Gandharv Singh

Gandharv Singh (c. 1932 – 9 December 2019) was an Indian politician from Himachal Pradesh. He was a legislator of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly.

Gandharv Singh
Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office 1990–1993
Preceded by	Asha Kumari
Succeeded by	Asha Kumari
Constituency	Banikhet
Personal details
Born	c. 1932
Died	9 December 2019 (aged 87)

Biography

Singh was elected as a legislator of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Banikhet in 1990 as a Bharatiya Janata Party candidate.[1][2]

Singh decided to take part in the 2012 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election as a Bharatiya Janata Party candidate from Bhattiyat. But he was not nominated and Bikram Singh Jariyal was nominated instead of him. He became angry with Bharatiya Janata Party and sat on hunger strike.[3] Later, he quit the party and joined Indian National Congress.[4]

Singh died on 9 December 2019 at the age of 87.[3][5][6]

References

1. "Himachal Pradesh Assembly Election Results in 1990". www.elections.in. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
2. "Banikhet Assembly Constituency Election Result". www.resultuniversity.com. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
3. "Breaking: हिमाचल के पूर्व विधायक का निधन,BJP से नाराज होकर कांग्रेसी बन बैठे थे". Himachal Abhi Abhi (in Hindi). 9 December 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
4. "नहीं रहे 87 वर्षीय पूर्व विधायक गंधर्व सिंह". Himachal Dastak (in Hindi). 9 December 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
5. "चंबा : पूर्व विधायक गंधर्व सिंह का लंबी बीमारी के कारण निधन, शोक की लहर…". MBM News Network (in Hindi). 9 December 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
6. "नहीं रहे पूर्व विधायक गंधर्व सिंह". Divya Himachal (in Hindi). 9 December 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2019.