Vikramaditya Singh, son of former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh, is the Congress candidate from the Mandi Lok Sabha seat. His mother Pratibha Singh is the Congress party president and the sitting MP from Mandi. Vikramaditya Singh will face off against BJP candidate Kangana Ranaut in Mandi.

Here are some facts about Vikramaditya Singh:

1. Vikramaditya Singh was born on October 17, 1989. His father is Virbhadra Singh, the six-time chief minister of Himachal Pradesh, and his mother is the three-time Mandi Lok Sabha chief minister. MP Pratibha Singh. Vikramaditya Singh completed his schooling at Bishop Cotton School in Shimla and moved to Delhi to pursue his bachelor’s degree from St. Stephen’s College. He holds a master’s degree in history.

2. Elected President of Himachal Pradesh Youth Congress in 2013. He served in this position from 2013 to 2017. Vikramaditya Singh’s first exposure to electoral politics was in 2017, when he was elected to Parliament from a rural seat in Shimla.

3. Mr. Singh, a descendant of the erstwhile Bouchard estate, was crowned the titular king of the former crown prince’s country following the death of his father in 2021.

4. In 2022, Vikramaditya Singh was re-elected as a member of Parliament and became the Minister of Public Development of Himachal Pradesh. He is also responsible for youth services and sports.

5. In March 2024, the 35-year-old led a rebellion against the Congress government led by Sukhwinder Singh Suhu in the state. Vikramaditya Singh resigned as a minister and publicly accused the Congress of disrespecting his father even as he sought votes in his name. Later, Mr. Singh withdrew his resignation after a meeting with party observers Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Bhupesh Baghel and DK Shivakumar in Shimla.