Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu, CM Himachal
Shimla: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu’s wife Kamlesh Thakur has also entered the political arena. Congress has declared her as its candidate for the Dehra assembly by-election. Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu’s statement has come out regarding this whole matter. He said that the Congress high command had also asked to field my wife in the Lok Sabha elections but I refused. I myself wanted that only one person from my family should come into politics. But in the current situation, she has been asked to contest from Dehra assembly.
obeyed the instructions of the high command
Sukhu said, ‘The high command has asked me to field my wife in the assembly elections, before this the high command had also asked me to contest the Lok Sabha elections. After the survey, my wife’s name came up but I still refused, I myself want that only one person from the family should come into politics but seeing the kind of political situation in the state, I was asked to contest from my wife’s home seat to fight that battle. When the time came to take a decision, I accepted the decision of the high command…’
Competition with BJP’s Hoshiar Singh
Actually, Kamlesh Thakur’s name has been decided on the basis of a survey conducted by the party and the feedback received from local leaders. In the Dehra assembly by-election, Kamlesh Thakur will face two-time independent MLA Hoshiar Singh. Hoshiar Singh is contesting this by-election on a Bharatiya Janata Party ticket this time.
Congress has not been successful in Dehra seat till now
Let us tell you that Dehra Vidhansabha came into existence after the delimitation in 2010. But Congress has not been able to get success on this seat so far. In the year 2012, BJP’s Ravindra Singh Ravi won the election from here. In the subsequent two assembly elections (2017 and 2022), independent candidate Hoshiyaar Singh was successful in winning this seat. This time he has contested on a BJP ticket.
By-elections will be held on July 10
Let us tell you that by-elections will be held on July 10 in three assembly seats of Himachal Pradesh, Hamirpur, Nalagarh and Dehra. Both the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress are putting in full effort for this. This election has become very interesting with the entry of CM Sukhu’s wife Kamlesh Thakur.
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