Thakur Ganpat Singh

Thakur Ganpat Singh (17 August 1895 – ?) was an Indian politician.[1]

Biography

Thakur Ganpat Singh was born in Kharwa village.[2] A descendant of Rao Jodha, he was the son of the Istimrardar of Khawra Thakur Gopal Singh.[1][3][4] Ganpat Singh studied at Mayo College in Ajmer.[1] He succeeded his father as Istimrardar, taking over the family estate in May 1931. As of the 1930s the estate consisted of fifteen villages.[1] During the Second World War, he held the rank of Captain and served in the Western Command.[5]

Ganpat Singh was elected to the Ajmer Legislative Assembly in the 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.[6] However, Bheron petitioned the Election Tribunal, calling into question the result.[3] The election was declared void by the Election Tribunal in 1953 and a by-election was called.[7] Ganpat Singh won the by-election, obtaining 3,516 votes against 1,453 votes for Bheron and 391 votes for the independent candidate Birdha.[8] In the Ajmer Legislative Assembly, Ganpat Singh was part of the Assembly Progressive Party.[9] Together with other landowners, Ganpat Singh opposed the Ajmer Abolition of Intermediaries and Land Reforms Act of 1955.[10]

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%).[11]

Ganpat Singh's daughter Rani Lakshmi Kanwar Jodhiji married Ram Raja Singh, the last ruler of Khandela Bara Pana.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Rajputana (Agency) (1938). List of Ruling Princes, Chiefs and Leading Personages. Manager of Publications. p. 193.
  2. ↑ Subodh Chandra Sarkar (1952). Indian Parliament and state legislatures: Being the supplement to Hindustan year book, 1952. M.C. Sarkar. p. 90.
  3. 1 2 Gazette of India. Controller of Publications. 1953. p. 2087.
  4. ↑ K. S. Saxena (1971). The Political Movements and Awakening in Rajasthan: 1857 to 1947. S. Chand. p. 138.
  5. 1 2 Khandela Raj: A Short History of the Rulers of Khandela. Thakur Natwar Singh. 6 July 2012. pp. 25, 37. GGKEY:1YP90F8S67K.
  6. ↑ Election Commission of India. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1951 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF AJMER
  7. ↑ Gazette of India. Controller of Publications. 1953. p. 2543.
  8. ↑ Election Commission of India. Bye-election results 1952–95 Click Assembly tab, then see line 363
  9. ↑ Times of India (Firm) (1956). The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who. Bennett, Coleman & Company. p. 770.
  10. ↑ The Indian Civil Liberties Bulletin, eds. 97–120. 1957. p. V-183.
  11. ↑ Election Commission of India. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1957 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF RAJASTHAN
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