Gulab Singh Thakur

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

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