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Himachal Pradesh · PC 4 · 2024Reserved (SC)
Shimla
Winner — Lok Sabha 2024
Suresh Kumar Kashyap
Bharatiya Janata Party· NDA (NDA)
BJP 53.5%INC 44.1%4 others 2.4%
Votes
5,19,748
53.6% share
Winning margin
91,451
9.4% of votes
Total votes cast
9,71,315
Candidates
6
Seat history
0 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.47 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
6 total
Average turnout (3rd), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe9.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.7% · min 0.3% · max 61.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
3rd of 4How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.07
fewer partiesmore parties
1st of 4How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
2nd of 4How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.07EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 53.6%INC 44.2%OTH 1.6%NOTA 0.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/5
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹1.47 Cr
A moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
8,14,010
Density
159 / km²
Sex ratio
915 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,131 km²
SC population26.5%
ST population1.1%
Figures are for Shimla, this seat's primary district — it spans 3 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
97%HINDU
Hindu 97.2%Other 2.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water92.1%
Electricity95.6%
Sanitation68.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.2%
Children fully vaccinated96.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.1%
Children underweight (under 5)14.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.5%
Women literate93.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.1%
Clean cooking fuel78.0%
Health insurance37.1%
What's nearby?
7 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Mushrooms🏺Packaging (Corrugated Boxes)🏺Tourism
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.