# Ratan Lal

Ratan Lal (born 1 January 1924) was an Indian politician. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India, from Banswara in Rajasthan, as a member of the Indian National Congress.

## Electoral performance

1998 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Jogindernagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Gulab Singh Thakur | 13,862 | 37.23% | 16.88 |
| | BJP | Ganga Ram Jamwal | 12,171 | 32.69% | 0.15 |
| | HVC | Ratan Lal | 6,315 | 16.96% | New |
| | Independent | Khazan Singh | 3,562 | 9.57% | New |
| | BSP | Dewan Chand | 862 | 2.31% | 3.15 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,691 | 4.54% | 17.04 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,237 | 69.94% | 3.07 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 53,652 | | 14.27 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 16.88 | |
1990 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Jogindernagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Gulab Singh Thakur | 15,924 | 54.19% | 13.19 |
| | JD | Ratan Lal | 11,571 | 39.38% | New |
| | Independent | Karam Chand | 671 | 2.28% | New |
| | Independent | Sunrender Singh | 304 | 1.03% | New |
| | BSP | Narottam Singh | 279 | 0.95% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,353 | 14.81% | 3.77 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,384 | 65.75% | 6.89 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 45,215 | | 32.26 |
| | INC gain from Independent | INC gain from Independent | Swing | 2.14 | |
1985 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Jogindernagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Ratan Lal | 12,790 | 52.05% | New |
| | INC | Gulab Singh Thakur | 10,075 | 41.00% | 7.39 |
| | BJP | Kashmir Singh | 1,172 | 4.77% | 10.88 |
| | CPI(M) | Tara Chand | 283 | 1.15% | 3.71 |
| | Independent | Narotam Singh | 252 | 1.03% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,715 | 11.05% | 8.26 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,572 | 72.85% | 1.05 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 34,186 | | 2.65 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | 15.65 | |
1982 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Jogindernagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Gulab Singh Thakur | 8,586 | 36.40% | New |
| | INC | Ratan Lal | 7,928 | 33.61% | 2.63 |
| | BJP | Ganga Singh | 3,692 | 15.65% | New |
| | Independent | Kashmir Singh | 1,542 | 6.54% | New |
| | CPI(M) | Tara Chand | 1,148 | 4.87% | 1.97 |
| | Independent | Puran Chand Saklani | 350 | 1.48% | New |
| | LKD | Rishi Raj | 155 | 0.66% | New |
| | JP | Piar Singh | 152 | 0.64% | 36.06 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 658 | 2.79% | 2.94 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,590 | 71.93% | 15.77 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 33,304 | | 17.99 |
| | Independent gain from JP | Independent gain from JP | Swing | 0.31 | |
1977 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Jogindernagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JP | Gulab Singh Thakur | 5,705 | 36.71% | New |
| | INC | Ratan Lal | 4,815 | 30.98% | 4.27 |
| | Independent | Himan Singh | 3,701 | 23.81% | New |
| | CPI(M) | Roshan Lal | 1,062 | 6.83% | 5.34 |
| | Independent | Thaila Ram | 142 | 0.91% | New |
| | Independent | Prabhu | 117 | 0.75% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 890 | 5.73% | 1.76 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,542 | 56.50% | 11.12 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 28,226 | | 25.57 |
| | JP gain from INC | JP gain from INC | Swing | 10.00 | |
1972 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Jogindernagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Prakash Chandra | 2,638 | 26.71% | 23.52 |
| | Independent | Ratan Lal | 2,246 | 22.74% | New |
| | Independent | Ghanshyam | 2,094 | 21.20% | New |
| | Independent | Mohinder Pal | 1,274 | 12.90% | New |
| | CPI(M) | Tara Chand | 1,202 | 12.17% | 7.27 |
| | Independent | Inder Singh | 424 | 4.29% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 392 | 3.97% | 32.56 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,878 | 45.62% | 11.76 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 22,478 | | 22.73 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 23.52 | |