Mandi (Lok Sabha constituency)
Mandi | |
---|---|
Lok Sabha Constituency | |
Incumbent | Pratibha Singh |
Parliamentary Party | Indian National Congress |
Elected Year | 2021 |
Constituency Details | |
Established | 1952 |
Reservation | None |
State | Himachal Pradesh |
Former MP | Ram Swaroop Sharma |
Assembly Constituencies | 17: 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[]
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[]
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[]
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[]
2021 Bye-election[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | Pratibha Singh | 3,65,650 | 49.23 | +23.55 | |
BJP | Brigadier Khushal Thakur | 3,56,884 | 48.05 | -20.70 | |
NOTA | None of the Above | 12,626 | 1.70 | +1.14 | |
Majority | 8,766 | ||||
Turnout | 7,53,566 | 57.98 | |||
INC gain from BJP | Swing |
2019 Election[]
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[]
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 | 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[]
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[]
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 | |
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[]
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[]
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[]
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[]
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[]
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[]
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[]
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 IC(S) | Swing |
1980 election[]
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 | |||||
IC(S) gain from BLD | Swing |
1977 election[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Virbhadra Singh | 1,02,143 | 39.19 | Indian National Congress | ||
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 | |||||
BLD gain from INC | Swing |
1971 election[]
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 LRP | Swing |
1967 election[]
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 | Swing |
1962 election[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | Lalit Sen | 46,856 | 63.56 | ||
SWA | Ambika Kumari | 20,600 | 27.95 | ||
BJS | Kuldip Singh | 2,742 | 3.72 | ||
Independent | Tej Singh | 3,516 | 4.77 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
INC gain from SWA | Swing |
1957 election[]
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[]
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 | ||
BJS | 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[]
- List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha
References[]
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "Mandi Parliamentary Constituency". Himvani.
- Lok Sabha constituencies in Himachal Pradesh
- Mandi district
- Chamba district
- Lahaul and Spiti district
- Kullu district
- Kinnaur district
- Shimla district