Viplove Thakur
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Succeeded byIndu Goswami
ConstituencyHimachal Pradesh
Preceded byJagat Prakash Nadda
ConstituencyHimachal Pradesh
Smt. Viplove Thakur | |
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| Member of Parliament Rajya sabha | |
| In office 10 April 2014 – 9 April 2020 | |
| Succeeded by | Indu Goswami |
| Constituency | Himachal Pradesh |
| In office 2006–2012 | |
| Preceded by | Jagat Prakash Nadda |
| Constituency | Himachal Pradesh |
| Member of Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha | |
| In office 1985–1990 | |
| In office 1993–2003 | |
| Minister of State (Independent charge), Indian System of Medicines, Government of HP | |
| In office 1995–1998 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 October 1943 Dharamshala, Kangra, Himachal Pradesh |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | Late Shri Thakur Harnam Singh |
| Children | 2 |
| Profession | Social Worker |
Viplove Thakur (born 4 October 1943) is an Indian politician. A senior leader of the Indian National Congress party, she has been a member of the Parliament of India. Thakur has represented Himachal Pradesh in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament since April, 2006. She retired from the Upper House in April, 2020.[1]
She comes from a freedom fighter family of Himachal Pradesh. Her father late Sh. Paras Ram was a freedom fighter from Himachal Pradesh and a leader of the Communist Party of India. Her mother late Smt. Sarla Sharma was also a prominent leader of the Indian National Congress.
