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162. Simla

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Himachal Pradesh · India Lok Sabha Election, 1996

IN-SIMLA

INC 56.3%won by 19.6%BJP 36.7%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 11.6% to 19.6%.

  • TurnoutTurnout fell 2.1% to 52.7%.

Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.

Electorate
8,83,691
Turnout
52.7%
Valid votes
4,65,660
Margin
91,133
19.57%

Candidates

9 contested · winner INC
  1. 1K D SULTANPURIIndian National Congress · INC2,61,96556.3%
  2. 2VIRENDER KASHYAPBharatiya Janata Party · BJP1,70,83236.7%
  3. 3NARESH KUMARCommunist Party of India (Marxist) · CPM19,2764.1%
  4. 4GOBIND SARTAJanata Dal · JD4,3810.9%
  5. 5MANOHAR LALICS · ICS3,4160.7%
  6. 6GORAKHU RAMIndependent · IND2,0520.4%
  7. 7PARAS RAMIndependent · IND1,7710.4%
  8. 8DHARAM SINGH SAHILIndependent · IND1,1670.3%
  9. 9PREM LALIndependent · IND8000.2%

Since 1991

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INC–BJP swing
+8.0%
INC share
51.8% → 56.3%
BJP share
40.2% → 36.7%
Turnout
54.8% → 52.7%
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