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163. Mandi

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Himachal Pradesh · India Lok Sabha Election, 1996

IN-MANDI

INC 62.4%won by 29.2%BJP 33.3%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 5.7% to 29.2%.

  • TurnoutTurnout fell 3.1% to 57.8%.
  • Safe seatIndian National Congress won by more than 25 points — a stronghold, not a contest.

Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.

Electorate
9,09,750
Turnout
57.8%
Valid votes
5,25,608
Margin
1,53,223
29.15%

Candidates

14 contested · winner INC
  1. 1SUKH RAMIndian National Congress · INC3,28,18662.4%
  2. 2ADAN SINGH THAKURBharatiya Janata Party · BJP1,74,96333.3%
  3. 3GANGA SINGHSamajwadi Party · SP6,4601.2%
  4. 4AMAR NIRGOTRAIndependent · IND4,6080.9%
  5. 5CHANDERMANI SHARMAAIICT · AIICT3,7170.7%
  6. 6KANSHI RAMIndependent · IND1,9540.4%
  7. 7DEVENDER SHARMAIndependent · IND1,0490.2%
  8. 8BAL KRISHANIndependent · IND9360.2%
  9. 9SUBH RAM THAKRAYShiv Sena · SHS7900.2%
  10. 10DIWAN CHAND GUPTAIndependent · IND7680.1%
  11. 11RAMESH CHAND GAUTAMIndependent · IND7390.1%
  12. 12JEEVAN PARKASH SHARMAIndependent · IND6950.1%
  13. 13BRIKAM RAMIndependent · IND4490.1%
  14. 14RAMESH KUMAR GARLAIndependent · IND2940.1%

Since 1991

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INC–BJP swing
+23.5%
INC share
49.7% → 62.4%
BJP share
44.0% → 33.3%
Turnout
60.9% → 57.8%
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