Shillai Assembly constituency

Shillai Assembly constituency is one of the 68 assembly constituencies of Himachal Pradesh a northern Indian state. Shillai is also part of Shimla Lok Sabha constituency.^[2]

Shillai
Constituency No. 59 for the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	North India
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Sirmaur
Lok Sabha constituency	Shimla
Established	1972
Total electors	76,343[1]
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
14th Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Harshwardhan Chauhan
Party	Indian National Congress
Elected year	2022

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year	Member	Picture	Party
1972	Guman Singh Chauhan			Indian National Congress
1977
1982
1985
1990	Jagat Singh Negi			Janata Dal
1993	Harshwardhan Chauhan			Indian National Congress
1998
2003
2007
2012	Baldev Singh Tomar			Bharatiya Janata Party
2017	Harshwardhan Chauhan[3]			Indian National Congress
2022

Election results

Assembly Election 2022

2022 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Shillai

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Harshwardhan Chauhan	32,093	49.17%	2.13
	BJP	Baldev Singh Tomar	31,711	48.58%	4.54
	NOTA	Nota	525	0.80%	0.03
	AAP	Naathu Ram Chauhan	488	0.75%	New
	Rashtriya Devbhumi Party	Suresh Kumar	454	0.70%	New
Margin of victory			382	0.59%	6.67
Turnout			65,271	85.50%	0.95
Registered electors			76,343		16.06
	INC hold		Swing	2.13

Assembly Election 2017

2017 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Shillai^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Harshwardhan Chauhan	29,171	51.30%	6.05
	BJP	Baldev Singh Tomar	25,046	44.05%	5.23
	Swabhiman Party	Mani Ram	850	1.49%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	475	0.84%	New
	BSP	Kedar Singh Jindan	463	0.81%	0.02
Margin of victory			4,125	7.25%	3.22
Turnout			56,863	86.45%	3.74
Registered electors			65,777		14.30
	INC gain from BJP		Swing	2.02

Assembly Election 2012

2012 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Shillai

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Baldev Singh Tomar	23,455	49.28%	40.89
	INC	Harshwardhan Chauhan	21,537	45.25%	1.71
	CPI(M)	Hari Ram	1,346	2.83%	New
	NCP	Kedar Singh Jindan	810	1.70%	0.13
	BSP	Naathu Ram Chauhan	396	0.83%	0.76
Margin of victory			1,918	4.03%	4.00
Turnout			47,595	82.70%	4.38
Registered electors			57,549		4.54
	BJP gain from INC		Swing	2.32

Assembly Election 2007

2007 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Shillai

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Harshwardhan Chauhan	20,247	46.96%	2.20
	Independent	Amar Singh Chauhan	16,783	38.92%	New
	BJP	Baldev Singh Tomar	3,616	8.39%	13.26
	LJP	Naathu Ram Chauhan	988	2.29%	New
	NCP	Kedar Singh Jindan	790	1.83%	New
	BSP	Raksha Devi	688	1.60%	New
Margin of victory			3,464	8.03%	11.14
Turnout			43,118	78.33%	0.33
Registered electors			55,050		11.84
	INC hold		Swing	2.20

Assembly Election 2003

2003 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Shillai^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Harshwardhan Chauhan	17,326	44.76%	17.54
	Independent	Jagat Singh	9,902	25.58%	New
	BJP	Dalip Singh	8,379	21.64%	12.53
	HVC	Sita Ram Sharma	3,105	8.02%	5.99
Margin of victory			7,424	19.18%	8.95
Turnout			38,712	78.70%	1.27
Registered electors			49,220		11.74
	INC hold		Swing	17.54

Assembly Election 1998

1998 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Shillai^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Harshwardhan Chauhan	21,234	62.30%	1.39
	BJP	Jagat Singh Negi	11,646	34.17%	4.92
	HVC	Sita Ram Sharma	693	2.03%	New
	JD	Inder Singh	510	1.50%	New
Margin of victory			9,588	28.13%	6.32
Turnout			34,083	78.97%	0.40
Registered electors			44,048		9.29
	INC hold		Swing	1.39

Assembly Election 1993

1993 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Shillai^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Harshwardhan Chauhan	19,092	60.91%	26.99
	BJP	Jagat Singh Negi	12,254	39.09%	New
Margin of victory			6,838	21.81%	9.94
Turnout			31,346	78.63%	0.06
Registered electors			40,302		7.41
	INC gain from JD		Swing

Assembly Election 1990

1990 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Shillai^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JD	Jagat Singh Negi	13,375	45.79%	New
	INC	Harshwardhan Chauhan	9,907	33.92%	37.58
	Independent	Sobha Ram Chauhan	5,925	20.29%	New
Margin of victory			3,468	11.87%	31.12
Turnout			29,207	78.71%	9.82
Registered electors			37,522		15.12
	JD gain from INC		Swing

Assembly Election 1985

1985 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Shillai^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Guman Singh Chauhan	15,852	71.50%	20.34
	LKD	Jagat Singh Negi	6,319	28.50%	11.35
Margin of victory			9,533	43.00%	31.69
Turnout			22,171	69.07%	7.14
Registered electors			32,595		4.06
	INC hold		Swing

Assembly Election 1982

1982 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Shillai^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Guman Singh Chauhan	12,042	51.16%	10.68
	LKD	Jagat Singh Negi	9,381	39.85%	New
	BJP	Jagpal Singh	2,117	8.99%	New
Margin of victory			2,661	11.30%	10.66
Turnout			23,540	76.23%	22.41
Registered electors			31,322		11.55
	INC hold		Swing	10.68

Assembly Election 1977

1977 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Shillai^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Guman Singh Chauhan	5,994	40.47%	41.00
	JP	Jagat Singh Negi	5,899	39.83%	New
	Independent	Jaggi Ram	1,607	10.85%	New
	Independent	Rattan Singh	1,170	7.90%	New
	Independent	Sobha Ram Sharma	140	0.95%	New
Margin of victory			95	0.64%	62.31
Turnout			14,810	53.60%	3.48
Registered electors			28,078		4.31
	INC hold		Swing	41.00

Assembly Election 1972

1972 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Shillai^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Guman Singh Chauhan	10,805	81.47%	New
	LRP	Partap Singh	2,457	18.53%	New
Margin of victory			8,348	62.95%
Turnout			13,262	51.32%
Registered electors			26,917
	INC win (new seat)

See also

• List of constituencies of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
• Shillai
• Sirmaur district