Des Raj Dhugga

Des Raj Dhugga
Des Raj Dhugga
MLA, Punjab
	In office; 2002 - 2012
Preceded by	Sohan Singh
Succeeded by	Constituency underwent Boundary delimitation
Constituency	Garhdiwala
	In office; 2012 - Present
Preceded by	Balbir Singh Bath
Constituency	Sri Hargobindpur
Personal details
Political party	Shiromani Akali Dal
Residence	Dhugga Kalan, Hoshiarpur

Des Raj Dhugga is an Indian politician and belongs to the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal. He is a member of Punjab Legislative Assembly and represent Sri Hargobindpur.[1][2]

Family

His father's name is Bhulla Ram.[3]

Political career

Dhugga first became a member of Punjab Legislative Assembly on the Congress ticket from Garhdiwala in 2002, which was reserved for candidates belonging to scheduled castes.[4] He retained his seat in the 2007 Vidhan Sabha elections.[5] In 2012 Garhdiwala underwent Boundary delimitation and Sri Hargobindpur was converted from general category seat to a reserve category seat.[6] Dhugga successfully contested from Sri Hargobindpur in 2012.[1] He was made chief parliamentary secretary in 2007 Badal government. He continued on this position after the 2012 Punjab elections and was given the department of Animal Husbandry and Fisheries.[7][8]

gollark: Take the existing ones and swap them to "thou shalt commit murder" and whatnot.

gollark: No, ladybugs *created* the government.

gollark: Besides, you can go 100m up and 155m down, they changed sea level.

gollark: WRONG! Have you never seen falling sand?

gollark: You seriously believe in the sky? It's fake. There is nothing there above 100m.

References

"STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2012 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
"Punjab Vidhan Sabha, Shiromani Akali Dal". Akali Dal Badal. Archived from the original on 25 July 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
"Des Raj Dhugga Myneta profile". Association of Democratic Rights. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
"STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2002 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
"STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2007 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
"Infighting in SAD: Dalit leader alleges being threatened by CPS". The Times of India. 31 August 2011. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
"Badal appoints chief parliamentary secretaries". YesPunjab.com. 6 April 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2013. External link in |newspaper= (help)
"More land to be brought under fish farming: Dhugga". PunjabNewsline. 30 October 2012. Archived from the original on 4 July 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2013.

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[aaa-1] "STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2012 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 4 July 2013.

[2] "Punjab Vidhan Sabha, Shiromani Akali Dal". Akali Dal Badal. Archived from the original on 25 July 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2013.

[3] "Des Raj Dhugga Myneta profile". Association of Democratic Rights. Retrieved 4 July 2013.

[4] "STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2002 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 4 July 2013.

[5] "STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2007 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 4 July 2013.

[toi1-6] "Infighting in SAD: Dalit leader alleges being threatened by CPS". The Times of India. 31 August 2011. Retrieved 4 July 2013.

[7] "Badal appoints chief parliamentary secretaries". YesPunjab.com. 6 April 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2013. External link in |newspaper= (help)

[8] "More land to be brought under fish farming: Dhugga". PunjabNewsline. 30 October 2012. Archived from the original on 4 July 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2013.