2014 Indian general election in Himachal Pradesh

2014 Indian general election in Himachal Pradesh
7 May 2014.
All 4 constituencies from Himachal Pradesh to the Lok Sabha
Turnout64.45% ( 6.02%)
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party BJP INC
Alliance NDA UPA
Last election 3 seats 1 seat
Seats won 4 0
Seat change 1 1
Prime Minister before election

Manmohan Singh
INC

Prime Minister after election

Narendra Modi
BJP

The 2014 Indian general election in Himachal Pradesh were held for 4 seats in the state. The major two contenders in the state were Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) and the Indian National Congress (INC). The voting process was held in a single phase on 7 May 2014.[1]

Parties and alliances

  National Democratic Alliance

Party Flag Symbol Leader Seats contested
Bharatiya Janata Party Prem Kumar Dhumal 4

  United Progressive Alliance

Party Flag Symbol Leader Seats contested
Indian National Congress Virbhadra Singh 4

Result

Results of Indian general election, 2014 in Himachal Pradesh
Political Party
 Votes
 % of votes
 Seats won
 Seat change
Bharatiya Janata Party 1,652,995 53.85 4 1
Indian National Congress 1,260,477 41.07 0 1
Total 4

List of elected MPs

Keys:   BJP (4)

Constituency Winner Runner-up Margin
Candidate Party Votes % Candidate Party Votes % Votes %
1 Kangra Shanta Kumar BJP 456,163 57.03 Chander Kumar INC 286,091 35.76 170,072 21.27
2 Mandi Ram Swaroop Sharma BJP 362,824 49.94 Pratibha Singh INC 322,968 44.46 39,856 5.48
3 Hamirpur Anurag Singh Thakur BJP 448,035 53.61 Rajinder Singh Rana INC 349,632 41.83 98,403 11.78
4 Shimla Virender Kashyap BJP 385,973 52.30 Mohan Lal Brakta INC 301,786 40.89 84,187 11.41

Assembly Segment wise lead

Party Assembly segments Position in Assembly (as of 2017 election)
Bharatiya Janata Party 59 44
Indian National Congress 9 21
Others 0 3
Total 68

References

  1. ^ "Lok Sabha polls 2014: EC announces 9 phase schedule". Zee News. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
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