# Mandla Lok Sabha constituency

Mandla is one of the 29 Lok Sabha constituencies in Madhya Pradesh state in central India. This constituency is reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribes, it became a reserved constituency in 1957. It presently covers the entire Dindori and Mandla districts and parts of Seoni and Narsinghpur districts.

## Assembly segments

Presently, since the delimitation of the parliamentary and legislative assembly constituencies in 2008, Mandla Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following eight Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) segments:
| # | Name | District | Member | Party | 2024 Lead |
| 103 | Shahpura (ST) | Dindori | Omprakash Durwey | BJP | INC |
| 104 | Dindori (ST) | Dindori | Omkar singh Markam | INC | BJP |
| 105 | Bichhiya (ST) | Mandla | Narayansingh Patta | INC | INC |
| 106 | Niwas (ST) | Mandla | Chainsingh Warkade | INC | BJP |
| 107 | Mandla (ST) | Mandla | Sampatiya Uikey | BJP | BJP |
| 116 | Keolari | Seoni | Rajneesh Singh | INC | BJP |
| 117 | Lakhnadon (ST) | Seoni | Yogendra Singh Baba | INC | INC |
| 118 | Gotegaon (SC) | Narsinghpur | Mahendra Nagesh | BJP | BJP |

## Members of Parliament

| Year | Member | Party |
| 1952 | Mangru Ganu Uikey | Indian National Congress |
| 1952 | Seth Govind Das | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | Mangru Ganu Uikey | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | Mangru Ganu Uikey | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | Mangru Ganu Uikey | Indian National Congress |
| 1971 | Mangru Ganu Uikey | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Shyamlal Dhurve | Janata Party |
| 1980 | Chhotelal Sonu | Indian National Congress |
| 1984 | Mohan Lal Jhikram | Indian National Congress |
| 1989 | Mohan Lal Jhikram | Indian National Congress |
| 1991 | Mohan Lal Jhikram | Indian National Congress |
| 1996 | Faggan Singh Kulaste | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1998 | Faggan Singh Kulaste | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1999 | Faggan Singh Kulaste | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2004 | Faggan Singh Kulaste | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2009 | Basori Singh Masram | Indian National Congress |
| 2014 | Faggan Singh Kulaste | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2019 | Faggan Singh Kulaste | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2024 | Faggan Singh Kulaste | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## Election results
### 2024

2024 Indian general election: Mandla :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Faggan Singh Kulaste | 751,375 | 48.93 | 0.34 |
| | INC | Omkar Singh Markam | 6,47,529 | 42.17 | 0.02 |
| | GGP | Mahesh Kumar Wattee | 37,797 | 2.46 | 0.76 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 18,921 | 1.23 | 0.89 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,03,846 | 6.76 | 0.32 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,35,632 | 72.84 | 4.95 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 0.34 | |

### 2019

2019 Indian general elections: Mandla :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Faggan Singh Kulaste | 737,266 | 48.59 | 0.53 |
| | INC | Kamal Singh Marawi | 6,39,592 | 42.15 | 3.15 |
| | GGP | Ramgulam Uikey | 48,925 | 3.22 | 1.42 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 32,240 | 2.12 | 0.20 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 97,674 | 6.44 | 2.62 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,17,931 | 77.79 | 11.00 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 0.53 | |

### General Elections 2014

2014 Indian general elections: Mandla :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Faggan Singh Kulaste | 585,720 | 48.06 | 10.13 |
| | INC | Omkar Singh Markam | 4,75,251 | 39.00 | 6.50 |
| | GGP | Anuj Gangasing Patta | 56,572 | 4.64 | 1.87 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 28,306 | 2.32 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,10,469 | 9.06 | 1.49 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,18,661 | 66.79 | 10.54 |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | 10.13 | |

### General Elections 2009

2009 Indian general elections: Mandla :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Basori Singh Masram | 391,133 | 45.50 |
| | BJP | Faggan Singh Kulaste | 3,26,080 | 37.93 |
| | BSP | Jalso Dhurwey | 24,603 | 2.86 |
| | GGP | Jhank Singh Kushre | 23,773 | 2.77 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 65,053 | 7.57 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,59,560 | 56.25 |
| | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | Swing | |