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.[2]
| Shimla | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | North India |
| State | Himachal Pradesh |
| District | Shimla |
| LS constituency | Shimla |
| Total electors | 48,608[1] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 14th Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Elected year | 2022 |
Members of Legislative Assembly
- 1962 (Punjab Assembly): Gyan Chand (Congress), as part of Punjab State.[3]
- 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[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 | ||
- by-election
Election candidates
2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAP | Chaman Rakesh Ajta [5] | ||||
| BJP | Sanjay Sood | ||||
| CPI(M) | Tikender Singh Panwar | ||||
| INC | Harish Janartha[6] | 15803 | 51.35 | ||
| Registered electors | [7] | ||||
Election results
2017
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Suresh Bhardwaj | ||||
| INC | |||||
| NOTA | None of the above | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | [8] | ||||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
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.
- "Himachal Pradesh elections: AAP releases second list of 54 candidates". Hindustan Times. 20 October 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- "हरोली से कांग्रेस के मुकेश अग्निहोत्री जीते". ShimlaNow (in Hindi). 8 December 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
- "Himachal Pradesh Legislative Elections". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- "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.
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