Shimla, Pratibha Singh of Indian National Congress won the Mandi Lok Sabha bye-election by a margin of 87,66 votes against rival Brigadier Khushal Thakur of BJP in a direct fight.
Name of Candidates Votes Percentage
Pratibha Singh (INC) 365650 49.23
Bg Khushal Thakur (BJP) 356884 48.05
Ambika Shyam (RLP) 3578 0.58
Munshi Rma Thakur (HJKP) 1211 0.16
Anil Kumar (Indpt) 1079 0.15
Subash Mohan Snehi (Indpt) 1743 0.23
NOTA 12626 1.7
Total vote polled 742771
Result – Winner – Pratibha Singh of INC with margin 8766 votes .