Mandla Lok Sabha constituency of Madhya Pradesh: Full list of candidates, polling dates

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Mandla is one of the 29 Lok Sabha constituencies in Madhya Pradesh state in central India. Voting for Madhya Pradesh's 29 parliamentary constituencies took place in four phases between April 29 to May 19.

Mandla registered 77.62 per cent voter turnout in 2019, a gain of 10.91 per cent. The total number of electors in the constituency is 1949908 while the total voter turnout is 1513428. While in 2014, the constituency registered 66.71 per cent voter turnout. The total number of electors in the constituency was 1824212 while the total voter's turnout was 1216853.

Kamal Singh Maravi of Indian National Congress, Faggan Singh Kulaste of Bharatiya Janata Party and Manita Markam of Smart Indians Party are a few prominent candidates contesting for general election 2019 from Mandla Lok Sabha constituency of Madhya Pradesh.

Mandla went to polls on April 29, the fourth of the seven-phase polls. The counting of votes will be held on May 23.

Here is the full list of candidates contesting the Lok Sabha election in 2019 from Mandla Lok Sabha constituency of Madhya Pradesh.

SL. NO.	Candidate Name	Party Name
1	KAMAL SINGH MARAVI	Indian National Congress
2	FAGGAN SINGH KULASTE	Bharatiya Janata Party
3	CHANDRA SINGH KUSHRAM	Bhartiya Shakti Chetna Party
4	R. S. PARASTE (RAMSINGH)	Sapaks Party
5	MANITA MARKAM	Smart Indians Party
6	DADA RAMGULAM UIKEY	Gondvana Gantantra Party
7	SANJEEV KUMAR PANDRAM	Hindusthan Nirman Dal
8	AJEET DHURWEY	Independent
9	ADVOCATE-DEVSINGH KUMRE	Independent
10	BHARAT SINGH POOSAM	Independent

In the 2014 Lok Sabha election, BJP leader Faggan Singh Kulaste had won from the seat, defeating Congress's Omkar Singh Markam with a margin of 110,469 votes.

Mandla Lok Sabha constituency comprises of eight assembly segments — Shahpura, Dindori, Bichhiya, Niwas, Mandla, Keolari, Lakhnadon and Gotegaon.