Elections Archive

GEN · Himachal Pradesh

Simla

K D Sultanpuri (INC) won by 91,133 votes (19.6%).

Electors
8,83,691
Votes polled
4,70,278
Valid votes
Turnout
53.2%
NOTA
0

Margin vs 1996 national median: 19.6% (median 9.4%). Back to Himachal Pradesh · 1996 national · Target seats

Seat health

Margin band, turnout swing, NOTA, and history for campaign defence / attack reads.

Safe (20%+)Flipped vs 1999
Margin · 2004
20.5%(+11.1%)
Turnout
51.6%(-1.8%)
NOTA
0.0%
Top-2 squeeze
97.3%

Winning margin over time · Simla

1967197119771980198419891991199619981999200482%

Candidates

Candidates · Simla 1996
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1K D SultanpuriWinnerINC2,61,96556.3%
2Virender KashyapBJP1,70,83236.7%
3Naresh KumarCPM19,2764.1%
4Gobind SartaJD4,3810.9%
5Manohar LalICS3,4160.7%
6Gorakhu RamIND2,0520.4%
7Paras RamIND1,7710.4%
8Dharam Singh SahilIND1,1670.3%
9Prem LalIND8000.2%

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