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Constituency result · Lok Sabha · 2004

Simla

Parliamentary constituency 1 (GEN) · Himachal Pradesh

State boardHimachal Pradesh 2004

[01]Result · 2004

#1 · GEN
Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source
Contestants3Candidate lines
Electors10,18,988
Votes polled5,25,998
Turnout51.6%
NOTADid not existIntroduced in 2013
WinnerDhani Ram ShandilIndian National Congress3,11,18259.2% of votes
MARGIN1,08,180 votes · 20.6 pp3,11,182 − 2,03,002
Runner-upHira Nand Kashyap Bharatiya Janata Party2,03,00238.6% of votes
INC 60.5% of top-two votesBJP 39.5%

All candidates 3

  1. 01 Dhani Ram ShandilINC3,11,182 59.2%
  2. 02 Hira Nand KashyapBJP2,03,002 38.6%
  3. 03 Som NathBSP14,471 2.8%

Turnout 51.6%

025507510051.6%TURNOUT◦ state median 61.6%
Male 5.38 lakh52.8% Female 4.81 lakh47.2%

Share of 10,18,988 electors

  • Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males894
  • NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
  • State median turnoutmedian of 4 seats, 200461.6%
  • ReconciliationΣ 3 candidates = 5,28,655Residual 2,657

Seat history 2024–1977

  1. 2024
    24.3 pp
    Dr Rajeev BhardwajBharatiya Janata Party
  2. 2019
    47.4 pp
    Kishan KapoorBharatiya Janata Party
  3. 2014
    21.3 pp
    Shanta KumarBharatiya Janata Party
  4. 2009
    3.1 pp
    Dr. Rajan SushantBharatiya Janata Party
  5. 2004
    20.6 pp
    Dhani Ram ShandilIndian National Congress
  6. 1999
    9.3 pp
    Lt. Col. Dhani Ram ShandilHimachal Vikash Congress
  7. 1998
    6.6 pp
    Karishan Datt SultanpuriIndian National Congress
  8. 1996
    19.4 pp
    K D SultanpuriIndian National Congress
  9. 1991
    11.5 pp
    Krishan Dutt SultanpuriIndian National Congress
  10. 1989
    13.4 pp
    Krishan Dutt Sultan PuriIndian National Congress
  11. 1984
    63.4 pp
    Krishan Dutt SultanpuriIndian National Congress
  12. 1980
    12.9 pp
    Krishan DuttIndian National Congress
  13. 1977
    31.9 pp
    Balak RamBharatiya Lok Dal

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 63.4 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. The top two polled 97.8% of votes; the other 1 candidate 2.8% between them.

    (3,11,182 + 2,03,002) ÷ 5,25,998 = 97.8% · 14,471 ÷ 5,25,998 = 2.8%

  2. Turnout of 51.6% was 10.0 pp below the state's median seat (61.6%).

    51.6 − 61.6 = −10.0

  3. The margin widened from 9.3 pp in 1999 to 20.6 pp.

    20.6 − 9.3 = +11.3 pp

  4. The seat changed hands: HVC in 1999, INC in 2004.

    1999 HVC · 2004 INC

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Reconciliation failed
  • Candidate votesΣ 3 candidate lines5,28,655
  • NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
  • Published totalVotes polled5,25,998
  • Checkneither convention holdsResidual 2,657

Candidate votes miss the published total by 2,657, with NOTA counted inside or outside it.

Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Lok Sabha 2004 · Himachal Pradesh · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Candidates3 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Reconciliation failed

State median turnoutComputed from 4 seats on the Himachal Pradesh Lok Sabha 2004 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

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