Gulab Singh Thakur (born 29 May 1948 in Jogindernagar, Mandi district) is an Indian politician from Bharatiya Janata Party. He was a former speaker and deputy chief minister of Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly in India.[1]

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.[2][3][4][5][6]

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.[7][8][9]

Electoral performance

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2017 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Jogindernagar[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Prakash Rana 31,214 45.74% New
BJP Gulab Singh Thakur 24,579 36.02%  13.43
INC Jiwan Lal Thakur 6,244 9.15%  30.58
CPI(M) Kushal Bhardwaj 2,864 4.20%  0.82
NOTA None of the Above 1,162 1.70% New
BSP Het Singh Verma 521 0.76%  0.01
Margin of victory 6,635 9.72%  0.00
Turnout 68,236 75.19%  3.38
Registered electors 90,750  7.09
Independent gain from BJP Swing  3.71
2012 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Jogindernagar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Gulab Singh Thakur 30,092 49.45%  4.55
INC Thakur Surender Pal 24,176 39.73%  0.22
Independent Ajay Dharwal 2,343 3.85% New
CPI(M) Kushal Bhardwaj 2,056 3.38% New
NCP Jagdish Bisht 637 1.05% New
LJP Surender Singh Thakur 592 0.97%  1.18
BSP Het Singh 468 0.77%  3.03
AITC Rakesh Palsra 416 0.68% New
Margin of victory 5,916 9.72%  4.32
Turnout 60,854 71.81%  2.02
Registered electors 84,738  18.60
BJP hold Swing  4.55
2007 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Jogindernagar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Gulab Singh Thakur 26,926 54.00%  14.47
INC Thakur Surender Paul 19,923 39.95%  13.94
BSP Rakesh Bhardwaj 1,894 3.80% New
LJP Rajender Kumar 1,075 2.16%  1.40
Margin of victory 7,003 14.04%  0.33
Turnout 49,867 69.79%  3.22
Registered electors 71,448  14.66
BJP gain from INC Swing  0.10
2003 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Jogindernagar[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Surender Pal 24,518 53.89%  16.67
BJP Gulab Singh Thakur 17,981 39.52%  6.84
LHMP Prem Nath 1,012 2.22% New
HVC Anjna 859 1.89%  15.07
Independent Duni Chand 565 1.24% New
LJP Surendra Paul 346 0.76% New
Margin of victory 6,537 14.37%  9.83
Turnout 45,495 73.08%  3.61
Registered electors 62,312  16.14
INC hold Swing  16.67
1998 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Jogindernagar[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Gulab Singh Thakur 13,862 37.23%  16.88
BJP Ganga Ram Jamwal 12,171 32.69%  0.15
HVC Ratan Lal 6,315 16.96% New
Independent Khazan Singh 3,562 9.57% New
BSP Dewan Chand 862 2.31%  3.15
Margin of victory 1,691 4.54%  17.04
Turnout 37,237 69.94%  3.07
Registered electors 53,652  14.27
INC hold Swing  16.88
1993 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Jogindernagar[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Gulab Singh Thakur 18,412 54.11%  0.08
BJP Ganga Ram Jamwal 11,070 32.53% New
CPI(M) Kishori Lal 2,282 6.71% New
BSP Narender Kumar 1,861 5.47%  4.52
Margin of victory 7,342 21.58%  6.76
Turnout 34,028 73.14%  7.49
Registered electors 46,951  3.84
INC hold Swing  0.08
1990 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Jogindernagar[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Gulab Singh Thakur 15,924 54.19%  13.19
JD Ratan Lal 11,571 39.38% New
Independent Karam Chand 671 2.28% New
Independent Sunrender Singh 304 1.03% New
BSP Narottam Singh 279 0.95% New
Margin of victory 4,353 14.81%  3.77
Turnout 29,384 65.75%  6.89
Registered electors 45,215  32.26
INC gain from Independent Swing  2.14
1985 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Jogindernagar[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Ratan Lal 12,790 52.05% New
INC Gulab Singh Thakur 10,075 41.00%  7.39
BJP Kashmir Singh 1,172 4.77%  10.88
CPI(M) Tara Chand 283 1.15%  3.71
Independent Narotam Singh 252 1.03% New
Margin of victory 2,715 11.05%  8.26
Turnout 24,572 72.85%  1.05
Registered electors 34,186  2.65
Independent hold Swing  15.65
1982 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Jogindernagar[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Gulab Singh Thakur 8,586 36.40% New
INC Ratan Lal 7,928 33.61%  2.63
BJP Ganga Singh 3,692 15.65% New
Independent Kashmir Singh 1,542 6.54% New
CPI(M) Tara Chand 1,148 4.87%  1.97
Independent Puran Chand Saklani 350 1.48% New
LKD Rishi Raj 155 0.66% New
JP Piar Singh 152 0.64%  36.06
Margin of victory 658 2.79%  2.94
Turnout 23,590 71.93%  15.77
Registered electors 33,304  17.99
Independent gain from JP Swing  0.31

References

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  1. ^ BJP candidate from Joginder Nagar assembly seat in Himachal: Gulab Singh Thakur
  2. ^ Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly Archived 26 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly Profile
  4. ^ Gulab Singh Thakur under siege
  5. ^ HP revenue minister visits Kerala,talks land reforms
  6. ^ My Neta
  7. ^ Seven-time MLA ready for ‘final’ poll innings from Joginder Nagar
  8. ^ Joginder Nagar set for triangular contest
  9. ^ "Anurag Thakur has arrived to vote for his father with his wife". Archived from the original on 31 July 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  10. ^ Election Commission of India. "Himachal Pradesh General Legislative Election 2017". Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  11. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1998 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 11 January 2012.
  12. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1998 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 11 January 2012.
  13. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1993 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 11 January 2012.
  14. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1990 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 14 January 2012.
  15. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1985 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 14 January 2012.
  16. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1982 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012.