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'''Thakur Ganpat Singh''' (17 August 1895{{snd}}?) was an Indian politician.<ref name="(Agency)1938"/>

==Biography==
Thakur Ganpat Singh was born in [[Kharwa, Rajasthan|Kharwa village]].<ref name="Sarkar1952">{{cite book|author=Subodh Chandra Sarkar|title=Indian Parliament and state legislatures: Being the supplement to Hindustan year book, 1952|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oc05AQAAIAAJ|year=1952|publisher=M.C. Sarkar|page=90}}</ref> A descendant of [[Rao Jodha]], he was the son of the Istimrardar of Khawra [[Rao Gopal Singh Kharwa|Thakur Gopal Singh]].<ref name="(Agency)1938"/><ref name="g1">{{cite book|title=Gazette of India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KiEPAQAAIAAJ|year=1953|publisher=Controller of Publications|page=2087}}</ref><ref name="Saxena1971">{{cite book|author=K. S. Saxena|title=The Political Movements and Awakening in Rajasthan: 1857 to 1947|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wUoMAAAAIAAJ|year=1971|publisher=S. Chand|page=138}}</ref> Ganpat Singh studied at [[Mayo College]] in [[Ajmer]].<ref name="(Agency)1938"/> He succeeded his father as Istimrardar, taking over the family estate in May 1931. As of the 1930s the estate consisted of fifteen villages.<ref name="(Agency)1938">{{cite book|author=Rajputana (Agency)|title=List of Ruling Princes, Chiefs and Leading Personages|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8aZCAAAAIAAJ|year=1938|publisher=Manager of Publications|page=193}}</ref> During the [[Second World War]], he held the rank of Captain and served in the Western Command.<ref name="k">{{cite book|title=Khandela Raj: A Short History of the Rulers of Khandela|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_qiVAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA37|date=6 July 2012|publisher=Thakur Natwar Singh|pages=25, 37|id=GGKEY:1YP90F8S67K}}</ref>

Ganpat Singh was elected to the Ajmer Legislative Assembly in the [[1951 Ajmer Legislative Assembly election|1951 election]]. He stood as the [[Bharatiya Jan Sangh]] candidate in the Nayanagar constituency. He obtained 1,958 votes (36.82%), defeating the [[Indian National Congress]] candidate Bheron by a margin of 111 votes.<ref>Election Commission of India. ''[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/StatRep_51_AJMER.pdf STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1951 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF AJMER]''</ref> However, Bheron petitioned the Election Tribunal, calling into question the result.<ref name="g1"/> The election was declared void by the Election Tribunal in 1953 and a by-election was called.<ref>{{cite book|title=Gazette of India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KiEPAQAAIAAJ|year=1953|publisher=Controller of Publications|page=2543}}</ref> Ganpat Singh won the by-election, obtaining 3,516 votes against 1,453 votes for Bheron and 391 votes for the [[independent (politician)|independent]] candidate Birdha.<ref name="e">Election Commission of India. ''[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/ByeElection/Bye-ele-results%2052-95.xls Bye-election results 1952–95]'' Click Assembly tab, then see line 363</ref> In the Ajmer Legislative Assembly, Ganpat Singh was part of the Assembly Progressive Party.<ref name="(Firm)1956">{{cite book|author=Times of India (Firm)|title=The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=znIiAQAAIAAJ|year=1956|publisher=Bennett, Coleman & Company|page=770}}</ref> Together with other landowners, Ganpat Singh opposed the Ajmer Abolition of Intermediaries and Land Reforms Act of 1955.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Indian Civil Liberties Bulletin, eds. 97–120|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=F8s9AAAAMAAJ|year=1957|page=V-183}}</ref>

Ganpat Singh contested the Beawar seat in the 1957 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election, again as a BJS candidate. He finished in third place with 3,836 votes (15.01%).<ref>Election Commission of India. ''[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1957/StatRep_Rajasthan_1957.pdf STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1957 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF RAJASTHAN]''</ref>

Ganpat Singh's daughter Rani Lakshmi Kanwar Jodhiji married Ram Raja Singh, the last ruler of [[Khandela]] Bara Pana.<ref name="k"/>

==References==
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