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Raja Gopal Singh was a former Speaker of
Rajasthan Legislative Assembly The Rajasthan Legislative Assembly, also known as the Rajasthan Vidhan Sabha, is the unicameral legislature of the state of Rajasthan. It is a vital part of the state government, responsible for making and implementing laws. The assembly meets ...
. He served as speaker in
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rule from 25 September 1979 to 7 July 1980. Gopal Singh belonged to
Rajput Rājpūt (, from Sanskrit ''rājaputra'' meaning "son of a king"), also called Thākur (), is a large multi-component cluster of castes, kin bodies, and local groups, sharing social status and ideology of genealogical descent originating fro ...
erstwhile
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family of
Bhadrajun Bhadrajun is a village in the Jalore district of the western part of Rajasthan, India, dating back to ancient times of the ''Mahabharata'' epic. It gets its name from Subhadra and her husband Arjuna from Dvapara Yuga. However, in recent centurie ...
thikana Thakur is a historical feudal title of the Indian subcontinent. It is also used as a surname in the present day. The female variant of the title is Thakurani or Thakurain, and is also used to describe the wife of a Thakur. There are varying o ...
. He used to look after affairs of family heritage hotel (a fort converted hotel). He was MLA from
Ahore Ahore or Ahor (Aavar) is a city in the Jalore District of the Indian state of Rajasthan. Strategically located at intersection of Sanderao-Jalore and Jalore-Jodhpur Highway and is a great commercial hub catering to almost all nearby villages ...
in the
Jalore district Jalore District is a district of Rajasthan States and territories of India, state in western India. The city of Jalore is the administrative headquarters of the district. The district has an area of (3.11 percent of Rajasthan's area), and a popu ...
twice in 1977 and 1990. Mr. Singh, who had been a Raja under the former Jodhpur State, represented Ahore Assembly constituency in Jalore district of the State twice. Known as a gentleman politician, he was a much respected figure in western Rajasthan. Not a person who hankered after power and position, he devoted more time in the past decade to conservation of water bodies and building of check dams in Jodhpur, Jalore and Pali districts than in politics. He was one of the founder members of the
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NGO, Jal Bhagirathi Foundation.


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Rajasthan Assembly
Speakers of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly People from Jalore district Governors of Arunachal Pradesh Janata Party politicians Year of birth missing 2010 deaths {{Rajasthan-politician-stub