Pratibha Singh, wife of former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh, has said that she is thinking of contesting the by-election from Mandi seat. (File photo: PTI)
The by-election for the Mandi parliamentary seat is to be held as BJP MP Sharma was found dead at his official residence in New Delhi on March 17.
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Pratibha Singh, wife of former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh, has said that she is thinking of contesting the bypoll from Mandi seat, which fell vacant after the death of BJP MP Ram Swaroop Sharma. Former MP Pratibha Singh went live on Facebook on Sunday through the page of her son Vikramaditya Singh.
Expressing gratitude to the public for their condolence messages after Virbhadra’s death on July 8, Pratibha Singh said that people are urging him to contest the Mandi bypoll to strengthen the Congress party. “Their request is being considered and an appropriate decision will be taken after looking at the latest situation,” he said.
Pratibha Singh was live on Facebook for more than 10 minutes. The by-election for the Mandi parliamentary seat is to be held as BJP MP Sharma was found dead at his official residence in New Delhi on March 17.
However, the Election Commission of India has not yet announced the date for the by-election. Pratibha Singh was MP from Mandi twice in 2004 and 2013. His family’s clout in this seat can be gauged from the fact that Virbhadra also won from Mandi thrice in 1971, 1980 and 2009.
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