Shimla Vidhan Sabha election result 2022
All candidates and votes
Winner
Harish Janartha
votes
15,803
Margin
3,037(9.9%)
Winner vs Runner-up
- 1Harish Janartha✓ WinnerINC15,80351.35%
- 2Sanjay SoodBJP12,76641.48%
- 3Tikender Singh PanwarCPI(M)Deposit lost1,4004.55%
- 4Chaman Rakesh AztaAAPDeposit lost3281.07%
- 5NOTA2370.77%
- 6Abhishek BarowaliaINDDeposit lost1200.39%
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- 7Kalyan SinghRashtriya Devbhumi PartyDeposit lost780.25%
- 8Rajesh Kumar GillBSPDeposit lost460.15%
Deposit lost: 5 of 7 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
- 48,608
- Votes cast
- 30,854
- Turnout
- 63.48%
- Polling stations
- 91
incl. service voters
incl. 525 postal
Turnout of men and women
Women62.5%
14,504 of 23,206 voted on EVMs
Men62.3%
15,825 of 25,402 voted on EVMs
- Candidates7
- Lost deposit5
- NOTA237
- Valid votes30,541
Frequently asked questions
Who won Shimla in 2022?
Harish Janartha (INC) won with 15,803 votes, defeating Sanjay Sood (BJP) by 3,037 votes.
How many votes were cast in Shimla in 2022?
Candidates (incl. NOTA) received 30,778 votes in total.
What was the turnout in Shimla in 2022?
63.48% — 30,854 of 48,608 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 62.5%, men's 62.3%.
How many voters does Shimla have?
48,608 electors at the 2022 election — 25,402 men, 23,206 women (service voters included), and 91 polling stations.
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