Shimla Lok Sabha election 2024 full schedule: Constituency to vote in phase 7 on June 1

SHIMLA: The Election Commission of India (EC) on March 16 announced the dates the voting and result declaration dates for the upcoming 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
The polls will be held in 7 phases from April 19 to June 1, covering a total of 543 constituencies.
Shimla Lok Sabha elections: Date
Parliamentary elections in Shimla will take place in phase 7 on June 1, with results declared by June 4.
Candidates
The upcoming Lok Sabha polls in Shimla are poised for a fierce contest involving key political players. Suresh Kumar Kashyap, representing the BJP, Congress candidate Vinod Sultanpuri and Anil Manget from Bahujan Samaj Party are the primary contenders vying for the Lok Sabha seat in Shimla in the forthcoming election.
Winners from Lok Sabha seat in Shimla in 2014 and 2019
Sitting MP: Suresh Kumar Kashyap
Constituency: Shimla
Election Year: 2019
Party: Bharatiya Janata Party
Winner name: Virender Kashyap
Constituency: Shimla
Election Year: 2014
Party: Bharatiya Janata Party
Shimla Lok Sabha constituency, one of the four parliamentary seats in Himachal Pradesh, encompasses seventeen Vidhan Sabha segments across the districts of Shimla, Sirmaur, and Solan. The constituency, which has been reserved for Scheduled Caste candidates since 1967, boasts a literacy rate of 72.84%.
The late Virbhadra Singh, former chief minister of Himachal Pradesh, represented the Shimla Lok Sabha constituency twice, in 1962 and 1967, highlighting the seat's historical significance. The BJP first won this traditional Congress stronghold in 2009 and has maintained its winning streak since then.