On the request of Lata Thakur, Indira Gandhi surprised everyone by visiting Lahul Spiti in June 1972. People had gathered to see Indira Gandhi. It is said that Lata Thakur informed Indira Gandhi about the problems here.
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of Himachal Pradesh Lahul Spiti The woman MLA from the seat has reached the assembly only once after winning the election. In the 1972 elections, the Congress surprised everyone by giving ticket to a woman candidate from Lahul Spiti. Earlier only male candidates used to contest from here. That woman candidate also won in this election. Her name was Lata Thakur. Lata Thakur was one of the favorites of the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
On the request of Lata Thakur, Indira Gandhi surprised everyone by visiting Lahul Spiti in June 1972. People had gathered to see Indira Gandhi. It is said that Lata Thakur informed Indira Gandhi about the problems here. After that many schemes of the central government were implemented here. People here still remember that day.
There was a demand to remove the tunnel from under the Rohtang Pass
Indira Gandhi again reached Lahul Spiti in 1974 on the invitation of Lata Thakur. However, she went only till Samdo. Meanwhile, Lata Thakur had demanded from Indira Gandhi to take out a tunnel from under the Rohtang Pass, so that the area could be developed. Both the leaders also talked about the preliminary outline of the tunnel construction. Later this tunnel was named as Atal Tunnel. Please tell that Lahul Spiti is a tribal area. Compared to other districts of Himachal, there is still a lack of facilities here.
had died in a road accident
This first woman MLA of Lahul Spiti died in a road accident in the year 1976. Then she was only 35 years old. She was going from Shimla towards Mandi and her car met with an accident near Pandoh. After that BJP and Congress never gave ticket to any woman from Kinnaur nor from Lahul Spiti. Even today the people of Lahaul Spiti say about Lata Thakur that if she was alive today, the face of this region would have been different. She was a fiery woman. He had a good understanding of politics.
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