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He won the seat in the 2022 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election with 36,572 votes. Check his verified record below and rate his performance on NetaSampark.\n\n## Who is Puran Chand Thakur?\n\nPuran Chand Thakur represents the Darang Assembly constituency in the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He was elected in the 2022 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election (results declared 2022-12-08).\n\n## Rate Puran Chand Thakur: Neta Trust Score\n\n Puran Chand Thakur has not been rated yet. Be the first citizen to rate this MLA.\n\nThe Neta Trust Score is a score out of 100 built from citizen ratings on NetaSampark across 10 factors: leadership, transparency, accessibility, communication, responsiveness, development work, integrity & ethics, public engagement, citizen confidence and problem resolution. It reflects the opinions of NetaSampark users and is not an official government rating.\n\n## Darang election result (2022)\n\n- Winner: Puran Chand Thakur (BJP) – 36,572 votes (50.16% of valid votes)\n- Runner-up: Kaul Singh (INC) – 35,954 votes\n- Margin: 618 votes\n- Total electors: 91,525\n- Source: Election Commission of India, General Election to the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly 2022 – Detailed Results.\n\n## Political career\n\n- 2022: Elected MLA from Darang, Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly general election – BJP, 36,572 votes (50.16%), margin 618 over Kaul Singh (INC) [ECI]\n- Note: career events beyond official records (ECI results, official ministers list) are not included.\n- This section uses official records only (ECI results, official council of ministers lists); other career events are not included.\n\n## Puran Chand Thakur's education and profession\n\nEducation: 10th Pass (10th Pass From H.P. Board of School Education Himachal Pradesh Dharamshala, Year-1975), as declared in his 2022 election affidavit.\nProfession: Agriculturist (self-declared in affidavit).\n\n## Puran Chand Thakur's assets and affidavit\n\nAs declared in his 2022 election affidavit (compiled by ADR\u002FMyNeta):\n\n- Total assets: Rs 1,63,13,928 (about Rs 1.6 crore)\n- Total liabilities: Nil\n- Criminal cases declared: 0\n\nThese figures are self-declared and reflect the position at the time of filing.\n\n## Neta Updates from Puran Chand Thakur\n\nPuran Chand Thakur has not yet started posting updates on NetaSampark. When his office joins NetaSampark Leader, citizens following this profile will see his announcements, work and event updates here.\n\n · Are you Puran Chand Thakur or his office?\n\n## Sources\n\nElection Commission of India statistical reports (2022 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election), ADR\u002FMyNeta affidavit data (2022). 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