Thakur Ganpat Singh

Thakur Ganpat Singh
ठाकुर गणपत सिंह
Member of the Ajmer Legislative Assembly
In office
1951–1957
ConstituencyNayanagar (1951)
Personal details
Born17 August 1895
Kharwa village
Political partyBharatiya Jan Sangh
SpouseRani Lakshmi Kanwar Jodhiji
RelativesDescendant of Rao Jodha
Alma materMayo College, Ajmer
OccupationPolitician, Landowner
Known forOpposition to Ajmer land reforms
Military service
RankCaptain (during World War II)

Thakur Ganpat Singh (17 August 1895 – ?) was an Indian politician.[1]

Biography

Thakur Ganpat Singh was born in Kharwa village.[2] A descendant of Rao Jodha, he was the son of the Istimrardar of Khawra Thakur Gopal Singh.[1][3][4] Ganpat Singh studied at Mayo College in Ajmer.[1] He succeeded his father as Istimrardar, taking over the family estate in May 1931. As of the 1930s the estate consisted of fifteen villages.[1] During the Second World War, he held the rank of Captain and served in the Western Command.[5]

Ganpat Singh was elected to the Ajmer Legislative Assembly in the 1951 election. He stood as the Bharatiya Jan Sangh candidate in the Nayanagar constituency. He obtained 1,958 votes (36.82%), defeating the Indian National Congress candidate Bheron by a margin of 111 votes.[6] However, Bheron petitioned the Election Tribunal, calling into question the result.[3] The election was declared void by the Election Tribunal in 1953 and a by-election was called.[7] Ganpat Singh won the by-election, obtaining 3,516 votes against 1,453 votes for Bheron and 391 votes for the independent candidate Birdha.[8] In the Ajmer Legislative Assembly, Ganpat Singh was part of the Assembly Progressive Party.[9] Together with other landowners, Ganpat Singh opposed the Ajmer Abolition of Intermediaries and Land Reforms Act of 1955.[10]

Ganpat Singh contested the Beawar seat in the 1957 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election, again as a BJS candidate. He finished in third place with 3,836 votes (15.01%).[11]

Ganpat Singh's daughter Rani Lakshmi Kanwar Jodhiji married Ram Raja Singh, the last ruler of Khandela Bara Pana.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Rajputana (Agency) (1938). List of Ruling Princes, Chiefs and Leading Personages. Manager of Publications. p. 193.
  2. ^ Subodh Chandra Sarkar (1952). Indian Parliament and state legislatures: Being the supplement to Hindustan year book, 1952. M.C. Sarkar. p. 90.
  3. ^ a b Gazette of India. Controller of Publications. 1953. p. 2087.
  4. ^ K. S. Saxena (1971). The Political Movements and Awakening in Rajasthan: 1857 to 1947. S. Chand. p. 138.
  5. ^ a b Khandela Raj: A Short History of the Rulers of Khandela. Thakur Natwar Singh. 6 July 2012. pp. 25, 37. GGKEY:1YP90F8S67K.
  6. ^ Election Commission of India. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1951 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF AJMER
  7. ^ Gazette of India. Controller of Publications. 1953. p. 2543.
  8. ^ Election Commission of India. Bye-election results 1952–95 Click Assembly tab, then see line 363
  9. ^ Times of India (Firm) (1956). The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who. Bennett, Coleman & Company. p. 770.
  10. ^ The Indian Civil Liberties Bulletin, eds. 97–120. 1957. p. V-183.
  11. ^ Election Commission of India. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1957 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF RAJASTHAN