Mandi Lok Sabha constituency is one of the four
Lok Sabha
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(parliamentary) constituencies in
Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh (; Sanskrit: ''himācāl prādes;'' "Snow-laden Mountain Province") is a States and union territories of India, state in the northern part of India. Situated in the Western Himalayas, it is one of the thirteen Indian Himalayan ...
state in northern
India
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represented by
Kangana Ranaut
Kangna Amardeep Ranaut (; born 23 March 1986) is an Indian actress, filmmaker, and politician serving as a Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Mandi Lok Sabha constituency, Mandi since June 2024. Known for her portrayals of strong-willed, u ...
, a member of the
Bharatiya Janata Party
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since
2024
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.
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
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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
Sundar Nagar (also spelled as Sundernagar) is a town and a municipal council in Mandi district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. It was formerly a princely state, known as Suket.
History
Sunder Nagar was formerly the seat of princ ...
or the erstwhile
Suket State
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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
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The JP was established as an amalgam of Indian political partie ...
, 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
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was routed. He defeated Congress candidate
Virbhadra Singh
Virbhadra Singh (; 23 June 19348 July 2021) was an Indian politician who served 6 terms and 21 years as the 4th Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh. A leader of the Indian National Congress party, he was elected 9 times as a Member of Legislati ...
.
Then came along the man, who called himself the son-of-the-soil,
Sukh Ram
Pandit Sukh Ram (born Sukhram Sharma; 27 July 1927 – 11 May 2022) was an Indian politician who served as the Minister of Communications and Information Technology from 1993 to 1996. He was a member of Lok Sabha from the Mandi constituency o ...
. 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
Pandit Sukh Ram (born Sukhram Sharma; 27 July 1927 – 11 May 2022) was an Indian politician who served as the Minister of Communications and Information Technology from 1993 to 1996. He was a member of Lok Sabha from the Mandi constituency o ...
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
Pandit Sukh Ram (born Sukhram Sharma; 27 July 1927 – 11 May 2022) was an Indian politician who served as the Minister of Communications and Information Technology from 1993 to 1996. He was a member of Lok Sabha from the Mandi constituency o ...
floated
Himachal Vikas Congress
Himachal Vikas Congress (''Himalayan Development Congress''), was a regional political party in Himachal Pradesh, India.
Formation
Himachal Vikas Congress was formed when Sukh Ram and Anil Sharma split from the Indian National Congress after ...
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
Pratibha Singh (born 16 June 1956) is an Indian politician from Himachal Pradesh and a former Member of the Indian Parliament.
She is the widow of Virbhadra Singh, who was the six time Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh. She represents the ...
defeated Maheshwar Singh. In the last Parliament elections 2009, Congress candidate
Virbhadra Singh
Virbhadra Singh (; 23 June 19348 July 2021) was an Indian politician who served 6 terms and 21 years as the 4th Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh. A leader of the Indian National Congress party, he was elected 9 times as a Member of Legislati ...
defeated
Maheshwar Singh by a very small gap.
Vidhan Sabha segments
Mandi Lok Sabha constituency presently comprises the following 17
Vidhan Sabha
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(legislative assembly) segments:
Members of Lok Sabha
Election results
2024
2021 by-election
2019 Election
2014 election
2013 by-election
2009 election
2004 election
1999 election
1998 election
1996 election
1991 election
1989 election
1984 election
1980 election
1977 election
1971 election
1967 election
1962 election
1957 election
1951 election
See also
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List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha, the Lower House of the Parliament of India, is made up of Members of Parliament ( MPs). Each member of parliament represents a single geographic constituency.
The maximum size of the Lok Sabha as outlined in the Constitution of ...
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mandi (Lok Sabha Constituency)
Lok Sabha constituencies in Himachal Pradesh
Mandi district
Chamba district
Lahaul and Spiti district
Kullu district
Kinnaur district
Shimla district