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Himachal Pradesh Assembly Election 2022

Shimla Rural Vidhan Sabha election result 2022

Vikramaditya Singh (INC) won by 13,860 votes.

All candidates and votes

Winner

Vikramaditya Singh

INCLandslide

votes

35,269

Margin

13,860(23.7%)

Winner vs Runner-up

Vikramaditya Singh · INCRavi Kumar Mehta · BJP
35,26921,409
Candidate (7)votes
  1. 1Vikramaditya Singh✓ WinnerINC35,26960.19%
  2. 2Ravi Kumar MehtaBJP21,40936.54%
  3. 3Puran DuttRashtriya Devbhumi PartyDeposit lost9151.56%
  4. 4NOTA2930.5%
  5. 5Balvinder Kumar SinghBSPDeposit lost2710.46%
  6. 6Prem KumarAAPDeposit lost2440.42%
See all candidates (+1)
  1. 7Praveen KumarINDDeposit lost1960.33%
Total votes58,597

Deposit lost: 4 of 6 candidates — those not elected who polled no more than one-sixth of the valid votes of all candidates, NOTA excluded (Representation of the People Act 1951, s.158).

Electors & turnout — Assembly election 2022

From the Election Commission of India's statistical report

Electors
78,294

incl. service voters

Votes cast
58,770

incl. 1,628 postal

Turnout
75.06%
Polling stations
133

Turnout of men and women

Women73.6%

28,150 of 38,267 voted on EVMs

Men72.4%

28,992 of 40,027 voted on EVMs

  • Candidates6
  • Lost deposit4
  • NOTA293
  • Valid votes58,304

Frequently asked questions

Who won Shimla Rural in 2022?

Vikramaditya Singh (INC) won with 35,269 votes, defeating Ravi Kumar Mehta (BJP) by 13,860 votes.

How many votes were cast in Shimla Rural in 2022?

Candidates (incl. NOTA) received 58,597 votes in total.

What was the turnout in Shimla Rural in 2022?

75.06% — 58,770 of 78,294 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 73.6%, men's 72.4%.

How many voters does Shimla Rural have?

78,294 electors at the 2022 election — 40,027 men, 38,267 women (service voters included), and 133 polling stations.

Source: eci.gov.in · verify with the original source for official use · Disclaimer