Shimla Rural Assembly constituency

Shimla Rural
Constituency No. 64 for the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionNorth India
StateHimachal Pradesh
DistrictShimla
LS constituencyShimla
Established2008
Total electors78,294[1]
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
14th Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyIndian National Congress
Elected year2022

Shimla Rural Assembly constituency is one of the 68 constituencies in the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh a northern state of India. Shimla Rural is also part of Shimla Lok Sabha constituency.[2][3]

Members of Legislative Assembly

Election Member Picture Party
2012 Virbhadra Singh Indian National Congress
2017 Vikramaditya Singh[4]
2022

Election results

Assembly Election 2022

2022 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Shimla Rural
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Vikramaditya Singh 35,269 60.19% Increase7.58
BJP Ravi Kumar Mehta 21,409 36.54% Decrease6.99
NOTA Nota 293 0.50% Decrease0.28
Margin of victory 13,860 23.65% Increase14.57
Turnout 58,597 74.84% Increase0.10
Registered electors 78,294 Increase8.87
INC hold Swing Increase7.58

Assembly Election 2017

2017 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Shimla Rural[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Vikramaditya Singh 28,275 52.60% Decrease18.67
BJP Dr. Pramod Sharma 23,395 43.53% Increase21.59
Independent M.D. Sharma 668 1.24% New
NOTA None of the Above 420 0.78% New
Swabhiman Party Kushal Raj 325 0.60% New
Margin of victory 4,880 9.08% Decrease40.26
Turnout 53,750 74.74% Increase15.42
Registered electors 71,915 Increase5.25
INC hold Swing Decrease18.67

Assembly Election 2012

2012 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Shimla Rural
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Virbhadra Singh 28,892 71.28% New
BJP Ishwar Rohal 8,892 21.94% New
Independent Prem Chand Thakur 1,171 2.89% New
HLC Gaurav Sharma 745 1.84% New
Himachal Swabhiman Party Kushal Raj 491 1.21% New
BSP Ravi Kumar 232 0.57% New
Margin of victory 20,000 49.34%
Turnout 40,534 59.32%
Registered electors 68,326
INC win (new seat)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Himachal Pradesh General Legislative Election 2022". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Sitting and previous MLAs from Shimla Rural Assembly constituency". Elections.in. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  3. ^ "DELIMITATION OF PARLIAMENTARY AND ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES ORDER, 2008" (PDF). Election commission of India. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  4. ^ a b Election Commission of India. "Himachal Pradesh General Legislative Election 2017". Retrieved 8 July 2021.

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