Shimla: As per the spokesperson of the State Election department, the BJP candidate from Kangra parliamentary constituency (PC) Dr. Rajeev Bhardwaj defeated his nearest congress rival, Anand Sharma by a margin of 251895 votes. Dr. Bhardwaj got 632793 votes as compared to INC candidate who got 380898 votes. As many as 6372 preferred NOTA.
Similarly, Anurag Thakur who contested from Hamirpur PC secured lead by 182357 from his nearest rival of INC Satpal Raizada. Anurag bagged 607068 votes as compared to Raizada, who got 424711 votes, while 5178 opted NOTA.
In Mandi Parliamentary Constituency Kangna Ranaut won as a candidate from the BJP. Kangna bagged 537022 votes as compared to INC candidate Vikramaditya Singh who got 462267 votes. Kangna won by 74755 votes, whereas 5645 preferred NOTA in Mandi PC.
In Shimla PC, Suresh Kashyap of BJP defeated his nearest rival Vinod Sultanpuri from INC by a margin of 91451 votes. Suresh Kashyap got 519748 votes as compared to Sultanpuri, who managed 428297 votes with 5930 opting for NOTA.
