Lok Sabha · HIMACHAL PRADESH
SIMLA election results and constituency history
5 archived election years. Each year lists up to five candidates by recorded vote count, or an unopposed winner when no votes were polled. Results refer to their specific election contest; matching names do not establish a person’s identity across elections.
Election years
2004 election – top 3 candidates
| Rank by votes | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DHANI RAM SHANDIL | INC | 311,182 | Not recorded |
| 2 | HIRA NAND KASHYAP | BJP | 203,002 | Not recorded |
| 3 | SOM NATH | BSP | 14,471 | Not recorded |
1999 election – top 5 candidates
| Rank by votes | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LT. COL. DHANI RAM SHANDIL | HVC | 264,002 | Not recorded |
| 2 | GANGU RAM MUSAFIR | INC | 217,072 | Not recorded |
| 3 | CHET RAM | CPI | 9,720 | Not recorded |
| 4 | ASHA CHAUHAN | IND | 4,144 | Not recorded |
| 5 | RAMKRISHAN VERMA | JD(S) | 3,093 | Not recorded |
1998 election – top 5 candidates
| Rank by votes | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KARISHAN DATT SULTANPURI | INC | 307,861 | Not recorded |
| 2 | VIRENDER KASHYAP | BJP | 265,836 | Not recorded |
| 3 | MADAN LAL TOMAR | HVC | 26,981 | Not recorded |
| 4 | CHET RAM | CPI | 13,440 | Not recorded |
| 5 | ISHWAR KALYAN | JD | 10,219 | Not recorded |
1996 election – top 5 candidates
| Rank by votes | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K D SULTANPURI | INC | 261,965 | Not recorded |
| 2 | VIRENDER KASHYAP | BJP | 170,832 | Not recorded |
| 3 | NARESH KUMAR | CPM | 19,276 | Not recorded |
| 4 | GOBIND SARTA | JD | 4,381 | Not recorded |
| 5 | MANOHAR LAL | ICS | 3,416 | Not recorded |
1991 election – top 5 candidates
| Rank by votes | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KRISHAN DUTT SULTANPURI | INC | 209,406 | Not recorded |
| 2 | ROOP DASS KASHYAP | BJP | 162,546 | Not recorded |
| 3 | VIRENDER KASHYAP | JD | 15,765 | Not recorded |
| 4 | GYAN CHAND | JP | 13,132 | Not recorded |
| 5 | BIMLA RANI (W) | DDP | 1,734 | Not recorded |
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Data source: Election Master historical election archive. Official election-document reference: Election Commission of India reports. A general reference is not a contest-specific citation unless explicitly identified as such. Election Master is independent of the ECI. Disclaimer and corrections.