Thakur Ganpat Singh

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Thakur Ganpat Singh
ठाकुर गणपत सिंह
Member of the
Nayanagar
(1951)
Personal details
Born17 August 1895
Kharwa village
Political party
land reforms

Thakur Ganpat Singh (17 August 1895 – ?) was an Indian politician.[1]

Biography

Thakur Ganpat Singh was born in

Second World War, he held the rank of Captain and served in the Western Command.[5]

Ganpat Singh was elected to the Ajmer Legislative Assembly in the

independent candidate Birdha.[8] In the Ajmer Legislative Assembly, Ganpat Singh was part of the Assembly Progressive Party.[9] Together with other landowners, Ganpat Singh opposed the Ajmer Abolition of Intermediaries and Land Reforms Act of 1955.[10]

Ganpat Singh contested the Beawar seat in the 1957 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election, again as a BJS candidate. He finished in third place with 3,836 votes (15.01%).[11]

Ganpat Singh's daughter Rani Lakshmi Kanwar Jodhiji married Ram Raja Singh, the last ruler of Khandela Bara Pana.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Rajputana (Agency) (1938). List of Ruling Princes, Chiefs and Leading Personages. Manager of Publications. p. 193.
  2. ^ Subodh Chandra Sarkar (1952). Indian Parliament and state legislatures: Being the supplement to Hindustan year book, 1952. M.C. Sarkar. p. 90.
  3. ^ a b Gazette of India. Controller of Publications. 1953. p. 2087.
  4. ^ K. S. Saxena (1971). The Political Movements and Awakening in Rajasthan: 1857 to 1947. S. Chand. p. 138.
  5. ^ a b Khandela Raj: A Short History of the Rulers of Khandela. Thakur Natwar Singh. 6 July 2012. pp. 25, 37. GGKEY:1YP90F8S67K.
  6. ^ Election Commission of India. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1951 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF AJMER
  7. ^ Gazette of India. Controller of Publications. 1953. p. 2543.
  8. ^ Election Commission of India. Bye-election results 1952–95 Click Assembly tab, then see line 363
  9. ^ Times of India (Firm) (1956). The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who. Bennett, Coleman & Company. p. 770.
  10. ^ The Indian Civil Liberties Bulletin, eds. 97–120. 1957. p. V-183.
  11. ^ Election Commission of India. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1957 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF RAJASTHAN