Inder Singh Gandhi

Inder Singh Gandhi
Member of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
2017
Preceded byPrakash Chaudhary
ConstituencyBalh
Personal details
Born1962 (age 61–62)
Khandla village, Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party

Inder Singh Gandhi (born 1962)[1] is an Indian politician from Himachal Pradesh. He was a member of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Balh Assembly constituency in Mandi district. He won the 2022 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election representing the Bharatiya Janata Party.[2]

Early life and education

Singh was born in Khandla village, Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh.[3] He is the son of late Gandhi Ram. He studied Class 10 at Government School, Dhangayara, and passed the examinations conducted by the Himachal Pradesh Board of School Education in 1981.[3] In 1983, he also did a diploma as a surveyor, Industrial Training Institute, Shahpur.[1]

Career

Singh won from Balh Assembly constituency representing the Bharatiya Janata Party in the 2022 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election. He polled 31,792 votes and defeated his nearest rival and former minister, Prakash Chaudhary of the Indian National Congress, by a margin of 1,307 votes.[4] He first became an MLA winning the 2017 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election.[5] He defeated Chaudhary of Congress by a margin of 12,811 votes.[6]

In August 2024, he opposed the shifting of Atal Medical and Research University from Balh's Nerchowk to Sundarnagar.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Inder Singh(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- BALH (SC)(MANDI) – Affidavit Information of Candidate:". myneta.info. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  2. ^ Kumar, Raju (8 November 2022). "Himachal Pradesh Assembly election results: BJP wins Balh constituency". www.indiatvnews.com. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Gandhi to develop Balh as model Assembly segment". The Tribune. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  4. ^ "Balh Election 2022 Final Results LIVE: BJP Candidate INDER SINGH wins from Balh , Details Inside". news.abplive.com. 8 December 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  5. ^ "Balh Election Result 2022 LIVE Updates: Inder Singh of BJP Wins". News18. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  6. ^ "BJPs Inder Singh Gandhi wins first seat in Himachal Pradesh". Zee News. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  7. ^ "Himachal News: कांग्रेस की सुक्खू सरकार के तुगलकी फरमान पर भड़के बल्ह विधायक इंद्र सिंह गांधी, कही ये बात". Zee News (in Hindi). Retrieved 8 December 2024.