GEN · Himachal Pradesh
Simla
Lt. Col. Dhani Ram Shandil (HVC) won by 46,930 votes (9.4%).
- Electors
- 9,45,063
- Votes polled
- 5,04,488
- Valid votes
- —
- Turnout
- 53.4%
- NOTA
- 0
Margin vs 1999 national median: 9.4% (median 7.9%). Back to Himachal Pradesh · 1999 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
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lt. Col. Dhani Ram ShandilWinner | HVC | 2,64,002 | 52.8% |
| 2 | Gangu Ram Musafir | INC | 2,17,072 | 43.4% |
| 3 | Chet Ram | CPI | 9,720 | 1.9% |
| 4 | Asha Chauhan | IND | 4,144 | 0.8% |
| 5 | Ramkrishan Verma | JD(S) | 3,093 | 0.6% |
| 6 | K. D. Kaushal | NCP | 2,133 | 0.4% |
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