Elections Archive

GEN · Himachal Pradesh

HAMIRPUR

Suresh Chandel (BJP) won by 77,909 votes (12.3%).

Electors
8,91,303
Votes polled
6,40,059
Valid votes
Turnout
71.8%
NOTA
0

Margin vs 1998 national median: 12.3% (median 7.6%). Back to Himachal Pradesh · 1998 national · Target seats

Seat health

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

Comfortable (10–20%)Party held vs 2019
Margin · 2024
17.5%(-23.2%)
Turnout
73.1%(-6.1%)
NOTA
0.5%
Top-2 squeeze
99.0%

Winning margin over time · HAMIRPUR

19671971197719801984198919911996199819992004200920142019202462%

Candidates

Candidates · HAMIRPUR 1998
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Suresh ChandelWinnerBJP3,19,63150.5%
2Maj.gen.bikram SinghINC2,41,72238.2%
3Major Shiv RamHVC33,9875.4%
4Bhagwan Dass JassalBSP27,4594.3%
5Ranjit SinghJD6,8641.1%
6Mohinder SinghAIRJP3,7000.6%

Showing 6 of 6 rows