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Constituency result · Lok Sabha · 2009

Shimla

Parliamentary constituency 4 (SC) · Himachal Pradesh

State boardHimachal Pradesh 2009

[01]Result · 2009

#4 · SC
Poll date16 Apr 2009
Contestants7Candidate lines
Electors11,06,608
Votes polled6,16,777
Turnout55.7%
NOTADid not existIntroduced in 2013
WinnerVirender KashyapBharatiya Janata Party3,10,94650.4% of votes
MARGIN27,327 votes · 4.4 pp3,10,946 − 2,83,619
Runner-upDhani Ram Shandil Indian National Congress2,83,61946.0% of votes
BJP 52.3% of top-two votesINC 47.7%

All candidates 7

  1. 01 Virender KashyapBJP3,10,946 50.4%
  2. 02 Dhani Ram ShandilINC2,83,619 46.0%
  3. 03 Som NathBSP8,160 1.3%
  4. 04 Shurvir SinghIND6,254 1.0%
  5. 05 Roop RamIND3,510 0.6%
  6. 06 Gurnam Singh ChandelSP2,120 0.3%
  7. 07 Brij LalSHS2,069 0.3%

Turnout 55.7%

025507510055.7%TURNOUT◦ state median 57.3%

Electors by sex are not recorded for this contest.

  • Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 malesNot recorded
  • NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
  • State median turnoutmedian of 4 seats, 200957.3%
  • ReconciliationΣ 7 candidates = 6,16,678Residual 99

Seat history 2024–1977

  1. 2024
    9.4 pp
    Suresh Kumar KashyapBharatiya Janata Party
  2. 2019
    35.8 pp
    Suresh Kumar KashyapBharatiya Janata Party
  3. 2014
    11.4 pp
    Virender KashyapBharatiya Janata Party
  4. 2009
    4.4 pp
    Virender KashyapBharatiya Janata Party
  5. 2008
    29.8 pp
    Anurag Singh ThakurBharatiya Janata Party
  6. 2007
    11.4 pp
    Prem Kumar DhumalBharatiya Janata Party
  7. 2004
    0.2 pp
    Suresh ChandelBharatiya Janata Party
  8. 1999
    23.1 pp
    Suresh ChandelBharatiya Janata Party
  9. 1998
    12.2 pp
    Suresh ChandelBharatiya Janata Party
  10. 1996
    3.0 pp
    Major General Vikram Singh (RETD)Indian National Congress
  11. 1991
    0.8 pp
    Prem Kumar DhumalBharatiya Janata Party
  12. 1989
    6.3 pp
    Thakur Prem Kumar DhumalBharatiya Janata Party
  13. 1984
    31.9 pp
    Narain ChandIndian National Congress
  14. 1980
    19.7 pp
    Narain ChandIndian National Congress
  15. 1977
    15.5 pp
    Ranjit SinghBharatiya Lok Dal

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 35.8 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. The top two polled 96.4% of votes; the other 5 candidates 3.6% between them.

    (3,10,946 + 2,83,619) ÷ 6,16,777 = 96.4% · 22,113 ÷ 6,16,777 = 3.6%

  2. Turnout of 55.7% was 1.6 pp below the state's median seat (57.3%).

    55.7 − 57.3 = −1.6

  3. The margin narrowed from 29.8 pp in 2008 to 4.4 pp.

    4.4 − 29.8 = −25.4 pp

  4. BJP held the seat it won in 2008.

    2008 BJP · 2009 BJP

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Reconciliation failed
  • Candidate votesΣ 7 candidate lines6,16,678
  • NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
  • Published totalVotes polled6,16,777
  • Checkneither convention holdsResidual 99

Candidate votes miss the published total by 99, with NOTA counted inside or outside it.

Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Lok Sabha 2009 · Himachal Pradesh · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Candidates7 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Reconciliation failed

State median turnoutComputed from 4 seats on the Himachal Pradesh Lok Sabha 2009 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

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