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HP Congress appoints block presidents across districts; Vinay Kumar announces organisational reshuffle

By ANI | Updated: April 17, 2026 22:40 IST

Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], April 17 : The Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee (HPCC) on Friday announced the appointment of ...

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Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], April 17 : The Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee (HPCC) on Friday announced the appointment of block presidents across the state, with the new appointments taking immediate effect.

HPCC president Vinay Kumar approved the appointments, while the notification was issued by Pradesh Congress Organisation General Secretary Vinod Zinta.

According to the official release, the appointments have been made district-wise to strengthen the party's grassroots organisational structure.

In the Chamba district, Bhupender Singh Thakur (Churah), Sanju Ram (Bharmour), Subhash Chauhan (Pangi), Om Prakash (Chamba), Amit Sharma (Dalhousie), and Vijay Kanwar (Bhattiyat) have been appointed as block presidents.

In Kangra district, Sandeep Kumar Dadhwal (Nurpur), Devender Mankotia (Indora), Captain Jeet Kumar Sharma (Fatehpur), Chain Singh Guleria (Jawali), Kamlesh Kumar (Dehra), Ex-Naik Multan Singh (Jaswan-Paragpur), Pratap Rana (Jwalamukhi), Jaswant Dadhwal (Jaisinghpur), Bal Krishna Chaudhary (Sulah), Man Singh Chaudhary (Nagrota Bagwan), Nageshwar Mankotia (Kangra), Suresh Pataku Chaudhary (Shahpur), Harbhajan Chaudhary (Dharamshala), Trilok Chand (Palampur), and Shashi Rana (Baijnath) have been given responsibilities.

In Lahaul-Spiti, Dorje Chhering (Kaza), Surender Kumar (Keylong), and Kushal Thakur (Udaipur) have been appointed.

In the Kullu district, Veer Singh Thakur (Manali), Gopal Singh (Kullu), Mohar Singh Thakur (Banjar), and Govind Sharma have been named.

In Mandi district, appointments include Gopal Thakur (Karsog), Jaswant Singh (Sundernagar), Deep Kumar (Nachan), Jagdish Reddy (Seraj), Devender Kumar (Drang), Inder Singh Dhiman (Jogindernagar), Prakash Chand (Dharampur), Hem Raj Thakur (Mandi Sadar), Pawan Thakur (Balh), and Dharmapal Thakur (Sarkaghat).

In Hamirpur, Vijay Kumar Baniyal (Bhoranj), Rajendra Verma (Sujanpur), Sunil Kumar (Hamirpur), Sanjay Sharma (Barsar), and Captain Prithvi Chand (Nadaun) have been appointed.

In the Una district, Dr Ravinder Kumar Sharma (Chintpurni), Surender Singh Kanwar (Gagret), Sandeep Agnihotri (Haroli), Rajneesh Kumar (Una), and Vivek Mika (Kutlehar) have been given charge.

In Bilaspur district, Vijay Kaushal (Jhandutta), Captain Chamel Singh (Ghumarwin), Mastram Verma (Bilaspur), and Amarjeet Banga (Sri Naina Devi) have been appointed.

In the Solan district, Satish Kashyap (Arki), Babu Ram Thakur (Nalagarh), Kultar Singh Thakur (Doon), Manish Thakur (Solan), and Devender Sharma (Kasauli) have been assigned responsibilities.

In Sirmaur district, Sunil Sharma (Pachhad), Gyan Chand Chaudhary (Nahan), Tapender Chauhan (Shri Renuka Ji), Harpreet Singh (Paonta Sahib), and Kalyan Dhamta (Shillai) have been appointed.

In Shimla district, Dinesh Chauhan (Chopal), Sanjay Sharma (Theog), Gopal Sharma (Shimla Rural), Jitender Mehta (Jubbal-Kotkhai), Lal Chand Sharma (Rampur), and Shiv Paul Thakur (Rohru) have been named.

In Kinnaur district, Vikram Negi (Kalpa), Anil Negi (Nichar), and Prem Singh (Pooh) have been appointed as block presidents.

The party said the appointments are aimed at strengthening the organisation at the grassroots level ahead of upcoming political and electoral engagements.

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