Gulab Singh Thakur
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Gulab Singh Thakur (born 29 May 1948 in Jogindernagar, Mandi district) is an Indian politician from Bharatiya Janata Party. He was a former speaker of Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly in India.[https://www.oneindia.com/feature/bjp-candidate-from-joginder-nagar-assembly-seat-in-himachal-gulab-singh-thakur-2577796.html BJP candidate from Joginder Nagar assembly seat in Himachal: Gulab Singh Thakur]
He was elected as an MLA from Jogindernagar constituency on ticket of Bharatiya Janata Party and became PWD & revenue minister in 2007 and an MLA in 2012, of Janata Party in 1977, of Indian National Congress in 1990, 1993 and 1998 and as an Independent candidate in 1980. He was unanimously elected to the office of Speaker on 30 March 1998. He has been elected from the Joginder nagar constituency 7 times.[http://hpvidhansabha.nic.in/speaker.asp Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130926193923/http://hpvidhansabha.nic.in/speaker.asp |date=26 September 2013 }}[http://hpvidhansabha.nic.in/Member/Details/35?AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly Profile][http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/Gulab-Singh-Thakur-under-siege/articleshow/38501849.cms Gulab Singh Thakur under siege][http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/hp-revenue-minister-visits-kerala-talks-land-reforms/ HP revenue minister visits Kerala, talks land reforms][http://myneta.info/hp2012/index.php?action=affidavitComparison&myneta_folder2=him2007&id1=69&id2=57 My Neta]
His daughter Sheffali Thakur is married to Anurag Thakur, a union minister of sports & youth affairs and information and broadcasting elected as a Lok Sabha member from Hamirpur and son of Prem Kumar Dhumal, the former Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh.[http://indianexpress.com/elections/himachal-pradesh-assembly-elections-2017/himachal-pradesh-assembly-elections-2017-seven-time-mla-gulab-singh-thakur-ready-for-final-poll-innings-from-joginder-nagar-4922067/ Seven-time MLA ready for ‘final’ poll innings from Joginder Nagar][http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/shimla/himachal-pradesh-polls-parkash-rana-thakur-jewan-thakur-gulab-singh-thakur-joginder-nagar-set-for-triangular-contest-4914529/ Joginder Nagar set for triangular contest]{{Cite web |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/news/c-3-bjp-mp-anurag-thakur-cast-vote-in-hamirpur-himachal-pradesh-ch0491-NOR.html |title=Anurag Thakur has arrived to vote for his father with his wife |access-date=10 November 2017 |archive-date=31 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190731013933/https://www.bhaskar.com/news/c-3-bjp-mp-anurag-thakur-cast-vote-in-hamirpur-himachal-pradesh-ch0491-NOR.html |url-status=dead }}
Electoral performance
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References
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Category:Speakers of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Category:People from Jogindernagar
Category:People from Mandi district
Category:Himachal Pradesh MLAs 1977–1982
Category:Himachal Pradesh MLAs 1982–1985
Category:Himachal Pradesh MLAs 1990–1992
Category:Himachal Pradesh MLAs 1993–1998
Category:Himachal Pradesh MLAs 1998–2003
Category:Himachal Pradesh MLAs 2007–2012
Category:Himachal Pradesh MLAs 2012–2017
Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Himachal Pradesh
Category:Janata Party politicians
Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Himachal Pradesh
Category:Independent politicians in India
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