REPUBLIC OF INDIA LOK SABHA ELECTIONS OF SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER 1999 ==================================================================== Polling took place between 5 September and 3 October 1999 HIMACHAL PRADESH ==================================================================== STATE SUMMARY ==================================================================== Party Votes % Seats -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) 987,167 46.3 3 Himachal Vikas Congress (HVC) 264,002 12.4 1 Indian National Congress (INC) 843,225 39.5 - Others 39,310 01.8 - -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2,133,704 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Constituencies and MPs elected -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hamirpur: Suresh Chandel (BJP) Kangra: Shanta Kumar (BJP) Mandi: Maheshwar Singh (BJP) Simla (SC): Lt Col Dhani Ram Shandil (HVC) VOTING BY CONSTITUENCY ===================================================================== SIMLA (SC) ==================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dhani Ram Shandil HVC 264,002 52.78 Gangu Ram Musafir INC 217,072 43.40 4 others 19,090 03.82 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 500,164 -------------------------------------------------------------------- MANDI ==================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Maheshwar Singh BJP 325,929 62.05 Kaul Singh INC 194,904 37.11 2 others 4,407 00.84 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 525,240 -------------------------------------------------------------------- KANGRA ==================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Shanta Kumar BJP 325,066 58.80 Sat Mahajan INC 224,324 40.58 3 others 3,470 00.63 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 552,860 -------------------------------------------------------------------- HAMIRPUR ==================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Suresh Chandel BJP 336,172 60.52 Thakur Ram Lal INC 206,925 37.25 5 others 12,343 02.22 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 555,440 --------------------------------------------------------------------