GEN · Himachal Pradesh
SHIMLA
Virender Kashyap (BJP) won by 27,327 votes (4.4%).
- Electors
- 11,06,608
- Votes polled
- 6,16,777
- Valid votes
- 6,16,657
- Turnout
- 55.7%
- NOTA
- 0
- Polling date
- 2009-04-16
Margin vs 2009 national median: 4.4% (median 7.0%). Back to Himachal Pradesh · 2009 national · Target seats
Seat health
Margin band, turnout swing, NOTA, and history for campaign defence / attack reads.
Competitive (5–10%)Party held vs 2019
- Margin · 2024
- 9.5%(-26.7%)
- Turnout
- 72.0%(-7.2%)
- NOTA
- 0.6%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 98.3%
Winning margin over time · SHIMLA
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virender KashyapWinner | BJP | 3,10,946 | 50.4% |
| 2 | Dhani Ram Shandil | INC | 2,83,619 | 46.0% |
| 3 | Som Nath | BSP | 8,160 | 1.3% |
| 4 | Shurvir Singh | IND | 6,254 | 1.0% |
| 5 | Roop Ram | IND | 3,510 | 0.6% |
| 6 | Gurnam Singh Chandel | SP | 2,120 | 0.3% |
| 7 | Brij Lal | SHS | 2,069 | 0.3% |
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