SHIMLA: Voting for all four Lok Sabha constituencies in Himachal Pradesh is scheduled to take place in the last and seventh phase on Sunday, May 19.
Polling will be held in all four Parliamentary Constituencies (PC) of Kangra, Mandi, Hamirpur, and Shimla.
Kangra, Mandi, Hamirpur parliamentary constituencies are General Seats whereas Shimla PC is reserved for SC. As per Form 7A available on EC website, 11 candidates are contesting from Kangra, 17 from Mandi, 11 from Hamirpur and 6 from Shimla.
A total of 45 candidates are in the fray from these four Lok Sabha seats and their fate will be decided by over 53 lakh registered electors in the state.
The Election Commission of India has set up 7723 polling station across the state for smooth conduct of polls.
Himachal Pradesh Lok Sabha constituencies: All you need to know
As per the data available, there are 5,330,154 voters, out of which 2,724,111 are males, 2,605,996 females and 47 third gender voters.
Here is the full list of candidates going to poll in Himachal Pradesh:
Kangra
| Serial No. | Name Of Candidate | Party Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kishan Kapoor | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2 | Dr. Kehar Singh | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 3 | Pawan Kajal | Indian National Congress |
| 4 | Prem Chand Vishvakarma | Navbharat Ekta Dal |
| 5 | Dr. Swaroop Singh Rana | Swabhiman Party |
| 6 | Subhash Chand | Himachal Jan Kranti Party |
| 7 | Chander Bhan | Independent |
| 8 | Col. Narinder Pathania | Independent |
| 9 | Nisha Katoch | Independent |
| 10 | Bhachan Singh Rana | Independent |
| 11 | Dr. Sanjiv Guleria | Independent |
Mandi
| Serial No. | Name Of Candidate | Party Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | AASHRAY SHARMA | Indian National Congress |
| 2 | DALEEP SINGH KAITH | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 3 | RAM SWAROOP SHARMA | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 4 | SES RAM | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 5 | KARTAR CHAND | Swabhiman Party |
| 6 | KHEM CHAND | Peoples Party of India (Democratic) |
| 7 | CHANDERMANI | All India Forward Bloc |
| 8 | MEHAR SINGH | Rashtriya Azad Manch |
| 9 | RAJENDER SURYAVANSHI | Ambedkarite Party of India |
| 10 | SHIV LAL THAKUR | Bhartiya Shakti Chetna Party |
| 11 | GUMAN SINGH | Independent |
| 12 | GHANSHYAM CHAND THAKUR | Independent |
| 13 | COL. THAKUR SINGH | Independent |
| 14 | DEV RAJ BHARDWAJ | Independent |
| 15 | DHARMENDER SINGH THAKUR | Independent |
| 16 | BRIJ GOPAL | Independent |
| 17 | SUBHASH MOHAN SNEHI | Independent |
Hamirpur
| SL. NO. | Candidate Name | Party Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DILIP KUMAR SINGH | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 2 | KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 3 | PRITAM SINGH LODHI KISAAN | Indian National Congress |
| 4 | ARVIND KUMAR PRAJAPATI | Pragatishil Samajwadi Party (Lohia) |
| 5 | ER. KEDARNATH VISHWAKARMA | Bahujan Mukti Party |
| 6 | SHRIRAM SINGH GAUR | Bhartiya Shakti Chetna Party |
| 7 | SURESH CHANDRA RAJPUT | Rashtriya Kranti Party |
| 8 | KAMLESH KUMAR | Independent |
| 9 | KAMTA PRASAD PRAJAPATI | Independent |
| 10 | MADHURAJ | Independent |
| 11 | RAJESH | Independent |
| 12 | RAM GOPAL | Independent |
| 13 | SARJOOLAL | Independent |
| 14 | SANJAY KUMAR SAHU | Independent |
Shimla
| Serial No. | Name Of Candidate | Party Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DHANI RAM SHANDIL | Indian National Congress |
| 2 | VIKRAM SINGH | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 3 | SURESH KUMAR KASHYAP | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 4 | MANOJ KUMAR | All India Forward Bloc |
| 5 | SHAMSHER SINGH | Rashtriya Azad Manch |
| 6 | RAVI | Independent |
