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'''Prakash Rana''' (born 1962)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Prakash Prem Kumar(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- JOGINDERNAGAR(MANDI) - Affidavit Information of Candidate |url=https://myneta.info/himachalpradesh2022/candidate.php?candidate_id=88 |access-date=2024-12-08 |website=myneta.info}}</ref> is an Indian politician from [[Himachal Pradesh]]. He is a member of the [[Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] from [[Jogindernagar Assembly constituency]] in [[Mandi district]]. He won the [[2022 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]] representing the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |date=2017-12-19 |title=NRI from Saudi crushes Anurag Thakur's father-in-law |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/nri-from-saudi-crushes-anurags-father-in-law/articleshow/62127569.cms |access-date=2024-12-08 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><br />
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== Early life and education ==<br />
Rana is from Gulvan village, Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh.<ref name=":1" /> He is the son of Prem Kumar. He studied Class 10 and passed the matriculation examinations conducted by the [[Himachal Pradesh Board of School Education]].<ref name=":0" /><br />
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== Career ==<br />
Rana won from Jogindernagar Assembly constituency representing the Bharatiya Janata Party in the 2022 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election. He polled 33,782 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Surender Paul Thakur of the [[Indian National Congress]], by a margin of 4,339 votes.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-06-08 |title=Himachal Pradesh: Two independent MLAs Prakash Rana and Hoshiya Singh join BJP |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/shimla/himachal-pradesh-two-independent-mlas-prakash-rana-and-hoshiya-singh-join-bjp/articleshow/92085227.cms |access-date=2024-12-08 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Jogindernagar Election Result 2022 LIVE Updates: Prakash Prem Kumar Of BJP Wins |url=https://www.news18.com/news/elections/jogindernagar-election-result-2022-live-updates-winner-loser-leading-trailing-mla-margin-6561697.html |access-date=2024-12-08 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref> He became an MLA for the first time winning the [[2017 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]] as an independent candidate. He defeated [[Gulab Singh Thakur]], father in law of union minister [[Anurag Thakur]]. In July 2022, he joined the BJP and was nominated to contest again from Jogindernagar seat.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-06-08 |title=Himachal Pradesh: Two independent MLAs Prakash Rana and Hoshiya Singh join BJP |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/shimla/himachal-pradesh-two-independent-mlas-prakash-rana-and-hoshiya-singh-join-bjp/articleshow/92085227.cms |access-date=2024-12-08 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><br />
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