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Thakur Baldev Singh

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Thakur Baldev Singh
File photo of Thakur Baldev Singh.
Member of Lok Sabha
In office
1977–1980
GovernorLakshmi Kant Jha
Preceded byInder Jit Malhotra
Succeeded byGirdhari Lal Dogra
ConstituencyJammu
President of BJP (J&K)
In office
1980–1989
Succeeded byChaman Lal Gupta
Personal details
Born(1919-06-18)18 June 1919
Poona (now Pune), Bombay Presidency.
Died25 August 2008 (aged 89)
Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir.
NationalityIndian
Political partyPraja Parishad (1942 - 1963), Bharatiya Jana Sangh (1963 - 1977), Bharatiya Janata Party (1980 - 2008)
SpouseBimla Devi
ChildrenFour sons, three daughters
Residence(s)Village Sanooda, Kathua, Jammu & Kashmir
EducationB.A., LL.B. Punjab University (Lahore)
OccupationPolitician
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Thakur Baldev Singh (27 Jan 1999 – 25 August 2018) was an Indian Politician from Jammu and Kashmir. He was member of Lok Sabha from Jammu, State President of Bharatiya Jana Sangh and later Bharatiya Janata Party (Jammu and Kashmir). He was elected to the 6th Lok Sabha. He was also a two time member of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly.[1][2]

He worked for the poor and spoke for Dogras in Lok Sabha. He was called 'People's Leader'.[3]

Early Life

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Born in Poona (now Pune), Bombay Presidency where his father Subedar Major Narayan Singh was posted in the British Indian Army. Baldev Singh grew up in a Jasrotia Rajput family with patriotic and nationalistic sentiments. He was a law graduate from Punjab University, Lahore.[4]

Political Career

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Singh joined Jammu Praja Parishad in 1942.[5] He went to jail in 1949 and 1952 for the merger of Jammu and Kashmir with India and the abrogation of Article 370 of the Indian Constitution during the Jammu Praja Parishad Movement along with Syama Prasad Mukherjee.[6][7] In 1977 he constested for the Lok Sabha from Jammu Lok Sabha constituency as an independent candidate and won securing 1,53,837 votes against Balraj Puri of Jammu and Kashmir National Conference with a margin of 27,939 votes.[8] In 1980 he was elected to Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly on Bharatiya Janata Party ticket from Hiranagar Assembly constituency.[9][10] In 1987 he was again elected to Legislative Assembly from Hiranagar on BJP ticket securing 17,088 votes against Ram Das Dogra of Indian National Congress with a margin of 2,508 votes.[11]

Personal Life

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Singh was married to Bimla Devi and had four sons and three daughters. He loved playing hockey, gardening and hunting.[12]

References

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  1. ^ "Members Bioprofile". 164.100.47.132. Archived from the original on 16 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Former BJP MP passes away in Jammu". One India. 26 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Baldev Singh remembered on 8th death anniversary". The Early Times. 25 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Members Bioprofile". 164.100.47.132. Archived from the original on 16 July 2015.
  5. ^ "Baldev Singh remembered on 8th death anniversary". The Early Times. 25 August 2016.
  6. ^ "Members Bioprofile". 164.100.47.132. Archived from the original on 16 July 2015.
  7. ^ "Baldev Singh remembered on 8th death anniversary". The Early Times. 25 August 2016.
  8. ^ "1977 India General (6th Lok Sabha) Elections Results". www.elections.in. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  9. ^ "Members Bioprofile". 164.100.47.132. Archived from the original on 16 July 2015.
  10. ^ "Former BJP MP passes away in Jammu". One India. 26 August 2018.
  11. ^ "AC: Hiranagar 1987". www.indiavotes.com.
  12. ^ "Members Bioprofile". 164.100.47.132. Archived from the original on 16 July 2015.


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