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'''Puran Chand Thakur''' (born 1958)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Puran Chand(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- DARANG(MANDI) - Affidavit Information of Candidate |url=https://myneta.info/himachalpradesh2022/candidate.php?candidate_id=85 |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 [[Darang Assembly constituency]] in [[Mandi district]]. He won the [[2022 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]] representing the Bharatiya Janata Party.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Live |first=A. B. P. |date=2022-12-08 |title=Darang Election 2022 Final Results Live: Bjp Candidate Puran Chand Wins From Darang , Details Inside |url=https://news.abplive.com/elections/darang-election-result-2022-live-updates-constituency-vote-counting-result-winner-loser-tally-bjp-congress-aap-himachal-pradesh-assembly-election-result-news-1568197 |access-date=2024-12-08 |website=news.abplive.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-08 |title=Himachal Pradesh election results 2022 LIVE: Check full list of constituency-wise winners/leading |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/elections/himachal-pradesh-assembly-election-results-2022-won-lost-leading-and-trailing-candidates-article-96070701 |access-date=2024-12-08 |website=Times Now |language=en}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Thakur is from [[Darang Assembly constituency|Darang]], Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh. He is the son of [[Hari Ram Sardar]]. He studied Class 10 in 1975 and passed the examinations conducted by the [[Himachal Pradesh Board of School Education]], [[Dharamshala]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Puran Chand(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- DARANG(MANDI) - Affidavit Information of Candidate |url=https://myneta.info/himachalpradesh2022/candidate.php?candidate_id=85 |access-date=2024-12-08 |website=myneta.info}}</ref> After 40 years in Congress party, he became a rebel and joined the BJP and was nominated from Darang seat.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-28 |title=Himachal Election: Once A Congressi, Now BJP's Shoo-In In Darang, Know All About Puran Chand Thakur |url=https://www.thedailyjagran.com/india/himachal-pradesh-assembly-election-2022-puran-chand-thakur-bjp-darang-vidhan-sabha-candidate-profile-10055667 |access-date=2024-12-08 |website=English Jagran |language=en}}</ref>

== Career ==
Thakur won from Darang Assembly constituency representing the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] in the 2022 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election. He polled 36,572 votes and defeated his nearest rival and eight time MLA, [[Kaul Singh Thakur]], the former Himachal Pradesh [[Indian National Congress]] chief, by a margin of 618 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-08 |title=Congress heavyweight Kaul Singh, daughter lose from Mandi seats |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/himachal-congress-heavyweight-kaul-singh-daughter-lose-from-mandi-seats-8313771/ |access-date=2024-12-08 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Darang Election Result 2022 LIVE Updates: Puran Chand of BJP Wins |url=https://www.news18.com/news/elections/darang-election-result-2022-live-updates-winner-loser-leading-trailing-mla-margin-6561517.html |access-date=2024-12-08 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Team |first=DNA Web |title=LIVE Updates {{!}} Darang Himachal Assembly Election Result 2022: Puran Chand from BJP wins |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-darang-himachal-assembly-election-2022-result-live-updates-vidhan-sabha-chunav-bjp-congress-aap-puran-kaul-3008980 |access-date=2024-12-08 |website=DNA India |language=en}}</ref>

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[[Category:1958 births]]
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[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Himachal Pradesh]]
[[Category:Himachal Pradesh MLAs 2022–2027]]
[[Category:People from Mandi district]]

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