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Shimla, Himachal Pradesh — Lok Sabha Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) was won by Suresh Kumar Kashyap (Bharatiya Janata Party) at the 2019 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 327,515 votes over Dhani Ram Shandil. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, from 1967 to 2019.

Full Election History, 1967–2019

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1967 P. Singh Indian National Congress 72,870 55.7% S. Singh (Bharatiya Jana Sangh) 33,130 (25.4 pts)
1971 Partap Singh Indian National Congress 136,789 87.4% Rup Singh Phul (Congress (O)) 127,551 (81.5 pts)
1977 Balak Ram Bharatiya Lok Dal 172,763 64.6% Zalam Singh (Indian National Congress) 87,291 (32.7 pts)
1980 Krishan Dutt Congress (I) 136,841 51.0% Balak Ram (Janata Party) 35,134 (13.1 pts)
1984 Krishan Dutt Sultanpuri Indian National Congress 244,010 79.7% Kirpal Dharampuri (Janata Party) 196,291 (64.1 pts)
1989 Krishan Dutt Sultan Puri Indian National Congress 201,912 48.0% Balak Ram (Bharatiya Janata Party) 56,990 (13.6 pts)
1991 Krishan Dutt Sultanpuri Indian National Congress 209,406 51.8% Roop Dass Kashyap (Bharatiya Janata Party) 46,860 (11.6 pts)
1996 K D Sultanpuri Indian National Congress 261,965 56.3% Virender Kashyap (Bharatiya Janata Party) 91,133 (19.6 pts)
1998 Karishan Datt Sultanpuri Indian National Congress 307,861 49.3% Virender Kashyap (Bharatiya Janata Party) 42,025 (6.7 pts)
1999 Lt. Col. Dhani Ram Shandil HVC 264,002 52.8% Gangu Ram Musafir (Indian National Congress) 46,930 (9.4 pts)
2004 Dhani Ram Shandil Indian National Congress 311,182 58.9% Hira Nand Kashyap (Bharatiya Janata Party) 108,180 (20.5 pts)
2009 Virender Kashyap Bharatiya Janata Party 310,946 50.4% Dhani Ram Shandil (Indian National Congress) 27,327 (4.4 pts)
2014 Virender Kashyap Bharatiya Janata Party 385,973 52.3% Mohan Lal Brakta (Indian National Congress) 84,187 (11.4 pts)
2019 Suresh Kumar Kashyap Bharatiya Janata Party 606,183 67.0% Dhani Ram Shandil (Indian National Congress) 327,515 (36.2 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1967

CandidatePartyVotesShare
P. Singh Indian National Congress 72,870 55.7%
S. Singh Bharatiya Jana Sangh 39,740 30.4%
T. Ram RPI 18,102 13.8%

1971

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Partap Singh Indian National Congress 136,789 87.4%
Rup Singh Phul Congress (O) 9,238 5.9%
Thallu Ram LRP 8,290 5.3%
Telu Ram Independent 1,316 0.8%
Saran Dass Independent 796 0.5%

1977

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Balak Ram Bharatiya Lok Dal 172,763 64.6%
Zalam Singh Indian National Congress 85,472 32.0%
Telu Ram Baidwan Independent 9,065 3.4%

1980

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Krishan Dutt Congress (I) 136,841 51.0%
Balak Ram Janata Party 101,707 37.9%
Virender Kashyap Janata Party (Secular) 28,347 10.6%
Surender Singh Banolta Independent 1,391 0.5%

1984

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Krishan Dutt Sultanpuri Indian National Congress 244,010 79.7%
Kirpal Dharampuri Janata Party 47,719 15.6%
Virender Ksayhap LKD 14,591 4.8%

1989

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Krishan Dutt Sultan Puri Indian National Congress 201,912 48.0%
Balak Ram Bharatiya Janata Party 144,922 34.4%
Virender Kashyap Janata Dal 60,418 14.4%
Tarlok Chand DDP 9,430 2.2%
Jaswant Rai Bahujan Samaj Party 3,136 0.7%
Amar Singh Independent 926 0.2%

1991

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Krishan Dutt Sultanpuri Indian National Congress 209,406 51.8%
Roop Dass Kashyap Bharatiya Janata Party 162,546 40.2%
Virender Kashyap Janata Dal 15,765 3.9%
Gyan Chand Janata Party 13,132 3.2%
Bimla Rani (W) DDP 1,734 0.4%
Gegal Ram Bansal Independent 1,246 0.3%
Jaswan Singh Independent 750 0.2%

1996

CandidatePartyVotesShare
K D Sultanpuri Indian National Congress 261,965 56.3%
Virender Kashyap Bharatiya Janata Party 170,832 36.7%
Naresh Kumar CPI (Marxist) 19,276 4.1%
Gobind Sarta Janata Dal 4,381 0.9%
Manohar Lal ICS 3,416 0.7%
Gorakhu Ram Independent 2,052 0.4%
Paras Ram Independent 1,771 0.4%
Dharam Singh Sahil Independent 1,167 0.3%
Prem Lal Independent 800 0.2%

1998

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Karishan Datt Sultanpuri Indian National Congress 307,861 49.3%
Virender Kashyap Bharatiya Janata Party 265,836 42.6%
Madan Lal Tomar HVC 26,981 4.3%
Chet Ram Communist Party of India 13,440 2.2%
Ishwar Kalyan Janata Dal 10,219 1.6%

1999

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Lt. Col. Dhani Ram Shandil HVC 264,002 52.8%
Gangu Ram Musafir Indian National Congress 217,072 43.4%
Chet Ram Communist Party of India 9,720 1.9%
Asha Chauhan Independent 4,144 0.8%
Ramkrishan Verma Janata Dal (Secular) 3,093 0.6%
K. D. Kaushal Nationalist Congress Party 2,133 0.4%

2004

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Dhani Ram Shandil Indian National Congress 311,182 58.9%
Hira Nand Kashyap Bharatiya Janata Party 203,002 38.4%
Som Nath Bahujan Samaj Party 14,471 2.7%

2009

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Virender Kashyap Bharatiya Janata Party 310,946 50.4%
Dhani Ram Shandil Indian National Congress 283,619 46.0%
Som Nath Bahujan Samaj Party 8,160 1.3%
Shurveer Singh Independent 6,254 1.0%
Roop Ram Independent 3,510 0.6%
Gurnam Singh Chandel Samajwadi Party 2,120 0.3%
Brij Lal Shiv Sena 2,069 0.3%

2014

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Virender Kashyap Bharatiya Janata Party 385,973 52.3%
Mohan Lal Brakta Indian National Congress 301,786 40.9%
Subhash Chander Aam Aadmi Party 14,233 1.9%
Jagat Ram CPI (Marxist) 11,434 1.5%
None Of The Above Independent 7,788 1.1%
Virender Kumar Kashyap Independent 6,173 0.8%
Gurnam Singh Koli Bahujan Samaj Party 5,985 0.8%
Shurveer Singh Samajwadi Party 4,385 0.6%

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Suresh Kumar Kashyap Bharatiya Janata Party 606,183 67.0%
Dhani Ram Shandil Indian National Congress 278,668 30.8%
Vikram Singh Bahujan Samaj Party 7,759 0.9%
Manoj Raghuvanshi AIFB 5,817 0.6%
Ravi Kumar Dalit Independent 3,608 0.4%
Shamsher Singh RAM 3,216 0.4%

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party's broad bloc (Congress / BJP / Left / other).

1967: Indian National Congress margin 25.4 pts 1971: Indian National Congress margin 81.5 pts 1977: Bharatiya Lok Dal margin 32.7 pts 1980: Congress (I) margin 13.1 pts 1984: Indian National Congress margin 64.1 pts 1989: Indian National Congress margin 13.6 pts 1991: Indian National Congress margin 11.6 pts 1996: Indian National Congress margin 19.6 pts 1998: Indian National Congress margin 6.7 pts 1999: HVC margin 9.4 pts 2004: Indian National Congress margin 20.5 pts 2009: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 4.4 pts 2014: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 11.4 pts 2019: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 36.2 pts 1967 1971 1977 1980 1984 1989 1991 1996 1998 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019

Trend

Shimla has been contested at 14 Lok Sabha general elections on record since 1967. Parties that have won this seat over that span: Indian National Congress, Bharatiya Lok Dal, Congress (I), HVC, Bharatiya Janata Party.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Shimla in the 2019 Lok Sabha election?

Suresh Kumar Kashyap (Bharatiya Janata Party) won Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, in 2019 with 606,183 votes (67.0%), a margin of 327,515 votes over Dhani Ram Shandil.

Which parties have won Shimla since 1967?

Since 1967, Shimla has been won by: Bharatiya Janata Party, Bharatiya Lok Dal, Congress (I), HVC, Indian National Congress.

What was the closest result in Shimla?

The closest result on record for Shimla was 2009, when Bharatiya Janata Party beat Indian National Congress by just 27,327 votes (4.4 percentage points).

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