Himachal Pradesh is a state in the northern part of India. Situated in the Western Himalayas,it is one of the thirteen mountain states and is characterised by an extreme landscape featuring several peaks and extensive river systems. Himachal Pradesh is the northernmost state of India and shares borders with the union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh to the north,and the states of Punjab to the west,Haryana to the southwest,Uttarakhand to the southeast and a very narrow border with Uttar Pradesh to the south. The state also shares an international border to the east with the Tibet Autonomous Region in China. Himachal Pradesh is also known as Dev Bhoomi or Dev Bhumi,meaning 'Land of Gods' and Veer Bhoomi which means 'Land of the Brave'.
Virbhadra Singh was an Indian politician who served 6 terms and 21 years as the 4th Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh. A leader of the Indian National Congress party,he was elected 9 times as a Member of Legislative Assembly to the Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha and 5 times as Member of Parliament to the Lok Sabha. Virbhadra Singh was popularly known by the honorific Raja Sahib. Singh holds the distinction of being the longest serving Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh,holding the office from 1983 to 1990,from 1993 to 1998,from 2003 to 2007 and finally from 2012 to 2017,when he was succeeded by the BJP's Jai Ram Thakur. He was elected to the Lok Sabha in 1962,1967,1971,1980 and 2009. Singh served as a Union Minister in the governments of Indira Gandhi and Manmohan Singh. At the time of his demise,he was serving as an MLA from Arki constituency.
Mithali Dorai Raj is an Indian former cricketer and captain of the India women's national cricket team from 2004 to 2022. She is the highest run-scorer in women's international cricket,and ESPN ranked her as one of the greatest female cricketers of all time. Raj has received several national and international awards,including the Wisden Leading Woman Cricketer in the World in 2017,Arjuna Award in 2003,the Padma Shri in 2015,and Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna in 2021.
Pratibha Singh is an Indian politician from Himachal Pradesh and a Member of the Indian Parliament.
Harmanpreet Kaur is an Indian cricketer who serves as the captain of the India women's national cricket team in all formats. She plays for and captains Mumbai Indians in the Women's Premier League. She plays as an all-rounder for the Indian women's cricket team;and was awarded the Arjuna Award for Cricket in the year 2017 by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.
Elections to the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly were held in September 1993 to elect members of the 68 constituencies in Himachal Pradesh,India. The Indian National Congress won the popular vote and a majority of seats and its leader,Virbhadra Singh was appointed as the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh for his second term. The number of constituencies was set as 68 by the recommendation of the Delimitation Commission of India.
Ekta Kundansingh Bisht is an Indian cricketer. She plays as a slow left-arm orthodox bowler. She was the first international woman cricketer from Uttarakhand. She was also the first cricketer for India to take a hat-trick in a Women's Twenty20 International match.
Smriti Shriniwas Mandhana is an Indian cricketer who represents the Indian women's national team. She plays for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Women's Premier League (WPL). In domestic cricket,she represents the Maharashtra cricket team.
Poonam Yadav is an Indian cricketer who plays for the national women's cricket team as a leg-spin bowler. She made her debut in International cricket on 5 April 2013 in a Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) match against Bangladesh. Yadav's debut in Test Series on 16 November 2014 against South Africa and her ODI debut was on 12 April 2013 against Bangladesh.
Rajeshwari Gayakwad is an Indian cricketer. She plays as a slow left-arm orthodox bowler. She made her debut in international cricket in a One Day International against Sri Lanka on 19 January 2014.
Deepti Bhagwan Sharma is an Indian cricketer who plays for Bengal,Birmingham Phoenix and India. She is an all-rounder who bats left-handed and bowls right-arm off break and is currently ranked 3rd in the top all-rounders in the ICC Cricket Rankings. She is also the current third highest individual scorer by a woman cricketer in ODIs.
Mayank Jitender Daggar is an Indian cricketer who plays for Himachal Pradesh in domestic cricket and Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League. He is a right-handed batsman and slow left-arm orthodox bowler. He was part of India's squad for 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. He made his first-class debut for Himachal Pradesh in the 2016–17 Ranji Trophy on 6 October 2016. In January 2018,he was bought by the Kings XI Punjab in the 2018 IPL auction. In July 2018,uncapped player Mayank Daggar scored 19.3 in yo-yo test,beating the record of Manish Pandey who had a top score of 19.2 achieved in 2017. He was bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs.1.8 Crore,in the 2023 Indian Premier League auction.
The Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election,2017 was held on 9 November 2017 to elect all 68 members of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly.
Nuzhat Masih Parween is an Indian cricketer who plays as a wicket-keeper. Domestically,she plays for Railways in the Women's Senior One Day Trophy and Women's Senior T20 Trophy. A multi-talented athlete,she is a former football captain of the Madhya Pradesh under-16 football team,she joined Singrauli's district cricket team in 2011. She made her debut for the Indian national team in November 2016,in a Twenty20 International series against the West Indies.
Pooja Vastrakar is an Indian cricketer who currently plays for Madhya Pradesh and India. An all-rounder,she plays as a right-arm medium-fast bowler and right-handed batter. She made her international debut for India in 2018,against South Africa.
Taniya Bhatia is an Indian cricketer. She is primarily a wicket-keeper. She plays for Punjab and India. She is currently trained under coach RP Singh. The International Cricket Council (ICC) named Bhatia as one of the five breakout stars in women's cricket in 2018.
Harleen Kaur Deol is an Indian cricketer. She plays for Himachal Pradesh as an attacking right-hand batter who also occasionally bowls right arm leg spin.
Shafali Verma is an Indian cricketer who plays for the India women's national cricket team. In 2019,at the age of 15,she became the youngest cricketer to play in a Women's Twenty20 International match for India. In June 2021,she became the youngest player,male or female,to represent India in all three formats of international cricket. On 8 October 2022 she became the youngest cricketer to complete 1000 runs in T20 Internationals. Under her captaincy,India won the 2023 ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup.
Vikramaditya Singh is an Indian politician,who currently serves as Member of Legislative Assembly from Shimla Rural constituency. He is the son of the former chief minister of Himachal Pradesh Late Virbhadra Singh. His mother is Pratibha Singh,a Member of Parliament from Mandi,Lok Sabha Constituency.
Renuka Singh Thakur is an Indian cricketer who plays for Himachal Pradesh. Singh was the leading wicket-taker in the 2019–20 Senior Women's One Day League,with 23 dismissals. In August 2021,Singh earned her maiden call-up to the India women's cricket team,for their series against Australia. She made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) debut on 7 October 2021,for India against Australia.
