Lok Sabha Elections 2019: The counting of votes for the Shimla (SC) Lok Sabha Constituency in Himachal Pradesh began at 8 AM on Thursday, May 23 along with three other parliamentary seats in the state. The results were declared by evening. Suresh Kumar Kashyap of the BJP won from the seat. Polling in the Shimla (SC) parliamentary seat was held in the seventh and last phase of Lok Sabha Elections 2019 on May 19. According to Election Commission of India (ECI), a total voter turnout of 72.25 per cent was recorded in the state. Himachal Pradesh Lok Sabha Elections 2019 Schedule: Constituency-Wise Complete Schedule Of Voting And Results For General Elections.

The Shimla Lok Sabha constituency is the capital city of Himachal Pradesh. Voting for the Shimla Parliamentary Constituency (PC-4) will take place in the seventh and final phase of Lok Sabha Elections 2019 on May 19. the seat is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes. The Shimla Lok Sabha seat consists of 17 Assembly constituencies.

There were 53,30,154 registered voters for the four constituencies -- Shimla (SC), Mandi, Hamirpur and Kangra in the state. Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Virender Kashyap won the Shimla seat in Lok Sabha Elections 2014. He defeated Mohan Lal of the Congress and is the sitting MP from Shimla.

Voting for the General Elections 2019 will take place in seven phases between April 11 and May 19. The counting of votes will take place on May 23 for all 543 Lok Sabha seats.

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