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]

Ratan Lal
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
1962–1967
Preceded byP B Bhogji Bhai
Succeeded byHeerji Bhai
ConstituencyBanswara
Personal details
Born(1924-01-01)1 January 1924
Political partyIndian National Congress
SpouseKamala
Source: [1]

Electoral performance edit

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 edit

  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.

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