Mandi Assembly constituency

Mandi Assembly constituency is one of the 68 constituencies of the Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha. This constituency is not reserved for the candidates belonging to Scheduled castes or Scheduled Tribes.^[2]

Mandi
Constituency No. 33 for the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	North India
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Lok Sabha constituency	Mandi
Established	1967
Total electors	78,113[1]
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
14th Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Anil Sharma
Party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected year	2022

Overview

Mandi (constituency number 33) is one of the ten Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in Mandi district. It covers the entire Sadar Mandi tehsil. It is part of Mandi Lok Sabha constituency along with 18 other Assembly segments, namely, Bharmour, Lahaul & Spiti, Manali, Kullu, Banjar, Anni, Karsog, Sundernagar, Nachan, Seraj, Darang, Jogindernagar, Dharampur, Mandi, Balh, Sarkaghat, Rohru and Kinnaur.^[2]

Members of Legislative Assembly

Year	Member	Picture	Party
1967	Sukh Ram			Indian National Congress
1972
1977
1982
1985	Durga Dutt
1990	Kanhaiya Lal			Bharatiya Janata Party
1993	Anil Sharma			Indian National Congress
1998	Sukh Ram			Himachal Vikas Congress
2003
2007	Anil Sharma[3][4][5][6][7]			Indian National Congress
2012
2017				Bharatiya Janata Party
2022

Election results

Assembly Election 2022

2022 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Mandi

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Anil Sharma	31,303	53.37%	3.24
	INC	Champa Thakur	21,297	36.31%	1.74
	Independent	Praveen Sharma	4,106	7.00%	New
	AAP	Shyam Lal	559	0.95%	New
	NOTA	Nota	448	0.76%	0.29
Margin of victory			10,006	17.06%	1.50
Turnout			58,650	75.08%	4.21
Registered electors			78,113		12.11
	BJP hold		Swing	3.24

Assembly Election 2017

2017 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Mandi^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Anil Sharma	31,282	56.62%	21.78
	INC	Champa Thakur	21,025	38.05%	4.87
	NOTA	None of the Above	580	1.05%	New
	BSP	Narender Kumar	438	0.79%	0.58
Margin of victory			10,257	18.56%	10.48
Turnout			55,253	79.30%	4.36
Registered electors			69,678		7.39
	BJP gain from INC		Swing	13.70

Assembly Election 2012

2012 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Mandi

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Anil Kumar	20,866	42.92%	2.93
	BJP	Durga Dutt	16,936	34.83%	5.50
	Independent	Shyam Lal	3,370	6.93%	New
	HLC	Harish Kumar	2,098	4.32%	New
	LJP	Krishan Singh	2,081	4.28%	New
	CPI	Desh Raj	1,468	3.02%	New
	BSP	Chander Mani	667	1.37%	7.85
	Independent	Hem Singh	443	0.91%	New
	Independent	Chet Ram	274	0.56%	New
Margin of victory			3,930	8.08%	2.57
Turnout			48,618	74.93%	4.75
Registered electors			64,881		8.47
	INC hold		Swing	2.93

Assembly Election 2007

2007 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Mandi

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Anil Kumar	22,808	45.85%	20.96
	BJP	Durga Dutt	20,064	40.33%	23.59
	BSP	Rajinder Mohan	4,590	9.23%	New
	Independent	Harish Chander	1,631	3.28%	New
	Independent	Kanhiya Lal	316	0.64%	New
Margin of victory			2,744	5.52%	21.48
Turnout			49,746	70.18%	1.20
Registered electors			70,884		10.24
	INC gain from HVC		Swing	6.04

Assembly Election 2003

2003 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Mandi^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	HVC	Sukh Ram	23,816	51.89%	12.74
	INC	Durga Dutt	11,426	24.89%	9.06
	BJP	Kiran Kumari	7,687	16.75%	0.05
	LHMP	Narender Kumar	2,520	5.49%	New
	Independent	Amar Nirgotra	450	0.98%	New
Margin of victory			12,390	26.99%	20.84
Turnout			45,899	71.38%	2.38
Registered electors			64,299		11.77
	HVC hold		Swing	12.74

Assembly Election 1998

1998 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Mandi^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	HVC	Sukh Ram	25,656	64.63%	New
	BJP	Kanhiya Lal	6,667	16.79%	13.51
	INC	Durga Dutt	6,285	15.83%	49.62
	BSP	Roshan Lal	1,089	2.74%	0.46
Margin of victory			18,989	47.83%	12.69
Turnout			39,697	69.37%	0.24
Registered electors			57,526		12.71
	HVC gain from INC		Swing	0.83

Assembly Election 1993

1993 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Mandi^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Anil Sharma	23,134	65.46%	31.19
	BJP	Kanhiya Lal	10,712	30.31%	32.05
	BSP	Sant Ram Badhan	806	2.28%	0.88
	Independent	Ganga Ram	528	1.49%	New
Margin of victory			12,422	35.15%	7.05
Turnout			35,343	69.68%	2.94
Registered electors			51,038		6.95
	INC gain from BJP		Swing	3.10

Assembly Election 1990

1990 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Mandi^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Kanhiya Lal	19,732	62.36%	16.81
	INC	Durga Dutt	10,842	34.26%	16.66
	BSP	Sant Ram	443	1.40%	New
	Doordarshi Party	Jagroop Singh	308	0.97%	New
	Independent	Gopi Ram	263	0.83%	New
Margin of victory			8,890	28.09%	22.73
Turnout			31,643	66.92%	3.35
Registered electors			47,722		39.12
	BJP gain from INC		Swing	11.44

Assembly Election 1985

1985 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Mandi^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Durga Dutt	12,166	50.92%	3.24
	BJP	Kanhiya Lal	10,884	45.55%	2.96
	CPI	Amar Chand	395	1.65%	New
	Independent	Bhagat Singh	216	0.90%	New
	Independent	Chander Mani	213	0.89%	New
Margin of victory			1,282	5.37%	6.20
Turnout			23,893	70.32%	1.03
Registered electors			34,303		4.91
	INC hold		Swing	3.24

Assembly Election 1982

1982 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Mandi^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Sukh Ram	12,517	54.16%	1.42
	BJP	Kanhiya Lal	9,845	42.60%	New
	Independent	Sant Ram	415	1.80%	New
	JP	Khem Singh	289	1.25%	30.39
Margin of victory			2,672	11.56%	12.38
Turnout			23,112	71.35%	7.98
Registered electors			32,696		6.22
	INC hold		Swing	1.42

Assembly Election 1977

1977 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Mandi^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Sukh Ram	12,150	55.58%	0.02
	JP	Lila Devi	6,917	31.64%	New
	Independent	Amar Chand	2,331	10.66%	New
	Independent	Vishwa Nath	463	2.12%	New
Margin of victory			5,233	23.94%	8.21
Turnout			21,861	63.43%	5.48
Registered electors			34,863		2.89
	INC hold		Swing	0.02

Assembly Election 1972

1972 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Mandi^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Sukh Ram	10,772	55.56%	0.28
	Independent	Bhagat Ram	7,722	39.83%	New
	Independent	Anant Ram	895	4.62%	New
Margin of victory			3,050	15.73%	19.78
Turnout			19,389	58.76%	5.19
Registered electors			33,883		11.78
	INC hold		Swing	0.28

Assembly Election 1967

1967 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Mandi^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	S. Ram	8,808	55.84%	21.44
	Independent	T. Singh	3,207	20.33%	New
	Independent	M. Lal	2,834	17.97%	New
	Independent	J. Ram	637	4.04%	New
	Independent	B. Lal	287	1.82%	New
Margin of victory			5,601	35.51%	32.91
Turnout			15,773	54.98%	4.33
Registered electors			30,312		128.22
	INC gain from Independent		Swing	18.83

Assembly Election 1952

1952 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Mandi^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Krishna Nand Swami	2,345	37.01%	New
	INC	Purna Nand	2,180	34.41%	New
	ABHM	Gulab Singh	937	14.79%	New
	ABJS	Lal Singh	585	9.23%	New
	Independent	Ravi Singh	155	2.45%	New
	Independent	Sher Singh	134	2.11%	New
Margin of victory			165	2.60%
Turnout			6,336	47.70%
Registered electors			13,282
	Independent win (new seat)

See also

• List of constituencies of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly