Kaul Singh Thakur
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Kaul Singh Thakur is the current present President of the Pradesh Congress Committee, Himachal Pradesh
, India
, the son of Lachhman Singh Thakur. He studied at Punjab University
, Chandigarh whee he earned a Bachelor of Arts. He got married to Chinta Devi. The name of his second wife is Padma Thakur. He is a political and legal practitioner. He organised a student's union in Government College, Mandi and got elected as its president. He also attended leadership, mountaineering and social service courses as a senior Officer of the National Cadet Corps. He is one of the C certificate holders in NCC. He represented Himachal in the Republic Day parade in Delhi in 1967. He also performed traffic duties during the time of Pak-aggression in 1965.He started his political career as a member of the Panchayat Samiti, Mandi Sadar. He was elected its chairman in 1973 and remained at the post till 1977. He did many developmental works at Panchayat level.
He got elected to the State Legislative Assembly for the first time in the year of 1977..Also remained Deputy Chairman, State Planning Board (Cabinet rank), 1983; Minister of State for Health & Family Welfare, Parliamentary Affairs & Law (Independent Charge), 1985–90; Speaker, Vidhan Sabha, 1993-98; and Minister for Irrigation & Public Health, Law & Justice, Urban Development & Parliamentary Affairs, March 6, 2003 to December, 2007. As Speaker he participated in various Annual All India Presiding Officers’ as well as CPA Conferences held from time to time.
He is serving as the PCC President a second time in a row, despite strong opposition from leaders like Virbhadra Singh
and Vidya Stokes
. He is also looked upon by many as a potential Chief Ministerial candidate for the 2012 Himachal Vidhan Sabha elections.
Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh is a state in Northern India. It is spread over , and is bordered by the Indian states of Jammu and Kashmir on the north, Punjab on the west and south-west, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh on the south, Uttarakhand on the south-east and by the Tibet Autonomous Region on the east...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
Life and career
Kaul Singh Thakur was born in Village Sambal district MandiMandi district
Mandi district is one of the central districts of Himachal Pradesh state in northern India. Mandi town is the headquarters of Mandi district Mandi. The town has both mythological and historical significance and boasts of a unique temple architecture...
, the son of Lachhman Singh Thakur. He studied at Punjab University
Panjab University, Chandigarh
Panjab University is one of the oldest universities in India. The university campus is residential, spread over an area of in sectors 14 and 25 of the city of Chandigarh...
, Chandigarh whee he earned a Bachelor of Arts. He got married to Chinta Devi. The name of his second wife is Padma Thakur. He is a political and legal practitioner. He organised a student's union in Government College, Mandi and got elected as its president. He also attended leadership, mountaineering and social service courses as a senior Officer of the National Cadet Corps. He is one of the C certificate holders in NCC. He represented Himachal in the Republic Day parade in Delhi in 1967. He also performed traffic duties during the time of Pak-aggression in 1965.He started his political career as a member of the Panchayat Samiti, Mandi Sadar. He was elected its chairman in 1973 and remained at the post till 1977. He did many developmental works at Panchayat level.
He got elected to the State Legislative Assembly for the first time in the year of 1977..Also remained Deputy Chairman, State Planning Board (Cabinet rank), 1983; Minister of State for Health & Family Welfare, Parliamentary Affairs & Law (Independent Charge), 1985–90; Speaker, Vidhan Sabha, 1993-98; and Minister for Irrigation & Public Health, Law & Justice, Urban Development & Parliamentary Affairs, March 6, 2003 to December, 2007. As Speaker he participated in various Annual All India Presiding Officers’ as well as CPA Conferences held from time to time.
He is serving as the PCC President a second time in a row, despite strong opposition from leaders like Virbhadra Singh
Virbhadra Singh
Virbhadra Singh is the current Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises of the Republic of India. He became the Union Minister of MSME of the United Progressive Alliance government, led by the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, on June 21, 2010 .His portfolio was changed from Ministry of Steeel...
and Vidya Stokes
Vidya Stokes
Vidya Stokes is an active member of Indian National Congress from 1970 and of Pradesh Congress Committee since 1974.She was born at Kotgarh, District Shimla on 8 December 1927. She is an under graduate and was educated at Delhi University. She got married to Lal Chand Stokes who is a Horticulturist...
. He is also looked upon by many as a potential Chief Ministerial candidate for the 2012 Himachal Vidhan Sabha elections.