There are four Lok Sabha constituencies in Himachal Pradesh. Here Shimla is reserved constituency for Schedule caste. In an embarrassment for Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh, his wife and Congress candidate from Mandi Lok Sabha seat Pratibha Singh was Friday defeated by BJP's Ram Swaroop Sharma. Sharma defeated Pratibha Singh by a margin of 39,796 votes, an election official told.
In the 2013 bypoll, Pratibha Singh won from the seat by a margin of 1,36,724 votes. The seat was vacated by Virbhadra Singh after he assumed charge as chief minister.
| Party Name | Results |
|---|---|
| BJP | 4 |
| Cong | 0 |
| Others | 0 |
| Name of Constituencies | Winner | Party |
|---|---|---|
| Kangra | Shanta Kumar | BJP |
| Mandi | Ram Swaroop Sharma | BJP |
| Hamirpur | Anurag Singh Thakur | BJP |
| Shimla | Virender Kashyap | BJP |