Lok Sabha · HP-1

Simla

1996

K D SULTANPURI

INCINC

Margin91,13319.6%

Winner votes2,61,96556.3%

ReservationSC

INCBJPCPMJDICS

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	K D SULTANPURI INC	2,61,965	56.3%
2	VIRENDER KASHYAP BJP	1,70,832	36.7%
3	NARESH KUMAR CPM	19,276	4.1%
4	GOBIND SARTA JD	4,381	0.9%
5	MANOHAR LAL ICS	3,416	0.7%
6	GORAKHU RAM IND	2,052	0.4%
7	PARAS RAM IND	1,771	0.4%
8	DHARAM SINGH SAHIL IND	1,167	0.3%
9	PREM LAL IND	800	0.2%

Turnout52.7%Votes cast4,65,660Electors8,83,691

1998

KARISHAN DATT SULTANPURI

INCINC

Margin42,0256.7%

Winner votes3,07,86149.3%

ReservationSC

INCBJPHVCCPIJD

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	KARISHAN DATT SULTANPURI INC	3,07,861	49.3%
2	VIRENDER KASHYAP BJP	2,65,836	42.6%
3	MADAN LAL TOMAR HVC	26,981	4.3%
4	CHET RAM CPI	13,440	2.1%
5	ISHWAR KALYAN JD	10,219	1.6%

Turnout68.6%Votes cast6,24,337Electors9,09,670

Winner held byINC (all 2 elections)

Marginnarrowing

Turnoutrising

Candidates9 → 5

Margin range42,025 – 91,133

Simla (HP-1): 1996 vs 1998 — Billion Ballots · Billion Ballots