Banjar MLA Karan Singh Of Congress
Profile
Banjar MLA is Karan Singh. He is associated with Indian National Congress. He is son of late Shri Mohinder Singh. He was born on 14th October, 1957 at Kullu. He is a graduate from Ferguson College, Pune, in the year 1978. He is married to Smt. Shivani Singh.
Constituency Represented
Banjar is a town and a nagar panchayat in Kullu district. Banjar is also known as the valley of God. Banjar lies on the alternate route to Kullu from Shimla. The main route is via Bilaspur and Mandi. The alternate route goes from Theog, Aani, Jalori Pass, Banjar and joins the main route at Aut. Banjar Valley is in the middle Himalayan range and going towards east, the peaks progressively get taller, finally giving way to the great Himalayan range, where peaks have heights of 4500 metres and above. It also initiates the Great Himalayan National Park from its north-eastern side and offers lot of low cost tourism destinations. Can be must-visit summer destination.
Political Standing
Karan Singh was elected the MLA from this Vidhan Sabha seat in the elections held in 2012. He won by a margin of 9292 votes. Khimi Ram of Bharatiya Janata Party was the trailing candidate.
