On the age of 76, veteran Congress chief Kaul Singh Thakur will once more characterize the Congress from Mandi’s Darang constituency. Between 1977 and 2022, the eight-time MLA has misplaced elections from Darang solely twice, and can be trying to wrest the seat he misplaced in 2017.
Kaul Singh served because the chairman of Mandi Sadar Panchayat Samiti between 1973 and 1977, following which he was elected to the state legislative meeting for the primary time. He remained Deputy Chairman of the State Planning Board (with Cupboard rank), and had impartial costs of well being and parliamentary affairs. Between 1985-90, he was appointed the Vidhan Sabha speaker.
Previous to changing into an energetic member of the Congress in 1979, Kaul Singh had joined the Congress for Democracy after which the Janata Occasion. He went on to turn out to be the HPCC president twice in a row, and held a number of vital portfolios, together with Well being and Household Welfare, Irrigation and Public Well being, Regulation and Justice, and City Improvement and Parliamentary Affairs.
By the way, regardless of the Congress’s said One Household One Ticket Coverage, Kaul Singh’s daughter, Champa Thakur, has been given the ticket from Mandi Sadar.
Kaul Singh can be dealing with Puran Singh Thakur, who has been fielded rather than sitting MLA Jawahar Singh Thakur. With the sitting MLA’s ticket being cancelled, BJP is more likely to face riot in Darang.
The outdated horse is a trusted candidate in an election wherein the Congress has prioritised giving tickets to those that have electoral expertise. With BJP votes within the constituency more likely to be break up, Kaul Singh is hopeful of changing into an MLA for the ninth time.