2024
Rank 1 (archive winner): Suresh Kumar Kashyap — 519,748 votes
Rank 2: Vinod Sultanpuri — 428,297 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 91,451
ELECTION HISTORY COMPARISON
Compare constituency results over time
Year-wise recorded votes of first- and second-ranked candidates. Vote levels across different years can be affected by turnout and boundary changes.
Shimla — year-by-year comparison
HIMACHAL PRADESH · Lok Sabha · 4 archived elections. View complete seat history.
2019
Rank 1 (archive winner): SURESH KUMAR KASHYAP — 606,182 votes
Rank 2: DHANI RAM SHANDIL — 278,668 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 327,514
2014
Rank 1 (archive winner): VIRENDER KASHYAP — 385,973 votes
Rank 2: MOHAN LAL BRAKTA — 301,786 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 84,187
2009
Rank 1 (archive winner): VIRENDER KASHYAP — 310,946 votes
Rank 2: DHANI RAM SHANDIL — 283,619 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 27,327
Bars compare the second candidate’s votes relative to the first candidate within the same election year; they are not percentage vote share. Seat boundaries and voter turnout can change over time. Sources and limitations.