Election Commission
Himachal Pradesh to go to Polls in Phase-7 of General Elections on 19 May
45 Candidates in fray for 4 Lok Sabha seats
Over 53 Lakh registered electors in Himachal Pradesh
7730 Polling Station set up for smooth conduct of Polls
Posted On:
17 MAY 2019 5:24PM by PIB Delhi
Himachal Pradesh will go to Polls in Phase-7 of General Elections on Sunday, 19th May. Polls will be held in all 4 Parliamentary Constituencies (PC) of Kangra, Mandi, Hamirpur, and Shimla on 19th May. 45 candidates,including 1 female candidate, are in fray for the 4Lok Sabha seats. The only female candidate is contesting from Kangra PC.
As per the data available, there are 5330154 voters in the state out of which 2724111 are males, 2605996 females and 47 third gender voters.
7730 Polling stations have been set up for elections to 4 Lok Sabha seats with Kangra, Mandi, Hamirpur PCs as General Seats whereas Shimla PC is reserved for SC.
As per Form 7A available on Election Commission website, 11 candidates are contesting from Kangra, 17 from Mandi, 11 from Hamirpur and 6 from Shimla.
Following are the details of contesting candidates in Himachal Pradesh:
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Kangra Parliamentary Constituency
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S.N.
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Name of Candidates
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Party
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Symbol
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1
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Kishan Kapoor
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Bharatiya Janata Party
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Lotus
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2
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Dr. Kehar Singh
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Bahujan Samaj Party
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Elephant
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3
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Pawan Kajal
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Indian National Congress
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Hand
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4
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Prem Chand Vishvakarma
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NavbharatEkta Dal
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Bat
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5
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Dr. Swaroop Singh Rana
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Swabhiman Party
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Telephone
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6
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Subhash Chand
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Himachal Jan Kranti Party
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Apple
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7
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Chander Bhan (Baabla)
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Independent
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Brush
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8
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Col. NarinderPathania
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Independent
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GannaKisan
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9
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NishaKatoch
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Independent
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Battery Torch
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10
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Bachan Singh Rana
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Independent
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Sewing Machine
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11
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Dr. SanjivGuleria
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Independent
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Football
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Mandi Parliamentary Constituency
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S.N.
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Name of Candidates
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Party
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Symbol
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1
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Aashray Sharma
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Indian National Congress
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Hand
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2
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Daleep Singh Kaith
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Communist Party of India (Marxist)
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Hammer, Sickle and Star
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3
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Ram Swaroop Sharma
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Bharatiya Janata Party
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Lotus
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4
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Ses Ram
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BahujanSamaj Party
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Elephant
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5.
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Kartar Chand
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Swabhiman Party
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Telephone
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6.
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Khem Chand
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Peoples Party of India (Democratic)
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Black Board
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7.
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Chandermani
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All India Forward Bloc
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Lion
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8.
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Mehar Singh
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Rashtriya Azad Manch
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Cot
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9.
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Rajender Suryavanshi
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Ambedkarite Party of India
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Coat
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10.
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Shiv Lal Thakur
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Bhartiya Shakti Chetna Party
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Flute
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11.
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Guman Singh
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Independent
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Helicopter
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12.
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Ghanshyam Chand Thakur
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Independent
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GannaKisan
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13.
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Col. Thakur Singh
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Independent
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Camera
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14.
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Dev Raj Bhardwaj
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Independent
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Stethoscope
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15.
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Dharmender Singh Thakur
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Independent
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Apple
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16.
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Brij Gopal
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Independent
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Sewing Machine
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17.
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SubhashMohan Snehi
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Independent
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Bat
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Hamirpur Parliamentary Constituency
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S.No.
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Name of Candidates
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Party
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Symbol
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1.
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Anurag Singh Thakur
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Bharatiya Janata Party
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Lotus
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2.
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Desh Raj
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Bahujan Samaj Party
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Elephant
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3.
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Ram Lal Thakur
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Indian National Congress
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Hand
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4
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Krishan Gopal
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Satya Bahumat Party
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Black Board
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5
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Tulsi Ram Sharma
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All India Forward Bloc
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Lion
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6
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Ram Singh Shukla
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Bahujan Mukti Party
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Cot
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7
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Ashish Kumar
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Independent
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Bead Necklace
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8
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Ashok Sharma
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Independent
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Football
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9
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Parveen Thakur
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Independent
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Camera
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10
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Radha Krishan Narotra
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Independent
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Helicopter
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11
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Vikash Kumar
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Independent
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Computer
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Shimla (SC) Parliamentary Constituency
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S.No.
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Name of Candidates
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Party
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Symbol
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1.
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Dhani Ram Shandil
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Indian National Congress
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Hand
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2.
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Vikram Singh
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BahujanSamaj Party
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Elephant
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3.
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Suresh Kumar Kashyap
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Bharatiya Janata Party
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Lotus
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4.
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Manoj Raghuvanshi
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All India Forward Bloc
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Lion
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5.
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Shamsher Singh
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Rashtriya Azad Manch
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Cot
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6.
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Ravi Kumar Dalit
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Independent
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Telephone
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