Lahaul & Spiti is assembly constituency number 21 in Himachal Pradesh, in Lahul & Spiti district, and one of the segments of the Mandi Lok Sabha seat. In the 2022 election Ravi Thakur of the Indian National Congress won with 52.9% of the vote, 1,616 votes ahead of Dr.ram Lal Markanda (BJP). A bye-election on 1 Jun 2024 was won by Anuradha Rana (INC), the current MLA.
- 01Ravi ThakurINC9,94852.91%
- 02Dr.ram Lal MarkandaBJP8,33244.32%
- 03Sudarshan JaspaAAP4542.41%
- NOTA · 67 (0.36%)
Margin 1,616 votes · 8.60% of valid votes
All 3 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 18,801 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ravi ThakurMale · 60 yrs · ST | INC | 9,948 | 52.91% |
| 2 | Dr.ram Lal MarkandaMale · 56 yrs · ST | BJP | 8,332 | 44.32% |
| 3 | Sudarshan JaspaMale · 41 yrs · ST | AAP | 454 | 2.41% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 67 | 0.36% |
The seat changed hands: BJP won in 2017, INC in 2022.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation, plus bye-elections (dashed). Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Lahaul & Spiti bye-election, 1 Jun 2024
Turnout 77.6% · 20,150 of 25,967 electors voted
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anuradha Rana | INC | 9,414 | 47.09% |
| 2 | Dr. Ram Lal Markanda | Independent | 7,454 | 37.28% |
| 3 | Ravi Thakur | BJP | 3,049 | 15.25% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 76 | 0.38% |
Lahaul & Spiti result 2017
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. Ram Lal Markanda | BJP | 7,756 | 45.63% |
| 2 | Ravi Thakur | INC | 6,278 | 36.93% |
| 3 | Rajinder Karpa | Independent | 2,240 | 13.18% |
| 4 | Sudarshan Jaspa | Independent | 655 | 3.85% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 70 | 0.41% |
Lahaul & Spiti result 2012
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ravi Thakur | INC | 10,187 | 60.33% |
| 2 | Dr Ram Lal Markanda | BJP | 6,491 | 38.44% |
| 3 | Baldev Singh | TMC | 77 | 0.46% |
| 4 | Shamsher Singh | Independent | 57 | 0.34% |
| 5 | Vijay | BSP | 54 | 0.32% |
| 6 | Gurdass | LJP | 19 | 0.11% |
Lahaul & Spiti outlined in orange among the other Himachal Pradesh seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2022. Click any seat to open its page.
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Lahaul & Spiti is one of the assembly segments of Mandi. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Mandi candidates.
- Vikramaditya SinghINC12,667 67.1%
- Kangna RanautBJP5,791 30.7%
- Dr. Prakash Chand BhardwajBSP102 0.5%
- Narender KumarRTRYDVBHMP51 0.3%
- Rakhee GuptaIndependent28 0.1%
In the assembly election INC won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, INC led here by 6,876 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Lahaul & Spiti.
Who won the Lahaul & Spiti assembly seat in 2022?
Ravi Thakur of the Indian National Congress (INC) won Lahaul & Spiti in the 2022 Himachal Pradesh assembly election with 9,948 votes, which was 52.91% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Lahaul & Spiti?
The margin was 1,616 votes (8.60% of valid votes). The runner-up was Dr.ram Lal Markanda of the Bharatiya Janata Party with 8,332 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Lahaul & Spiti in 2022?
Turnout was 74.22%: 18,923 of 25,496 registered electors voted, across 92 polling stations. That is 0.8 points higher than in 2017.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Lahaul & Spiti part of?
Lahaul & Spiti is an assembly segment of the Mandi Lok Sabha constituency in Himachal Pradesh. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Vikramaditya Singh got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Has Lahaul & Spiti had a bye-election?
Yes. In the bye-election on 1 Jun 2024, Anuradha Rana (Indian National Congress) won by 1,960 votes.
Is Lahaul & Spiti a reserved constituency?
Yes. Lahaul & Spiti is reserved for scheduled tribes (st), so only candidates from that community can contest, while all registered voters in the seat can vote.
When is the next assembly election in Lahaul & Spiti?
The Himachal Pradesh assembly elected in 2022 completes its five-year term in 2027, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.
Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the Himachal Pradesh assembly elections of 2022 and 2017 and 2012 (2022 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.
Each page below is built from an official source and credited on the page.
- Lahul & Spiti population and religionCensus 2011 district profile
- Gram panchayat list, Lahaul And SpitiEvery block, panchayat and village (LGD)
- Himachal Pradesh state profileSeats, parties and turnout at a glance
- Himachal Pradesh Lok Sabha resultsEvery parliamentary seat, 2024 and earlier
- Himachal Pradesh districts: Census 2011Population, religion, SC/ST by district
- Gram panchayat list, Himachal PradeshBlocks, panchayats and villages (LGD)
- CSR spend in Himachal PradeshCompany CSR spending by year and sector (MCA)
- Urban local bodies in Himachal PradeshMunicipal corporations, councils, wards