Viplove Thakur

Smt. Viplove Thakur
Smt. Viplove Thakur
Member of Parliament Rajya sabha
	In office; 10 April 2014 – 9 April 2020
Succeeded by	Indu Goswami
Constituency	Himachal Pradesh
	In office; 2006–2012
Preceded by	Jagat Prakash Nadda
Constituency	Himachal Pradesh
Member of Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha
	In office; 1985–1990
	In office; 1993–2003
Minister of State (Independent charge), Indian System of Medicines, Government of HP
	In office; 1995–1998
Personal details
Born	4 October 1943 (age 81); Dharamshala, Kangra, Himachal Pradesh
Political party	Indian National Congress
Spouse	Late Shri Thakur Harnam Singh
Children	2
Profession	Social Worker

Viplove Thakur (born 4 October 1943) is an Indian politician. A senior leader of the Indian National Congress party, she has been a member of the Parliament of India. Thakur has represented Himachal Pradesh in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament since April, 2006. She retired from the Upper House in April, 2020.^[1]

Family

She comes from a freedom fighter family of Himachal Pradesh. Her father late Sh. Paras Ram was a freedom fighter from Himachal Pradesh and a leader of the Communist Party of India. Her mother late Smt. Sarla Sharma was also a prominent leader of the Indian National Congress.

Electoral performance

2003 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Jaswan^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Bikram Singh	17,180	47.30%	16.88
	INC	Viplove Thakur	14,994	41.28%	8.77
	LJP	Ramel Singh	2,445	6.73%	New
	HVC	Gokal	667	1.84%	15.62
	BSP	Pawan Kumar	656	1.81%	0.31
	NCP	Kush Raj Singh	381	1.05%	New
Margin of victory			2,186	6.02%	13.62
Turnout			36,323	72.12%	3.11
Registered electors			50,367		16.42
	BJP gain from INC		Swing	2.76

1998 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Jaswan^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Viplove Thakur	14,944	50.05%	8.52
	BJP	Bikram Singh	9,081	30.42%	0.24
	HVC	Ramel Singh	5,211	17.45%	New
	BSP	Ashok Kumar	448	1.50%	1.18
	JD	Sita Ram	172	0.58%	0.38
Margin of victory			5,863	19.64%	8.28
Turnout			29,856	69.90%	0.79
Registered electors			43,263		8.63
	INC hold		Swing	8.52

1993 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Jaswan^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Viplove Thakur	16,283	58.57%	15.87
	BJP	Kashmir Singh Rana	8,523	30.66%	24.11
	Independent	Dasaundhi Ram	1,184	4.26%	New
	BSP	Ram Bhaj	746	2.68%	1.84
	Independent	Bhagyawati	607	2.18%	New
	JD	Kamla Guleria	265	0.95%	New
Margin of victory			7,760	27.91%	15.85
Turnout			27,800	70.32%	0.38
Registered electors			39,825		6.97
	INC gain from BJP		Swing	3.81

1990 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Jaswan^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Kashmir Singh Rana	14,155	54.77%	27.90
	INC	Viplove Thakur	11,036	42.70%	29.10
	Doordarshi Party	Parkash Chand	286	1.11%	New
	BSP	Yash Pal Singh	219	0.85%	New
Margin of victory			3,119	12.07%	32.86
Turnout			25,846	70.09%	0.96
Registered electors			37,230		24.06
	BJP gain from INC		Swing	17.03

1985 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Jaswan^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Viplove Thakur	15,163	71.79%	28.60
	BJP	Gian Singh	5,674	26.87%	24.11
	Independent	Surinder Singh Bihal	139	0.66%	New
	Independent	Tilak Raj Kaunda	107	0.51%	New
Margin of victory			9,489	44.93%	37.15
Turnout			21,120	71.10%	0.77
Registered electors			30,009		7.27
	INC gain from BJP		Swing	20.82

Positions held

1985–90, 1993–98 and 1998-2003 Member, Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly.
1995-98 Minister of State (Independent charge), Indian System of Medicines, Government of Himachal Pradesh.
Aug. 2003 - March 2006 Chairperson, State Commission for Women, Himachal Pradesh.
April 2006 Elected to Rajya Sabha.
June 2006 - Nov. 2006 Member, Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests.
Aug. 2006 - July 2008 President, Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee.
Aug. 2006 - May 2009 Member, Committee on Defence.
Nov. 2006 - May 2009 & Aug. 2009 - April 2012 Member, Committee on Health and Family Welfare.
July 2007 - May 2009 Member, India-U.S.A. Parliamentary Friendship Group.
Aug. 2007 - April 2012 Member, Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh.
May 2008 - Sept. 2009 Member, Committee on Government Assurances.
May 2008 - May 2009 Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Women and Child Development.
Aug. 2008 - May 2009 Member, Hindi Salahkar Samiti of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
Sept. 2009 - May 2010 Member, Committee on Petitions.
Sept. 2009 - April 2012 Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.
March 2010 - April 2012 Member, Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA).
December 2010 - April 2012 Member, Central Advisory Committee for the National Cadet Corps.
Jan. 2010 - April 2012 Member, Hindi Salahkar Samiti of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
May 2011 - April 2012 Member, Sub-Committee-I to examine the functioning of AIIMS of the Committee of Health and Family Welfare.
April 2014 Elected to Rajya Sabha (Second term).

References

^ "Viplove Thakur". 25 October 2016.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "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.

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[1] "Viplove Thakur". 25 October 2016.

[2] "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.

[3] "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.

[4] "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.

[5] "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.

[6] "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.

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