Puran Chand Thakur — MLA, Darang (Bharatiya Janata Party)
Puran Chand Thakur
Puran Chand Thakur is the MLA from the Darang assembly constituency in Himachal Pradesh, representing the Bharatiya Janata Party in the 14th Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly (elected 2022).
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Darang constituency
Darang is seat number 30 of the 68 in the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly and lies in Mandi district. It is a general (unreserved) seat. The seat had about 89,086 registered electors at the last election.
At a general election Darang votes as part of the Mandi Lok Sabha constituency, whose sitting member is listed on this site.
Bharatiya Janata Party in the Himachal Pradesh assembly
Bharatiya Janata Party holds 28 of the 68 seats in the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly, against a majority mark of 35. Puran Chand Thakur was returned from Darang in 2022.
Other MLAs in Mandi district
Mandi district returns 10 members to the Himachal Pradesh assembly. The others are:
- Deep Raj — Karsog, Bharatiya Janata Party
- Rakesh Jamwal — Sundernagar, Bharatiya Janata Party
- Vinod Kumar — Nachan, Bharatiya Janata Party
- Jai Ram Thakur — Seraj, Bharatiya Janata Party
- Prakash Rana — Jogindernagar, Bharatiya Janata Party
- Chander Shekhar — Dharampur, Indian National Congress
- Anil Sharma — Mandi, Bharatiya Janata Party
- Inder Singh Gandhi — Balh, Bharatiya Janata Party
- Dalip Thakur — Sarkaghat, Bharatiya Janata Party
The Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
The assembly has 68 seats and was last elected in 2022. The next election is expected in November–December 2027.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is the MLA of Darang?
- Puran Chand Thakur of the Bharatiya Janata Party is the sitting MLA for Darang, elected in 2022.
- Which party does Puran Chand Thakur belong to?
- Puran Chand Thakur represents the Bharatiya Janata Party, which holds 28 of the 68 seats in the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly.
- Which district is Darang constituency in?
- Darang is seat number 30 and lies in Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh.
- Is Darang a reserved constituency?
- Darang is a general (unreserved) seat.
- Which Lok Sabha seat does Darang fall under?
- Darang is one of the assembly segments of the Mandi Lok Sabha constituency.
- How many voters are there in Darang?
- Darang had about 89,086 registered electors at the last assembly election.
MPs and MLAs explained
हिंदी में जानकारी
Puran Chand Thakur, Himachal Pradesh की Darang विधानसभा सीट से विधायक हैं। पार्टी: Bharatiya Janata Party। निर्वाचन: 2022 के विधानसभा चुनाव।
Darang सीट Mandi ज़िले में है और इसमें लगभग 89,086 मतदाता हैं। सीट का पूरा विवरण Darang विधानसभा क्षेत्र पर देखें।
मतदाता सूची में अपना नाम देखने, नया वोटर आईडी बनवाने या उसमें सुधार कराने के लिए मतदाता गाइड देखें। यदि आप चुनाव लड़ने की तैयारी कर रहे हैं तो चुनाव प्रचार सेवाएँ देखें।