Ratan Lal

Ratan Lal
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 1962–1967
Preceded by	P B Bhogji Bhai
Succeeded by	Heerji Bhai
Constituency	Banswara
Personal details
Born	(1924-01-01)1 January 1924
Political party	Indian National Congress
Spouse	Kamala
Source: [1]

Ratan Lal (born 1 January 1924) was an Indian politician. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India, from Banswara in Rajasthan, as a member of the Indian National Congress.^[1][2][3]

Electoral performance

1998 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Jogindernagar^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Gulab Singh Thakur	13,862	37.23%	16.88
	BJP	Ganga Ram Jamwal	12,171	32.69%	0.15
	HVC	Ratan Lal	6,315	16.96%	New
	Independent	Khazan Singh	3,562	9.57%	New
	BSP	Dewan Chand	862	2.31%	3.15
Margin of victory			1,691	4.54%	17.04
Turnout			37,237	69.94%	3.07
Registered electors			53,652		14.27
	INC hold		Swing	16.88

1990 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Jogindernagar^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Gulab Singh Thakur	15,924	54.19%	13.19
	JD	Ratan Lal	11,571	39.38%	New
	Independent	Karam Chand	671	2.28%	New
	Independent	Sunrender Singh	304	1.03%	New
	BSP	Narottam Singh	279	0.95%	New
Margin of victory			4,353	14.81%	3.77
Turnout			29,384	65.75%	6.89
Registered electors			45,215		32.26
	INC gain from Independent		Swing	2.14

1985 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Jogindernagar^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Ratan Lal	12,790	52.05%	New
	INC	Gulab Singh Thakur	10,075	41.00%	7.39
	BJP	Kashmir Singh	1,172	4.77%	10.88
	CPI(M)	Tara Chand	283	1.15%	3.71
	Independent	Narotam Singh	252	1.03%	New
Margin of victory			2,715	11.05%	8.26
Turnout			24,572	72.85%	1.05
Registered electors			34,186		2.65
	Independent hold		Swing	15.65

1982 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Jogindernagar^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Gulab Singh Thakur	8,586	36.40%	New
	INC	Ratan Lal	7,928	33.61%	2.63
	BJP	Ganga Singh	3,692	15.65%	New
	Independent	Kashmir Singh	1,542	6.54%	New
	CPI(M)	Tara Chand	1,148	4.87%	1.97
	Independent	Puran Chand Saklani	350	1.48%	New
	LKD	Rishi Raj	155	0.66%	New
	JP	Piar Singh	152	0.64%	36.06
Margin of victory			658	2.79%	2.94
Turnout			23,590	71.93%	15.77
Registered electors			33,304		17.99
	Independent gain from JP		Swing	0.31

1977 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Jogindernagar^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JP	Gulab Singh Thakur	5,705	36.71%	New
	INC	Ratan Lal	4,815	30.98%	4.27
	Independent	Himan Singh	3,701	23.81%	New
	CPI(M)	Roshan Lal	1,062	6.83%	5.34
	Independent	Thaila Ram	142	0.91%	New
	Independent	Prabhu	117	0.75%	New
Margin of victory			890	5.73%	1.76
Turnout			15,542	56.50%	11.12
Registered electors			28,226		25.57
	JP gain from INC		Swing	10.00

1972 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Jogindernagar^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Prakash Chandra	2,638	26.71%	23.52
	Independent	Ratan Lal	2,246	22.74%	New
	Independent	Ghanshyam	2,094	21.20%	New
	Independent	Mohinder Pal	1,274	12.90%	New
	CPI(M)	Tara Chand	1,202	12.17%	7.27
	Independent	Inder Singh	424	4.29%	New
Margin of victory			392	3.97%	32.56
Turnout			9,878	45.62%	11.76
Registered electors			22,478		22.73
	INC hold		Swing	23.52

References

1. Subhash C. Kashyap (1996). History of the Parliament of India: End of an era : period of turbulence and transition : the third and the fourth Lok Sabha, 1962-1970. Under the auspices of Centre for Policy Research, Shipra. p. 153. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
2. India. Parliament. Lok Sabha (1965). List of Members of Lok Sabha Showing Permanent and Delhi Addresses and Telephone Numbers. Lok Sabha Secretariat. p. 109. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
3. H. D. Singh (1996). 543 Faces of India: Guide to 543 Parliamentary Constituencies. Newmen Publishers. p. 220. ISBN 978-81-900669-0-7. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
4. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1998 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 11 January 2012.
5. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1990 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 14 January 2012.
6. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1985 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 14 January 2012.
7. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1982 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012.
8. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1977 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). Archived from the original (pdf) on 19 March 2016.
9. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 10 February 2022.

External links

• Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website