Electoral debutant Kangana Ranaut emerged victorious by a margin of 74,755 votes, after securing 5,37,022 votes in the Mandi constituency in Himachal Pradesh. Congress' Vikramaditya Singh bagged 4,62,267 votes, according to data by the election commission of India.
Singh is the son of former Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh, while Ranaut had replaced Ram Swaroop Sharma as the BJP's choice for the constituency. Sharma had won the 2019 elections from Mandi.
Singh officially conceded defeat in the Mandi seat of Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday, in a post on X, formerly Twitter.
The Congress leader mentioned to ANI in an interview that the 'Prime Minister Narendra Modi factor' did not work in the nation, as BJP struggled to cross the mark of 250 Lok Sabha seats.
"INDIA alliance has performed very well…INDIA alliance can also form the government by forging alliance…," he said.
#WATCH | Congress leader and candidate from Mandi Lok Sabha seat Vikramaditya Singh says, "I thank the public of Mandi who voted for me in large numbers….I congratulate BJP candidate Kangana Ranaut for winning Mandi Lok Sabha seat….The arrival of PM Modi, Yogi Adityanath and… pic.twitter.com/pvEnEi3Nwv
June 4, 2024AdvertisementRanaut claimed her victory for the Lok Sabha seat from Mandi on Tuesday, in a post on social media platform X.
"Heartfelt gratitude to all Mandi residents for their love, support and trust," she said.
समस्त मंडीवासियों का इस जनाधार, इस प्यार और विश्वास के लिए दिल से आभार🙏🏻
ये जीत आप सभी की है, ये जीत है प्रधानमंत्री मोदी जी और भाजपा पर विश्वास की, ये जीत है सनातन की, ये जीत है मंडी के सम्मान की। pic.twitter.com/elRmMJOneEJune 4, 2024AdvertisementThe constituency from Himachal Pradesh went for polling in the last phase and saw a 72% voter turnout. In the 2019 elections, the constituency had seen a 73.6% turnout.
In all the four seats of Himachal Pradesh, the BJP was ahead of the Congress, according to Election Commission trends.
Sharma had clinched victory in both the 2014 and 2019 Lok Sabha elections. In 2019, he defeated his rival Aashray Sharma from Congress, with a vote share of 6,47,189 (69%), while Aashray Sharma secured 2,41,730 votes (26%).
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