# Mandi Lok Sabha constituency

Mandi Lok Sabha constituency is one of the four Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Himachal Pradesh state in northern India represented by Kangana Ranaut, a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party since 2024.

## History

Mandi Parliamentary constituency already emerged as a hot bed of politics where not only the BJP and the Congress will fight for their prestige, but is the only seat in the state where the Left front has popped up a candidate. The constituency then was named as Mandi - Mahasu was represented by Rani Amrit Kaur of the erstwhile Patiala state and Sh Gopi Ram Mandi during 1952–57. In the Lok Sabha elections that followed in 1957, the seat was represented by Raja Joginder Sen of the erstwhile Mandi state, who represented the seat till 1962. In the following elections that year Raja Lalit Sen of Sundarnagar or the erstwhile Suket State was elected. He repeated his victory in the 1967 elections.
However, in period from 1977 to 1979, the constituency was represented by Ganga Singh who represented the Janata Party, which came to power at the centre immediately after the elections that followed the imposition of emergency in the country and the Congress, under Indira Gandhi was routed. He defeated Congress candidate Virbhadra Singh.
Then came along the man, who called himself the son-of-the-soil, Sukh Ram. He switched from state politics to the Parliament and won comfortably in 1985. In the next election, however, it was again another blue-blooded royal, Maheshwar Singh, scion of the erstwhile Kullu state who drubbed the son-of-the-soil at the polls.
But Sukh Ram bounced back and won again in 1994, but was expelled from the Congress a couple of years later, following the reported recovery of large amounts of cash from his residence. To re-establish his political dominion Sukh Ram floated Himachal Vikas Congress and came back into politics with a bang – winning five Assembly seats in 1998 along with wresting Shimla (reserved) parliamentary seat from the Congress in 1999. In 1998, Sukh Ram's HVC under an alliance with the BJP supported the candidature of Maheshwar Singh, who won easily. In 2004, Congress candidate Pratibha Singh defeated Maheshwar Singh. In the last Parliament elections 2009, Congress candidate Virbhadra Singh defeated Maheshwar Singh by a very small gap.

## Vidhan Sabha segments

Mandi Lok Sabha constituency presently comprises the following 17 Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments:
| No | Name | District | Member | Party |
| 2 | Bharmour (ST) | Chamba | Janak Raj | BJP |
| 21 | Lahaul and Spiti (ST) | Lahaul & Spiti | Anuradha Rana | INC |
| 22 | Manali | Kullu | Bhuvaneshwar Gaur | INC |
| 23 | Kullu | Kullu | Surinder Singh Thakur | INC |
| 24 | Banjar | Kullu | Surender Shourie | BJP |
| 25 | Anni (SC) | Kullu | Lokender Kumar | BJP |
| 26 | Karsog (SC) | Mandi | Deepraj Kapoor | BJP |
| 27 | Sundernagar | Mandi | Rakesh Jamwal | BJP |
| 28 | Nachan (SC) | Mandi | Vinod Kumar | BJP |
| 29 | Seraj | Mandi | Jai Ram Thakur | BJP |
| 30 | Darang | Mandi | Puran Chand Thakur | BJP |
| 31 | Jogindernagar | Mandi | Prakash Prem Kumar Rana | BJP |
| 33 | Mandi | Mandi | Anil Sharma | BJP |
| 34 | Balh (SC) | Mandi | Inder Singh | BJP |
| 35 | Sarkaghat | Mandi | Dalip Thakur | BJP |
| 66 | Rampur (SC) | Shimla | Nand Lal | INC |
| 68 | Kinnaur (ST) | Kinnaur | Jagat Singh Negi | INC |

## Members of Lok Sabha

| Year | Name | Party |
| 1952 | Gopi Ram | Indian National Congress |
| 1952^ | Rajkumari Amrit Kaur | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | Raja Joginder Sen Bahadur | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | Lalit Sen | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | Lalit Sen | Indian National Congress |
| 1971 | Virbhadra Singh | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Ganga Singh | Janata Party |
| 1980 | Virbhadra Singh | Indian National Congress |
| 1984 | Sukh Ram | Indian National Congress |
| 1989 | Maheshwar Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1991 | Sukh Ram | Indian National Congress |
| 1996 | Sukh Ram | Indian National Congress |
| 1998 | Maheshwar Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1999 | Maheshwar Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2004 | Pratibha Singh | Indian National Congress |
| 2009 | Virbhadra Singh | Indian National Congress |
| 2013^ | Pratibha Singh | Indian National Congress |
| 2014 | Ram Swaroop Sharma | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2019 | Ram Swaroop Sharma | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2021^ | Pratibha Singh | Indian National Congress |
| 2024 | Kangana Ranaut | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## Election results
### 2024

2024 Indian general election: Mandi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Kangana Ranaut | 537,022 | 52.87 | 4.73 |
| | INC | Vikramaditya Singh | 462,267 | 45.51 | 3.63 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 5,645 | 0.56 | 1.12 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 74,755 | 7.36 | 6.36 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,18,685 | 73.97 | 14.17 |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | | |

### 2021 by-election

Bye-elections, 2021 : Mandi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Pratibha Singh | 369,565 | 49.14 | 23.46 |
| | BJP | Brigadier Khushal Thakur | 362,075 | 48.14 | 20.61 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 12,661 | 1.68 | 1.12 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,490 | 1.00 | 42.07 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 752,071 | 57.98 | 15.62 |
| | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | Swing | | |

### 2019 Election

2019 Indian general elections: Mandi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Ram Swaroop Sharma | 647,189 | 68.75 | 18.81 |
| | INC | Aashray Sharma | 241,730 | 25.68 | 18.78 |
| | CPI(M) | Dilip Singh Kayath | 14,838 | 1.58 | 0.34 |
| | BSP | Ses Ram | 9,060 | 0.96 | 0.25 |
| | None of the Above | None of the Above | 5,298 | 0.56 | 0.29 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 405,459 | 43.07 | 37.59 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 943,148 | 73.60 | 10.48 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | | |

### 2014 election

2014 Indian general elections: Mandi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Ram Swaroop Sharma | 362,824 | 49.94 | 12.71 |
| | INC | Pratibha Singh | 322,968 | 44.46 | 16.25 |
| | CPI(M) | Kushal Bhardwaj | 13,965 | 1.92 | New |
| | AAP | Jai Chand Thakur | 9,359 | 1.29 | New |
| | BSP | Lala Ram | 21,780 | 3.0 | New |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 6,191 | 0.85 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 39,856 | 5.48 | 18.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 726,094 | 63.12 | 11.33 |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | 10.77 | |

### 2013 by-election

Bye-election, 2013: Mandi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Pratibha Singh | 353,492 | 60.71 | 12.89 |
| | BJP | Jai Ram Thakur | 2,16,765 | 37.23 | 8.63 |
| | Independent | Subhash Mohan Snehi | 6,057 | 1.04 | New |
| | PRISM | Lawan Kumar | 5,932 | 1.02 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,36,727 | 23.48 | 21.52 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,82,249 | 51.80 | 12.29 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 12.89 | |

### 2009 election

2009 Indian general elections: Mandi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Virbhadra Singh | 340,973 | 47.82 | 5.59 |
| | BJP | Maheshwar Singh | 3,26,976 | 45.85 | 2.38 |
| | CPI(M) | Dr. Onkar Shad | 20,664 | 2.89 | New |
| | BSP | Lala Ram | 10,131 | 1.42 | 0.12 |
| | RWS | Hookam Chand Shastri | 7,877 | 1.10 | New |
| | Independent | Shan Mohammad | 6,405 | 0.89 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,997 | 1.97 | 7.97 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,13,026 | 64.09 | 1.18 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | | |

### 2004 election

General Election, 2004: Mandi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Pratibha Singh | 357,623 | 53.41 | 16.30 |
| | BJP | Maheshwar Singh | 291,057 | 43.47 | 18.58 |
| | BSP | Mohan Lal Sahni | 8,671 | 1.30 | New |
| | Independent | Shah Mohammad | 8,076 | 1.21 | New |
| | Independent | Kashmir Singh Guleria | 4,125 | 0.62 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 66,566 | 9.94 | 15.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 669,552 | 62.91 | 8.35 |
| | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | Swing | | |

### 1999 election

General Election, 1999: Mandi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Maheshwar Singh | 325,929 | 62.05 | 0.39 |
| | INC | Kaul Singh | 1,94,904 | 37.11 | 1.73 |
| | NCP | Ravi Thakur | 3,657 | 0.7 | New |
| | Independent | Amar Nirgotra | 750 | 0.14 | 0.07 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,31,025 | 24.94 | 2.22 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,28,636 | 54.56 | |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | | |

### 1998 election

General Election, 1998: Mandi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Maheshwar Singh | 304,210 | 62.44 | 29.15 |
| | INC | Pratibha Singh | 1,72,378 | 35.38 | 27.06 |
| | | Sukh Ram | 8,304 | 1.70 | |
| | SJP(R) | Dina Nath | 1,265 | 0.26 | New |
| | Independent | Amar Nirgotra | 1,081 | 0.22 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,31,832 | 27.06 | 2.09 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,90,660 | | |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | | |

### 1996 election

General Election, 1996: Mandi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Sukh Ram | 328,186 | 62.44 |
| | BJP | Adan Singh Thakur | 1,74,963 | 33.29 |
| | SP | Ganga Singh | 6,460 | 1.23 |
| | SS | Subh Ram Thakray | 790 | 0.15 |
| | AIIC(T) | Chandermani Sharma | 3,717 | 0.71 |
| | Independent | Amar Nirgotra | 4,608 | 0.88 |
| | Independent | Kanshi Ram | 1,954 | 0.37 |
| | Independent | Devender Sharma | 1049 | 0.20 |
| | Independent | Bal Krishan | 936 | 0.18 |
| | Independent | Diwan Chand Gupta | 768 | 0.15 |
| | Independent | Ramesh Chand Gautam | 739 | 0.14 |
| | Independent | Jeevan Parkash Sharma | 695 | 0.13 |
| | Independent | Brikam Ram | 449 | 0.09 |
| | Independent | Ramesh Kumar Garla | 294 | 0.06 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,53,223 | 29.15 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,25,608 | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | |

### 1991 election

General Election, 1991: Mandi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Sukh Ram | 233,380 | 49.70 |
| | BJP | Maheshwar Singh | 2,06,753 | 44.03 |
| | JD | Karam Singh | 18,112 | 3.86 |
| | SS | Subh Ram Thakray | 790 | 0.15 |
| | Doordarshi Party | Om Prakash | 3970 | 0.85 |
| | JP | Prem Singh Thakur | 2,829 | 0.60 |
| | Independent | Om Dutt Sharma | 1,954 | 0.37 |
| | Independent | Krishan Lal Sharma | 1049 | 0.20 |
| | Independent | Amar Nirogotra | 936 | 0.18 |
| | Independent | Nawal Thakur | 768 | 0.15 |
| | Independent | Gian Chand Paniala | 739 | 0.14 |
| | Independent | Jeevan Parkash Sharma | 695 | 0.13 |
| | Independent | Brikam Ram | 449 | 0.09 |
| | Independent | Ramesh Kumar Garla | 294 | 0.06 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 26,627 | 5.67 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,72,718 | |
| | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | Swing | |

### 1989 election

General Election, 1989: Mandi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BJP | Maheshwar Singh | 234,164 | 50.36 |
| | INC | Sukh Ram | 2,06,095 | 44.33 |
| | CPI(M) | D.N. Kapoor | 9,736 | 2.09 |
| | Doordarshi Party | O.M. Prakash | 5,510 | 1.19 |
| | BSP | Dharam Singh | 4,489 | 0.97 |
| | JP | Naval Thaur | 3,423 | 0.74 |
| | Independent | Raj Kumar | 1,530 | 0.33 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 28,069 | 6.03 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,64,947 | |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | |

### 1984 election

General Election, 1984: Mandi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Sukh Ram | 224,146 | 67.52 |
| | BJP | Madhukar Singh | 92,495 | 27.86 |
| | INC(J) | Nand Singh | 3,817 | 1.15 |
| | JP | Het Ram | 2,331 | 0.70 |
| | Independent | Kamal Kishore | 2,921 | 0.88 |
| | Independent | Narpat Ram Chauhan | 2,616 | 0.79 |
| | Independent | Nawal Thakur | 2,453 | 0.74 |
| | Independent | Durga Singh Rathore | 1,194 | 0.36 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,31,651 | 39.66 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,31,973 | |
| | INC gain from IC(S) | INC gain from IC(S) | Swing | |

### 1980 election

General Election, 1980: Mandi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | IC(S) | Virbhadra Singh | 166,949 | 56.60 | New |
| | JP | Ganga Singh | 1,08,595 | 36.82 | |
| | JP(S) | Bhagat Guru | 12,544 | 4.25 | |
| | Independent | Puran Mal | 4,626 | 1.57 | |
| | Independent | Naval Thakur | 2,255 | 0.76 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | IC(S) gain from BLD | IC(S) gain from BLD | Swing | | |

### 1977 election

General Election, 1977: Mandi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | JP | Ganga Singh Thakur | 138,638 | 53.52 |
| | INC | Virbhadra Singh | 1,02,143 | 39.19 |
| | CPI(M) | Tara Chand | 8,950 | 3.45 |
| | Independent | Nawal Thakur | 7,817 | 3.01 |
| | Independent | Ani Rudh | 2,167 | 0.83 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | JP gain from INC | JP gain from INC | Swing | |

### 1971 election

General Election, 1971: Mandi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Virbhadra Singh | 114,957 | 71.95 |
| | LRP | Mandhar Lal | 25,780 | 16.14 |
| | INC(O) | Gauri Prashad | 6,344 | 3.97 |
| | Independent | Nawal Thakur | 4,914 | 3.08 |
| | Independent | Mahavr Prashad | 4,587 | 0.87 |
| | Independent | Tulsi Ram | 3,182 | 1.99 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | INC gain from LRP | INC gain from LRP | Swing | |

### 1967 election

General Election, 1967: Mandi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Lalit Sen | 62,596 | 51.65 |
| | Independent | I. Singh | 28,331 | 23.38 |
| | Independent | D.S.Ram | 26,877 | 22.18 |
| | Independent | N.D. Joshi | 3,377 | 2.79 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | INC gain from | INC gain from | Swing | |

### 1962 election

General Election, 1962: Mandi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Lalit Sen | 46,856 | 63.56 |
| | SWA | Ambika Kumari | 20,600 | 27.95 |
| | ABJS | Kuldip Singh | 2,742 | 3.72 |
| | Independent | Tej Singh | 3,516 | 4.77 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | INC gain from SWA | INC gain from SWA | Swing | |

### 1957 election

General Election, 1957: Mandi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Joginder Sen | 57,530 | 63.47 |
| | Independent | Anand Chand | 33,110 | 36.53 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | |

### 1951 election

General Election, 1951: Mandi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Amrit Kaur | 47,152 | 26.89 | |
| | INC | Gopi Ram | 41,433 | 26.63 | |
| | KMPP | Tej Singh | 19,872 | 11.33 | |
| | SCF | Anokhi Ram | 18,988 | 10.83 | |
| | Socialist | Muni Lal | 16,780 | 9.57 | |
| | ABJS | Hari Dutt | 12,053 | 6.87 | |
| | Independent | Kahan Singh | 19,099 | 10.89 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) |