal%20Pradesh.pdf|archive-date=19 March 2016}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Daulat Ram Chauhan |party=Janata Party |votes=14,105 |percentage=70.66% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Usha Malhotra |party=Indian National Congress |votes=3,658 |percentage=18.33% |change={{decrease}}20.09 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sunder Lal |party=Independent politician |votes=2,026 |percentage=10.15% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Tilak Raj |party=Independent politician |votes=113 |percentage=0.57% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=10,447 |percentage=52.34% |change= {{increase}}48.41 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=19,961 |percentage=52.07% |change= {{increase}}6.50 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 38,625 |ref = |change= {{increase}}23.35 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Janata Party |loser=Bharatiya Jana Sangh |swing= {{increase}}28.32 }}

=Assembly Election 1972 =

{{Election box begin|title= 1972 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Shimla{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3802-himachal-pradesh-1972/ |title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=10 February 2022}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Daulat Ram Chauhan |party=Bharatiya Jana Sangh |votes=5,990 |percentage=42.34% |change={{decrease}}18.81 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Shiv Dutt Bhardwaj |party=Indian National Congress |votes=5,435 |percentage=38.42% |change={{increase}}11.74 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Prithi Chand |party=Independent politician |votes=1,880 |percentage=13.29% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Surrinder Singh Ahuja |party=Independent politician |votes=263 |percentage=1.86% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Inder Chand Gupta |party=Indian National Congress (Organisation) |votes=184 |percentage=1.30% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=J. Jacob |party=Samyukta Socialist Party |votes=169 |percentage=1.19% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Kali Dass Vasudeva |party=Independent politician |votes=112 |percentage=0.79% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=555 |percentage=3.92% |change= {{decrease}}30.55 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=14,147 |percentage=45.88% |change= {{decrease}}2.15 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 31,314 |ref = |change= {{increase}}34.90 }}

{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Bharatiya Jana Sangh |loser=Bharatiya Jana Sangh |swing= {{decrease}}18.81 }}

=Assembly Election 1967 =

{{Election box begin|title= 1967 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Shimla{{cite web|publisher=Election Commission of India|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20Report%20Himachal%20Pradesh%201967.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120117081612/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20Report%20Himachal%20Pradesh%201967.pdf|archive-date=17 January 2012}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=D. Ram |party=Bharatiya Jana Sangh |votes=6,718 |percentage=61.15% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=G. Chand |party=Indian National Congress |votes=2,931 |percentage=26.68% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=C. Singh |party=Republican Party of India |votes=466 |percentage=4.24% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=J. Singh |party=Independent politician |votes=364 |percentage=3.31% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=P. Lal |party=Independent politician |votes=221 |percentage=2.01% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=G. Shanker |party=Praja Socialist Party |votes=135 |percentage=1.23% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=A. Singh |party=Independent politician |votes=125 |percentage=1.14% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=3,787 |percentage=34.47% |change= }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=10,986 |percentage=48.87% |change= }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 23,212 |ref = |change= }}

{{Election box new seat win |winner=Bharatiya Jana Sangh |loser= |swing= }}

Election results

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References

External links

{{cite web |title=Results of Himachal Pradesh Assembly Elections |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/category/74-himachal-pradesh/ |website=eci.gov.in |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=15 March 2022}}

Category:Shimla district

Category:Assembly constituencies of Himachal Pradesh

Category:Politics of Himachal Pradesh

Category:Constituencies established in 1967

Category:1967 establishments in Himachal Pradesh