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'''Chander Shekhar Thakur''' (born 1973)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Chander Shekhar(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- DHARAMPUR(MANDI) - Affidavit Information of Candidate |url=https://myneta.info/himachalpradesh2022/candidate.php?candidate_id=329 |access-date=2024-12-03 |website=myneta.info}}</ref> is an Indian politician from [[Himachal Pradesh]]. He is an MLA from [[Dharampur, Himachal Pradesh Assembly constituency|Dharampur Assembly constituency]] in [[Mandi district|Mandi District]]. He won the [[2022 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]] representing the Indian National Congress.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Live |first=A. B. P. |date=2022-12-08 |title=Dharampur Election 2022 Final Results Live: Inc Candidate Chander Shekhar Wins From Dharampur , Details Inside |url=https://news.abplive.com/elections/dharampur-election-result-2022-live-updates-constituency-vote-counting-result-winner-loser-tally-bjp-congress-aap-himachal-pradesh-assembly-election-result-news-1568224 |access-date=2024-12-03 |website=news.abplive.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-08 |title=Gujarat, Himachal Election Results Analysis: PM Modi thanks Gujarat for BJP's historic win; Bhupendra Patel resigns as CM, set for another term |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/gujarat-himachal-pradesh-assembly-election-results-live-updates-analysis-8311244/ |access-date=2024-12-03 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== Early life and education ==<br />
Thakur is from [[Dharampur, Himachal Pradesh Assembly constituency|Dharampur]], Mandi District, Himachal Pradesh. He is the son of Kahan Singh Thakur. He completed his Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Law at [[Himachal Pradesh University]], Shimla.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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== Career ==<br />
Thakur won from Dharampur Assembly constituency representing the [[Indian National Congress]] in the 2022 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election. He polled 31,063 votes and defeated his nearest rival and the son of former minister Mahender Singh Thakur,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dharampur MLA fails to get berth, Mandi residents upset |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/himachal/dharampur-mla-fails-to-get-berth-mandi-residents-upset-468714 |access-date=2024-12-03 |website=The Tribune |language=en}}</ref> Rajat Thakur of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]], by a margin of 3,026 votes.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Dharampur Election Result 2022 LIVE Updates: Chander Shekhar of Congress Wins |url=https://www.news18.com/news/elections/dharampur-election-result-2022-live-updates-winner-loser-leading-trailing-mla-margin-2-6562039.html |access-date=2024-12-03 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref> Earlier, he first contested from Dharampur seat on Congress ticket and lost in the [[2007 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]. Later, he also lost the next two assembly election in 2012 and 2017. However, he won the 2022 election in his fourth attempt and ended the reign of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref name=":1" /><br />
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