Mandi (Lok Sabha constituency)

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Mandi
Lok Sabha Constituency
File:Pratibha Singh 2014-05-13 13-48.jpg
IncumbentPratibha Singh
Parliamentary PartyIndian National Congress
Elected Year2021
Constituency Details
Established1952
ReservationNone
StateHimachal Pradesh
Former MPRam Swaroop Sharma
Assembly Constituencies17: Kinnaur,Bharmour, Lahaul & Spiti, Manali, Kullu, Banjar, Anni, Karsog, Sundernagar, Nachan, Seraj, Darang, Jogindernagar, Mandi, Balh, Sarkaghat and Rampur

Mandi Lok Sabha constituency is one of the four Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Himachal Pradesh state in northern India. Pratibha Singh, representing INC, won the last Lok Sabha byelection in 2021 from Mandi following the death of Ram Swaroop Sharma who won in 2019 general Lok Sabha election.

History[edit | edit source]

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.[1] 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.[2]

Vidhan Sabha segments[edit | edit source]

Mandi Lok Sabha constituency presently comprises the following 17 Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments:[1]

Constituency number Name Reserved for (SC/ST/None) District
2 Bharmour ST Chamba
21 Lahaul and Spiti Lahaul & Spiti
22 Manali None Kullu
23 Kullu
24 Banjar
25 Anni SC
26 Karsog Mandi
27 Sundernagar None
28 Nachan SC
29 Seraj None
30 Darang
31 Jogindernagar
33 Mandi
34 Balh SC
35 Sarkaghat None
66 Rampur SC Shimla
68 Kinnaur ST Kinnaur

Members of Lok Sabha[edit | edit source]

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

^ bye-poll

Election results[edit | edit source]

2021 Bye-election[edit | edit source]

Bye-elections, 2021 : Mandi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Pratibha Singh 3,65,650 49.23 +23.55
BJP Brigadier Khushal Thakur 3,56,884 48.05 −20.70
None of the Above None of the Above 12,626 1.70 +1.14
Majority 8,766
Turnout
INC gain from BJP Swing

2019 Election[edit | edit source]

2019 Indian general elections: Mandi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Ram Swaroop Sharma 6,47,189 68.75 +18.81
INC Aashray sharma 2,41,730 25.68 −18.78
CPI(M) Daleep Singh Kaith 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 4,05,459 43.07 +37.59
Turnout 9,43,148 73.60 +10.48
BJP hold Swing

2014 election[edit | edit source]

2014 Indian general elections: Mandi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Ram Swaroop Sharma 3,62,824 49.94 +12.71
INC Pratibha Singh 3,22,968 44.46 −16.25
CPI(M) Kushal Bhardwaj 13,965 1.92 +1.92
AAP Jai Chand Thakur 9,359 1.29 +1.29
BSP Lala Ram 5,167 0.71 +0.71
NOTA None of the above 6,191 0.85 +0.85
Majority 39,856 5.48 −18.00
Turnout 7,26,094 63.12 +11.33
BJP gain from INC Swing -10.77

2013 By-election[edit | edit source]

Bye-election, 2013: Mandi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Pratibha Singh 3,53,492 60.71 +12.89
BJP Jai Ram Thakur 2,16,765 37.23 −8.63
Independent Subhash Mohan Snehi 6,057 1.04 +1.04
PRISM Lawan Kumar 5,932 1.02 +1.02
Majority 1,36,727 23.48 +21.52
Turnout 5,82,249 51.80 −12.29
INC hold Swing +12.89

2009 election[edit | edit source]

General Election, 2009: Mandi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Virbhadra Singh 3,40,973 47.82 −5.59
BJP Maheshwar Singh 3,26,976 45.85 +2.38
CPI(M) DR. ONKAR SHAD 20,664 2.89
BSP Lala Ram 10,131 1.42 +0.12
RWS Hookam Chand Shastri 7,877 1.10
Independent Shan Mohammad 6,405 0.89
Majority 13,997 1.97 −7.97
Turnout 7,13,026 64.09 +1.18
INC hold Swing

2004 election[edit | edit source]

General Election, 2004: Mandi
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
Independent Shah Mohammad 8,076 1.21
Independent Kashmir Singh Guleria 4,125 0.62
Majority 66,566 9.94 −15.00
Turnout 669,552 62.91 +8.35
INC gain from BJP Swing

1999 election[edit | edit source]

General Election, 1999: Mandi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Maheshwar Singh 3,25,929 62.05 −0.39
INC Kaul Singh 1,94,904 37.11 +1.73
NCP Ravi Thakur 3,657 0.7
Independent Amar Nirgotra 750 0.14 −0.07
Majority 1,31,025 24.94 −2.22
Turnout 5,28,636 54.56
BJP gain from INC Swing

1998 election[edit | edit source]

General Election, 1998: Mandi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Maheshwar Singh 3,04,210 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
Independent Amar Nirgotra 1081 0.22
Majority 1,31,832 27.06 +2.09
Turnout 4,90,660
BJP gain from INC Swing

1996 election[edit | edit source]

General Election, 1996: Mandi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Sukh Ram 3,28,186 62.44
BJP Adan Singh Thakur 1,74,963 33.29
SP Ganga Singh 6,460 1.23
SHS 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 1,53,223 29.15
Turnout 5,25,608
INC gain from BJP Swing

1991 election[edit | edit source]

General Election, 1991: Mandi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Sukh Ram 2,33,380 49.70
BJP Maheshwar Singh 2,06,753 44.03
JD Karam Singh 18,112 3.86
SHS 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 26,627 5.67
Turnout 4,72,718
INC gain from BJP Swing

1989 election[edit | edit source]

General Election, 1989: Mandi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Maheshwar Singh 2,34,164 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 28,069 6.03
Turnout 4,64,947
BJP gain from INC Swing

1984 election[edit | edit source]

General Election, 1984: Mandi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Sukh Ram 2,24,146 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 1,31,651 39.66
Turnout 3,31,973
INC gain from Indian National Congress (Socialist) Swing

1980 election[edit | edit source]

General Election, 1980: Mandi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
IC(S) Virbhadra Singh 1,66,949 56.60
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
Turnout
Indian National Congress (Socialist) gain from Bharatiya Lok Dal Swing

1977 election[edit | edit source]

General Election, 1977: Mandi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Virbhadra Singh 1,02,143 39.19 Indian National Congress
Ganga Singh Thakur 1,38,638 53.52 Bharatiya Lok Dal
CPI(M) Tara Chand 8,950 3.45
Independent Nawal Thakur 7,817 3.01
Independent Ani Rudh 2,167 0.83
Majority
Turnout
Bharatiya Lok Dal gain from INC Swing

1971 election[edit | edit source]

General Election, 1971: Mandi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Virbhadra Singh 1,14,957 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
Turnout
INC gain from Lok Raj Party Himachal Pradesh Swing

1967 election[edit | edit source]

General Election, 1967: Mandi
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
Turnout
INC gain from [[|N/A]] Swing

1962 election[edit | edit source]

General Election, 1962: Mandi
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
Turnout
INC gain from Swatantra Party Swing

1957 election[edit | edit source]

General Election, 1957: Mandi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Joginder Sen 57,530 63.47
CPI Mast Ram 0 00.00
Independent Anand Chand 33,110 36.53
Majority
Turnout
INC hold Swing

1951 election[edit | edit source]

General Election, 1951: Mandi
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
Turnout
INC win (new seat)

Stations and 2 Auxiliary polling stations are being set up in the Four Parliamentary Constituencies for Lok Sabha Elections – 2009 in the State. 1259 Pole been declared as sensitive while 708 polling Stations have been classified as Hypersensitive to ensure free and fair elections in the State. The maximum number of Hyper Sensitive Polling Stations is 197 in Kangra District, he added. However, the largest number of Polling Stations was 1921 in 2-Mandi Parliamentary Constituency, including the Auxiliary Polling Station in Jogindernagar Assembly Constituency.

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Parliamentary Constituency Wise Result of H.P. of Lok Sabha Elections-2009" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Himachal Pradesh website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
  2. ↑ "Mandi Parliamentary Constituency". Himvani.

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