Himachal Pradesh Assembly election results: Mandi Assembly seat (Constituency-33), one of the 68 constituencies of the Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha, was presented by BJP leader Anil Sharma in the assembly. He won Mandi constituency for the first time on a Congress ticket in 1993. Later in 1998, he lost to Himachal Vikas Congress leader Sukh Ram in 1998 and 2003. In 2007, Sharma wrested his constituency from Ram. Later in 2017, he contested on BJP ticket quitting Congress.
Congress candidate Bhuvneshwar Gaur won the Mandi seat with 2957 votes margin.
Mandi assembly constituency is one of the ten Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in Mandi district. It covers the entire Sadar Mandi tehsil.
The constituency falls in Mandi Lok Sabha seat which belongs to Congress. Pratibha Singh, the widow of former CM Virbhadra Singh and Congress Himachal Pradesh president, represents Mandi constituency. The influence of Pratibha Singh worked in the favor of Gaur.
Here are the top candidates contesting from Dharampur Constituency
- Anil Sharma (BJP)
- Champa Thakur (Congress)
- Shyam Lal (AAP)
- Chet Ram (BSP)
The voting for all 68 assembly seats in the state was held on November 12 and the counting of votes took place on December 8.