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Mandi, Himachal Pradesh — Lok Sabha Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Mandi (Himachal Pradesh) was won by Ram Swaroop Sharma (Bharatiya Janata Party) at the 2019 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 405,459 votes over Aashray Sharma. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, from 1957 to 2019.

Full Election History, 1957–2019

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1957 Joginder Sen Indian National Congress 57,530 63.5% Anand Chand (Independent) 24,420 (26.9 pts)
1962 Lalit Sen Indian National Congress 46,856 63.6% Ambika Kumari (Swatantra Party) 26,256 (35.6 pts)
1967 L. Sen Indian National Congress 62,596 51.7% I. Singh (Independent) 34,265 (28.3 pts)
1971 Virbhadra Singh Indian National Congress 114,957 72.0% Mandhar Lal (LRP) 89,177 (55.8 pts)
1977 Ganga Singh Bharatiya Lok Dal 138,143 53.2% Virbhadra Singh (Indian National Congress) 35,505 (13.7 pts)
1980 Vir Bahadur Singh Congress (I) 166,949 56.6% Ganga Singh (Janata Party) 58,354 (19.8 pts)
1984 Sukh Ram Indian National Congress 224,146 67.5% Madhukar (Bharatiya Janata Party) 131,651 (39.7 pts)
1989 Maheshwar Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 234,164 50.4% Sukh Ram (Indian National Congress) 28,069 (6.0 pts)
1991 Sukh Ram Indian National Congress 233,380 49.7% Maheshwar Singh (Bharatiya Janata Party) 26,627 (5.7 pts)
1996 Sukh Ram Indian National Congress 328,186 62.4% Adan Singh Thakur (Bharatiya Janata Party) 153,223 (29.1 pts)
1998 Maheshwar Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 304,210 62.4% Smt.Pratibha Singh (Indian National Congress) 131,832 (27.1 pts)
1999 Maheshwar Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 325,929 62.1% Kaul Singh (Indian National Congress) 131,025 (24.9 pts)
2004 Pratibha Singh Indian National Congress 357,623 53.4% Maheshwar Singh (Bharatiya Janata Party) 66,566 (9.9 pts)
2009 Virbhadra Singh Indian National Congress 340,973 47.8% Maheshwar Singh (Bharatiya Janata Party) 13,997 (2.0 pts)
2014 Ram Swaroop Sharma Bharatiya Janata Party 362,824 50.0% Pratibha Singh (Indian National Congress) 39,856 (5.5 pts)
2019 Ram Swaroop Sharma Bharatiya Janata Party 647,189 69.1% Aashray Sharma (Indian National Congress) 405,459 (43.3 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1957

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Joginder Sen Indian National Congress 57,530 63.5%
Anand Chand Independent 33,110 36.5%
Mast Ram Communist Party of India 0 0.0%

1962

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Lalit Sen Indian National Congress 46,856 63.6%
Ambika Kumari Swatantra Party 20,600 27.9%
Tej Singh Independent 3,516 4.8%
Kuldip Singh Jharkhand Party 2,742 3.7%

1967

CandidatePartyVotesShare
L. Sen Indian National Congress 62,596 51.7%
I. Singh Independent 28,331 23.4%
D. S. Ram Independent 26,877 22.2%
N. D. Joshi Independent 3,377 2.8%

1971

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Virbhadra Singh Indian National Congress 114,957 72.0%
Mandhar Lal LRP 25,780 16.1%
Gauri Prashad Congress (O) 6,344 4.0%
Nawal Thakur Independent 4,914 3.1%
Mahavr Prashad Independent 4,587 2.9%
Tulsi Ram Independent 3,182 2.0%

1977

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Ganga Singh Bharatiya Lok Dal 138,143 53.2%
Virbhadra Singh Indian National Congress 102,638 39.5%
Tara Chand CPI (Marxist) 8,950 3.4%
Nawal Thakur Independent 7,817 3.0%
Ani Rudh Independent 2,167 0.8%

1980

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Vir Bahadur Singh Congress (I) 166,949 56.6%
Ganga Singh Janata Party 108,595 36.8%
Bhagat Guru Janata Party (Secular) 12,544 4.3%
Puran Mal Independent 4,626 1.6%
Naval Thakur Independent 2,255 0.8%

1984

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Sukh Ram Indian National Congress 224,146 67.5%
Madhukar Bharatiya Janata Party 92,495 27.9%
Nand Singh ICJ 3,817 1.1%
Kamal Kishore Independent 2,921 0.9%
Narpat Ram Chauhan Independent 2,616 0.8%
Nawal Thakur Independent 2,453 0.7%
Het Ram Janata Party 2,331 0.7%
Durga Singh Rathaur Independent 1,194 0.4%

1989

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Maheshwar Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 234,164 50.4%
Sukh Ram Indian National Congress 206,095 44.3%
D.N.Kapoor CPI (Marxist) 9,736 2.1%
Om Parkash DDP 5,510 1.2%
Dharam Singh Bahujan Samaj Party 4,489 1.0%
Naval Thakur JNP (JP) 3,423 0.7%
Raj Kumar Independent 1,530 0.3%

1991

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Sukh Ram Indian National Congress 233,380 49.7%
Maheshwar Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 206,753 44.0%
Karam Singh Janata Dal 18,112 3.9%
Om Prakash DDP 3,970 0.8%
Prem Singh Thakur Janata Party 2,829 0.6%
Om Dutt Sharma Independent 1,367 0.3%
Krishan Lal Sharma Independent 957 0.2%
Amar Nirogotra Independent 933 0.2%
Nawal Thakur Independent 741 0.2%
Gian Chand Paniala Independent 576 0.1%

1996

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Sukh Ram Indian National Congress 328,186 62.4%
Adan Singh Thakur Bharatiya Janata Party 174,963 33.3%
Ganga Singh Samajwadi Party 6,460 1.2%
Amar Nirgotra Independent 4,608 0.9%
Chandermani Sharma AIIC(T) 3,717 0.7%
Kanshi Ram Independent 1,954 0.4%
Devender Sharma Independent 1,049 0.2%
Bal Krishan Independent 936 0.2%
Subh Ram Thakray Shiv Sena 790 0.2%
Diwan Chand Gupta Independent 768 0.1%
Ramesh Chand Gautam Independent 739 0.1%
Jeevan Parkash Sharma Independent 695 0.1%
Brikam Ram Independent 449 0.1%
Ramesh Kumar Garla Independent 294 0.1%

1998

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Maheshwar Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 304,210 62.4%
Smt.Pratibha Singh Indian National Congress 172,378 35.4%
Sukh Ram HVC 8,304 1.7%
Dinanath AIRJP 1,265 0.3%
Amar Nirgotra Independent 1,081 0.2%

1999

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Maheshwar Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 325,929 62.1%
Kaul Singh Indian National Congress 194,904 37.1%
Ravi Thakur Nationalist Congress Party 3,657 0.7%
Amar Nirgotra Independent 750 0.1%

2004

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Pratibha Singh Indian National Congress 357,623 53.4%
Maheshwar Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 291,057 43.5%
Mohan Lal Sahni Bahujan Samaj Party 8,671 1.3%
Shan Mohammad Independent 8,076 1.2%
Kashmir Singh Guleria Independent 4,125 0.6%

2009

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Virbhadra Singh Indian National Congress 340,973 47.8%
Maheshwar Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 326,976 45.9%
Dr. Onkar Shad CPI (Marxist) 20,664 2.9%
Lala Ram Bahujan Samaj Party 10,131 1.4%
Hookam Chand Shastri RWS 7,877 1.1%
Shan Mohammad Independent 6,405 0.9%

2014

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Ram Swaroop Sharma Bharatiya Janata Party 362,824 50.0%
Pratibha Singh Indian National Congress 322,968 44.5%
Kushal Bhardwaj CPI (Marxist) 13,965 1.9%
Jai Chand Thakur Aam Aadmi Party 9,359 1.3%
None Of The Above Independent 6,191 0.9%
Lala Ram Bahujan Samaj Party 5,167 0.7%
Subhash Mohan Snehi Independent 1,928 0.3%
Bhag Chand Rana Independent 1,868 0.3%
Puni Chand Samajwadi Party 923 0.1%
Devender Dev BMP 901 0.1%

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Ram Swaroop Sharma Bharatiya Janata Party 647,189 69.1%
Aashray Sharma Indian National Congress 241,730 25.8%
Daleep Singh Kaith CPI (Marxist) 14,838 1.6%
Ses Ram Bahujan Samaj Party 9,060 1.0%
Brij Gopal Independent 4,087 0.4%
Subhash Mohan Snehi Independent 3,839 0.4%
Dev Raj Bhardwaj Independent 3,653 0.4%
Guman Singh Independent 2,344 0.3%
Rajender Suryavanshi API 1,873 0.2%
Dharmender Singh Thakur Independent 1,860 0.2%
Col. Thakur Singh Independent 1,596 0.2%
Kartar Chand Samajwadi Party 880 0.1%
Ghanshyam Chand Thakur Independent 775 0.1%
Shiv Lal Thakur BSCP 751 0.1%
Mehar Singh RAM 582 0.1%
Khem Chand PPI(D) 511 0.1%
Chandermani AIFB 505 0.1%

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party's broad bloc (Congress / BJP / Left / other).

1957: Indian National Congress margin 26.9 pts 1962: Indian National Congress margin 35.6 pts 1967: Indian National Congress margin 28.3 pts 1971: Indian National Congress margin 55.8 pts 1977: Bharatiya Lok Dal margin 13.7 pts 1980: Congress (I) margin 19.8 pts 1984: Indian National Congress margin 39.7 pts 1989: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 6.0 pts 1991: Indian National Congress margin 5.7 pts 1996: Indian National Congress margin 29.1 pts 1998: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 27.1 pts 1999: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 24.9 pts 2004: Indian National Congress margin 9.9 pts 2009: Indian National Congress margin 2.0 pts 2014: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 5.5 pts 2019: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 43.3 pts 1957 1962 1967 1971 1977 1980 1984 1989 1991 1996 1998 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019

Trend

Mandi has been contested at 16 Lok Sabha general elections on record since 1957. Parties that have won this seat over that span: Indian National Congress, Bharatiya Lok Dal, Congress (I), Bharatiya Janata Party.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Mandi in the 2019 Lok Sabha election?

Ram Swaroop Sharma (Bharatiya Janata Party) won Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, in 2019 with 647,189 votes (69.1%), a margin of 405,459 votes over Aashray Sharma.

Which parties have won Mandi since 1957?

Since 1957, Mandi has been won by: Bharatiya Janata Party, Bharatiya Lok Dal, Congress (I), Indian National Congress.

What was the closest result in Mandi?

The closest result on record for Mandi was 2009, when Indian National Congress beat Bharatiya Janata Party by just 13,997 votes (2.0 percentage points).

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