It’s a high-profile election battle as actress-turned-politician Kangana Ranaut makes her electoral debut on a Bharatiya Janata Party ticket.
Mandi Lok Sabha constituency led the state with a voter turnout of 72 percent when the state voted in the seventh and final phase of the Lok Sabha elections.
The seat will see a high-profile electoral battle as actress-turned-politician Kangana Ranaut will make her electoral debut on a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ticket. He will face Vikramaditya Singh of the Congress, son of former six-time chief minister Virbhadra Singh and Mandi MP Pratibha Singh, and a minister in the state government.
Voter turnout in Mandi was 73.6 percent in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, but it fell to 58 percent in the 2021 elections. On Saturday, the Mandi Nachan assembly segment recorded the highest voting percentage of 77.47%. Sundernagar followed with 75.86 percent.
Kangana’s home ground is delayed
In Sarkaghat, Kangana Ranaut’s home ground segment, the voter turnout was relatively low at 67.62%. The figure for the home constituency of Vikramaditya Singh Rampur was 74.16%.
Similarly, the voter turnout in Seraj, the home council constituency of former CM Jai Ram Thakur, was 75%. Of all the parliamentary constituencies, Bharmour had the lowest voter turnout at 62.5 percent.
Duo exudes confidence
Ranaut, after voting in the seventh phase of the Lok Sabha, exuded confidence that the party will sweep all four seats in Himachal. He said there is a complete “Modi wave” in the state.
“It is a complete Modi wave in Himachal. Our chief minister has held almost 200 rallies and given at least 80-90 interviews in two months,” he said, relying on the BJP’s 400-odd (400-plus). slogan “We are PM Modi’s soldiers and we will win all the four seats in Himachal Pradesh,” She added.
Meanwhile, Vikramaditya was also confident about his campaign and said, “I contested the election on key issues and I hope for a victory that signifies victory for the people and development. Our resolve is to make Mandi the best constituency in the country. . I am optimistic about getting people’s support in the near future and I am committed to Mandi’s development path.” Death of BJP MP Ram Swaroop Sharma.
Before Pratibha Singh won in 2021, Sharma won in 2014 and 2019. Earlier in 2009, Virbhadra won from Mandi but resigned to become Chief Minister in 2012 and his wife won in 2013 by-poll.