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	{{Infobox officeholder		{{Infobox officeholder
	\| name = ~~Dr.~~ Dharambir Agnihotri		\| name = Dharambir Agnihotri
	\| image = Dr. Dharambir Agnihotri.png		\| image = Dr. Dharambir Agnihotri.png
	\| caption = Dharambir Agnihotri talking to [[Amarinder Singh]] in 2016.		\| caption = Dharambir Agnihotri talking to [[Amarinder Singh]] in 2016.
	\| birth_date = {{birth date and age\|1946\|3\|13\|df=y}}		\| birth_date = {{birth date and age\|1946\|3\|13\|df=y}}
	\| birth_place = Village Sheron, Tarn Taran		\| birth_place = Village Sheron, Tarn Taran
	\| education = Tibbia College		\| education = Tibbia College
	\| spouse = Smt. Kiran Agnihotri		\| spouse = Smt. Kiran Agnihotri
	\| children = Two Sons & One Daughter		\| children = Two Sons & One Daughter
	\| residence = [[Tarn Taran Sahib\|Tarn Taran]]		\| residence = [[Tarn Taran Sahib\|Tarn Taran]]
	\| office = [[Member of Legislative Assembly\|MLA]], [[Punjab (India)\|Punjab]]		\| office = [[Member of Legislative Assembly\|MLA]], [[Punjab (India)\|Punjab]]
	\| constituency = [[Tarn Taran Assembly Constituency\|Tarn Taran]]		\| constituency = [[Tarn Taran Assembly Constituency\|Tarn Taran]]
	\| term = 2017- ~~Present~~		\| term = 2017- 2022
	\| predecessor = [[Harmeet Singh Sandhu]]		\| predecessor = [[Harmeet Singh Sandhu]]
	\| successor = ~~Incumbent~~		\| successor = [[Kashmir Singh Sohal]]
	\| party =[[Indian National Congress]]		\| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
	\| majority = 14629		\| majority = 14629
	\| office2 = [[Sarpanch]]		\| office2 = [[Sarpanch]]
	\| constituency2 = [[Village Sheron, Tarn Taran]]		\| constituency2 = [[Village Sheron, Tarn Taran]]
	\| term2 = 1997 - 2002		\| term2 = 1997 - 2002
	\| occupation= Doctor~~, Physician~~, Politician		\| occupation = Doctor, Politician
	\| website = [https://twitter.com/drdharambir?lang=en Twitter]		\| website = [https://twitter.com/drdharambir?lang=en Twitter]
			\| succeeded = [[Kashmir Singh Sahol]]
	}}		}}
	'''~~Dr.~~ Dharambir Agnihotri''' (born 1946) is a member of the [[Indian National Congress ]] party. He is member of [[Punjab Legislative Assembly (MLA) ]] from [[Tarn Taran Assembly Constituency]].<ref name="Election 2017" /> ~~which he won by~~ a ~~record margin by defeating 3 time MLA Harmeet Singh Sandhu (Once independent and twice from [[Shiromani Akali Dal]] ). Dr. Agnihotri has been a practicing~~ doctor by training and ~~has also been a doctor~~ at his hospital named Agnihotri Hospital in village Sheron ~~Dist.~~ Tarn Taran.		'''Dharambir Agnihotri''' (born 1946) is a member of the [[Indian National Congress ]] party. He was the member of [[Punjab Legislative Assembly]] (MLA) from [[Tarn Taran Assembly Constituency]] between 2017 and 2022.<ref name="Election 2017" /> He is a doctor by training and worked at his hospital named Agnihotri Hospital in village Sheron Tarn Taran.

			Agnihotri was elected to the Punjab Vidhan Sabha for the first time in 2017. Remained General Secretary Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee, Chandigarh and President District Congress Committee Tarn Taran. He also held the office as Member of the Estimate Committee of Punjab Vidhan Sabha (2017-18) and member of Committee on Estimates of Punjab Vidhan Sabha (2018-19). He was member of recently formed Cooperation Department. He was also member of Privilege committee and Local Body Committee in Government of Punjab.

	~~Dr.~~ Agnihotri ~~was elected to the Punjab Vidhan Sabha for the~~ first ~~time in 2017. Remained General Secretary Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee, Chandigarh and President District Congress Committee Tarn Taran. He also held the office as Member~~ of ~~the Estimate Committee of Punjab Vidhan Sabha (2017-18~~) ~~and member~~ of ~~Committee on Estimates of Punjab Vidhan Sabha~~ (~~2018-19~~)~~. Currently He is member of recently formed Cooperation Department. He is also member of Privilege committee~~ and ~~Local Body Committee~~ in ~~Government of Punjab~~.		==Political career==
			Dharambir Agnihotri first became a sarpanch (head of a village) of Sheron (where his hospital is) and he was unanimously elected in 1997.

	==~~Political career~~==		Agnihotri was recruited by [[Captain Amarinder Singh]] of [[Indian National Congress]] himself in 2007 to run as a candidate for the legislative assembly from Naushara Pannuan, but he lost by a margin of 2459 votes against [[Ranjit Singh Brahampura]] of [[Shiromani Akali Dal]]. In 2012 Dharambir switched constituencies and this time fought the election from the Taran Tarn constituency, again he lost this time by a margin of 4621 votes to [[Harmeet Singh Sandhu]] of [[Shiromani Akali Dal]]. In 2010, he was made President of the District Congress Committee for Tarn Taran until he resigned in 2013. In 2014 he was made the general secretary of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee.{{citation needed\|date=September 2019}}
	Dr. ~~Dharambir Agnihotri first became~~ a ~~sarpanch~~ (~~head of a village) of Sheron (where his hospital is~~) ~~and he was unanimously elected in 1997~~.		===Member of Legislative Assembly===
			He was the member of [[Punjab Legislative Assembly]] (MLA) from [[Tarn Taran Assembly Constituency]] between 2017 and 2022.<ref name="Election 2017" /> He won by a record margin by defeating 3 time MLA Harmeet Singh Sandhu (Once independent and twice from [[Shiromani Akali Dal]]).

	Dr. Agnihotri was recruited by [[Captain Amarinder Singh]] of [[Indian National Congress]] himself in 2007, due to his honesty and sheer commitment towards people, to run as a candidate for the legislative assembly from Naushara Pannuan, but he lost by a slim margin of 2459 votes against [[Ranjit Singh Brahampura]] of [[Shiromani Akali Dal]]. In 2012 Dharambir switched constituencies and this time fought the election from the Taran Tarn constituency, again he lost this time by a narrow margin of 4621 votes to [[Harmeet Singh Sandhu]] of [[Shiromani Akali Dal]]. In 2010, he was made President of the District Congress Committee for Tarn Taran and he resigned in 2013. In 2014 he was made the general secretary of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee.{{citation needed\|date=September 2019}} In 2017, Agnihotri again ran from Taran Tarn and ~~this time he~~ defeated the incumbent [[Harmeet Singh Sandhu]] of [[Shiromani Akali Dal]] by a margin of 14,629 votes.<ref>{{cite web\|title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2007 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB\|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2007/Stat_rep_2007_PB.pdf}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2012 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB\|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2012/Stats_Report_PB_2012.pdf}}</ref><ref name="Election 2017">{{cite web\|title=Result of the Taran Tarn Election in 2017\|url=http://www.eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS1921.htm?ac=21}}</ref> This ~~was seen as a very historical win because it~~ was the first time that a candidate from the Congress party won from ~~this~~ constituency in around 40 years. ~~Along with this~~ Dharambir was the first Hindu candidate to ~~ever~~ win an election from ~~this~~ constituency.<ref name="Congress Party Makes History in Taran Tarn">{{cite web\|title=Congress Party Makes History in Taran Tarn\|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/web/tarn-taran-buries-old-ghosts-progress-not-panth-is-the-poll-plank/\|date=2012-01-26}}</ref>		In 2017, Agnihotri again ran from Taran Tarn and defeated the incumbent [[Harmeet Singh Sandhu]] of [[Shiromani Akali Dal]] by a margin of 14,629 votes.<ref>{{cite web\|title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2007 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB\|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2007/Stat_rep_2007_PB.pdf}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2012 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB\|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2012/Stats_Report_PB_2012.pdf}}</ref><ref name="Election 2017">{{cite web\|title=Result of the Taran Tarn Election in 2017\|url=http://www.eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS1921.htm?ac=21}}</ref> This was the first time that a candidate from the Congress party won from Tarn Taran constituency in around 40 years. Dharambir was the first Hindu candidate to win an election from Tarn Taran constituency.<ref name="Congress Party Makes History in Taran Tarn">{{cite web\|title=Congress Party Makes History in Taran Tarn\|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/web/tarn-taran-buries-old-ghosts-progress-not-panth-is-the-poll-plank/\|date=2012-01-26}}</ref>

	~~Doctor~~ Agnihotri ~~has been an active participant~~ in the agitation against Union Government led by [[Narendra Modi]] against newly passed 3 Farms Laws along with other Congress MLAs and MPs at [[Jantar Mantar]] New Delhi.<ref name="Punjab Cong MPs dharna at Jantar Mantar in 15th day">{{cite web\|title=Punjab Cong MPs dharna at Jantar Mantar in 15th day\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/punjab-cong-mps-dharna-at-jantar-mantar-in-15th-day/articleshow/79846738.cms/\|date=2020-12-22}}</ref>		Agnihotri participated in the agitation against Union Government led by [[Narendra Modi]] against newly passed 3 Farms Laws along with other Congress MLAs and MPs at [[Jantar Mantar]] New Delhi.<ref name="Punjab Cong MPs dharna at Jantar Mantar in 15th day">{{cite web\|title=Punjab Cong MPs dharna at Jantar Mantar in 15th day\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/punjab-cong-mps-dharna-at-jantar-mantar-in-15th-day/articleshow/79846738.cms/\|date=2020-12-22}}</ref>

			In the [[2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election]] Agnihotri was defeated by [[Kashmir Singh Sohal]] from the [[Aam Admi Party]].<ref name="Tribune News Service">{{cite news \|title=Punjab Assembly: 12 doctors make it to House \|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/punjab-assembly-12-doctors-make-it-to-house-377306 \|access-date=14 March 2022 \|work=Tribuneindia News Service \|language=en}}</ref>

	==~~Official Engagements~~==		=== Committee assignments===
	*Privilege Committee : (2021 - Present)		*Privilege Committee : (2021 - Present)
	*Local Body Committee : (2021 - Present)		*Local Body Committee : (2021 - Present)
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	*Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee- Secretary Punjab.		*Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee- Secretary Punjab.
	*Formerly, President, District Congress Committee, Tarn-Taran		*Formerly, President, District Congress Committee, Tarn-Taran



	== References ==		== References ==
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	*[http://www.punjabdata.com/Punjab-Assembly/Tarn-Taran-MLA.html Punjab data entry on Agnihotri]		*[http://www.punjabdata.com/Punjab-Assembly/Tarn-Taran-MLA.html Punjab data entry on Agnihotri]

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			\| state= Punjab
			\| constituency= Tarn Taran
			\| before= [[Harmeet Singh Sandhu]]
			\| after= [[Kashmir Singh Sohal]]
			\| years= [[2017 Punjab Legislative Assembly election\|2017]] – [[2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election\|2022]] }}
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	\| website = [https://twitter.com/drdharambir?lang=en Twitter]		\| website = [https://twitter.com/drdharambir?lang=en Twitter]
	}}		}}
	'''Dr. Dharambir Agnihotri''' (born 1946) is a member of the [[Indian National Congress ]] party. He is member of [[Punjab Legislative Assembly (MLA) ]] from [[Tarn Taran Assembly Constituency]].<ref name="Election 2017" /> which he won by a record margin by defeating 3 time MLA Harmeet Singh ~~Dhillon~~ (Once independent and twice from [[Shiromani Akali Dal]] ). Dr. Agnihotri has been a practicing doctor by training and has also been a doctor at his hospital named Agnihotri Hospital in village Sheron Dist. Tarn Taran.		'''Dr. Dharambir Agnihotri''' (born 1946) is a member of the [[Indian National Congress ]] party. He is member of [[Punjab Legislative Assembly (MLA) ]] from [[Tarn Taran Assembly Constituency]].<ref name="Election 2017" /> which he won by a record margin by defeating 3 time MLA Harmeet Singh Sandhu (Once independent and twice from [[Shiromani Akali Dal]] ). Dr. Agnihotri has been a practicing doctor by training and has also been a doctor at his hospital named Agnihotri Hospital in village Sheron Dist. Tarn Taran.


	Dr. Agnihotri was elected to the Punjab Vidhan Sabha for the first time in 2017. Remained General Secretary Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee, Chandigarh and President District Congress Committee Tarn Taran. He also held the office as Member of the Estimate Committee of Punjab Vidhan Sabha (2017-18) and member of Committee on Estimates of Punjab Vidhan Sabha (2018-19). Currently He is member of recently formed Cooperation Department. He is also member of Privilege committee and Local Body Committee in Government of Punjab.		Dr. Agnihotri was elected to the Punjab Vidhan Sabha for the first time in 2017. Remained General Secretary Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee, Chandigarh and President District Congress Committee Tarn Taran. He also held the office as Member of the Estimate Committee of Punjab Vidhan Sabha (2017-18) and member of Committee on Estimates of Punjab Vidhan Sabha (2018-19). Currently He is member of recently formed Cooperation Department. He is also member of Privilege committee and Local Body Committee in Government of Punjab.

	==Political career==		==Political career==

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	\| caption = Dharambir Agnihotri talking to [[Amarinder Singh]] in 2016.		\| caption = Dharambir Agnihotri talking to [[Amarinder Singh]] in 2016.
	\| birth_date = {{birth date and age\|1946\|3\|13\|df=y}}		\| birth_date = {{birth date and age\|1946\|3\|13\|df=y}}
	\| birth_place =		\| birth_place = Village Sheron, Tarn Taran
			\| education = Tibbia College
			\| spouse = Smt. Kiran Agnihotri
			\| children = Two Sons & One Daughter
	\| residence = [[Tarn Taran Sahib\|Tarn Taran]]		\| residence = [[Tarn Taran Sahib\|Tarn Taran]]
	\| office = [[Member of Legislative Assembly\|MLA]], [[Punjab (India)\|Punjab]]		\| office = [[Member of Legislative Assembly\|MLA]], [[Punjab (India)\|Punjab]]
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	\| successor = Incumbent		\| successor = Incumbent
	\| party =[[Indian National Congress]]		\| party =[[Indian National Congress]]
	\| occupation= Physician, ~~politician~~		\| majority = 14629
			\| office2 = [[Sarpanch]]
			\| constituency2 = [[Village Sheron, Tarn Taran]]
			\| term2 = 1997 - 2002
			\| occupation= Doctor, Physician, Politician
			\| website = [https://twitter.com/drdharambir?lang=en Twitter]
	}}		}}
	'''Dr. Dharambir Agnihotri''' (born 1946) is a member of the [[Indian National Congress]] party. He is a member of ~~the~~ [[Punjab Legislative Assembly]] ~~and represents the~~ [[Tarn Taran Assembly Constituency]].<ref name="Election 2017" /> Agnihotri is also a doctor at his ~~own~~ hospital~~, The~~ Agnihotri Hospital ~~which is~~ in a village ~~named~~ Sheron.~~<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://myneta~~.~~info/pb2012/candidate~~.~~php?candidate_id=153\|title=Dharambir~~ Agnihotri~~(Indian National~~ Congress(~~INC~~)~~):Constituency~~- ~~TARN TARAN(TARN TARAN~~) ~~- Affidavit Information~~ of ~~Candidate:\|last=ADR\|website=myneta~~.~~info\|access-date=2018-10-04}}</ref>~~		'''Dr. Dharambir Agnihotri''' (born 1946) is a member of the [[Indian National Congress ]] party. He is member of [[Punjab Legislative Assembly (MLA) ]] from [[Tarn Taran Assembly Constituency]].<ref name="Election 2017" /> which he won by a record margin by defeating 3 time MLA Harmeet Singh Dhillon (Once independent and twice from [[Shiromani Akali Dal]] ). Dr. Agnihotri has been a practicing doctor by training and has also been a doctor at his hospital named Agnihotri Hospital in village Sheron Dist. Tarn Taran.


			Dr. Agnihotri was elected to the Punjab Vidhan Sabha for the first time in 2017. Remained General Secretary Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee, Chandigarh and President District Congress Committee Tarn Taran. He also held the office as Member of the Estimate Committee of Punjab Vidhan Sabha (2017-18) and member of Committee on Estimates of Punjab Vidhan Sabha (2018-19). Currently He is member of recently formed Cooperation Department. He is also member of Privilege committee and Local Body Committee in Government of Punjab.

	==Political career==		==Political career==
	Agnihotri first became a sarpanch (head of a village) of Sheron (where his hospital is) and he was unanimously elected in 1997.		Dr. Dharambir Agnihotri first became a sarpanch (head of a village) of Sheron (where his hospital is) and he was unanimously elected in 1997.

			Dr. Agnihotri was recruited by [[Captain Amarinder Singh]] of [[Indian National Congress]] himself in 2007, due to his honesty and sheer commitment towards people, to run as a candidate for the legislative assembly from Naushara Pannuan, but he lost by a slim margin of 2459 votes against [[Ranjit Singh Brahampura]] of [[Shiromani Akali Dal]]. In 2012 Dharambir switched constituencies and this time fought the election from the Taran Tarn constituency, again he lost this time by a narrow margin of 4621 votes to [[Harmeet Singh Sandhu]] of [[Shiromani Akali Dal]]. In 2010, he was made President of the District Congress Committee for Tarn Taran and he resigned in 2013. In 2014 he was made the general secretary of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee.{{citation needed\|date=September 2019}} In 2017, Agnihotri again ran from Taran Tarn and this time he defeated the incumbent [[Harmeet Singh Sandhu]] of [[Shiromani Akali Dal]] by a margin of 14,629 votes.<ref>{{cite web\|title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2007 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB\|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2007/Stat_rep_2007_PB.pdf}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2012 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB\|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2012/Stats_Report_PB_2012.pdf}}</ref><ref name="Election 2017">{{cite web\|title=Result of the Taran Tarn Election in 2017\|url=http://www.eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS1921.htm?ac=21}}</ref> This was seen as a very historical win because it was the first time that a candidate from the Congress party won from this constituency in around 40 years. Along with this Dharambir was the first Hindu candidate to ever win an election from this constituency.<ref name="Congress Party Makes History in Taran Tarn">{{cite web\|title=Congress Party Makes History in Taran Tarn\|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/web/tarn-taran-buries-old-ghosts-progress-not-panth-is-the-poll-plank/\|date=2012-01-26}}</ref>

			Doctor Agnihotri has been an active participant in the agitation against Union Government led by [[Narendra Modi]] against newly passed 3 Farms Laws along with other Congress MLAs and MPs at [[Jantar Mantar]] New Delhi.<ref name="Punjab Cong MPs dharna at Jantar Mantar in 15th day">{{cite web\|title=Punjab Cong MPs dharna at Jantar Mantar in 15th day\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/punjab-cong-mps-dharna-at-jantar-mantar-in-15th-day/articleshow/79846738.cms/\|date=2020-12-22}}</ref>


			==Official Engagements==
			*Privilege Committee : (2021 - Present)
			*Local Body Committee : (2021 - Present)
			*Cooperation Department: (2021 - Present)
			*[[Guru_Nanak_Dev_University\|Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar]] - Member Syndicate
			*Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee- Secretary Punjab.
			*Formerly, President, District Congress Committee, Tarn-Taran


	Agnihotri was recruited by [[Amarinder Singh]] in 2007 to run as a candidate for the legislative assembly from Naushara Panwan, but lost by a slim margin of 2459 votes against [[Ranjit Singh Brahampura]]. In 2012 Dharambir switched constituencies and this time fought the election from the Taran Tarn constituency, again he lost this time by a narrow margin of 4621 votes to [[Harmeet Singh Sandhu]]. In 2010 he was made District President of Taran Tarn and he resigned in 2013. In 2014 he was made the general secretary of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee.{{citation needed\|date=September 2019}} In 2017, Agnihotri again ran from Taran Tarn and this time he defeated the incumbent [[Harmeet Singh Sandhu]] by a margin of 14,629 votes.<ref>{{cite web\|title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2007 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB\|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2007/Stat_rep_2007_PB.pdf}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2012 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB\|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2012/Stats_Report_PB_2012.pdf}}</ref><ref name="Election 2017">{{cite web\|title=Result of the Taran Tarn Election in 2017\|url=http://www.eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS1921.htm?ac=21}}</ref> This was seen as a very historical win because it was the first time that a candidate from the Congress party won from this constituency in around 40 years. Along with this Dharambir was the first Hindu candidate to ever win an election from this constituency.<ref name="Congress Party Makes History in Taran Tarn">{{cite web\|title=Congress Party Makes History in Taran Tarn\|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/web/tarn-taran-buries-old-ghosts-progress-not-panth-is-the-poll-plank/\|date=2012-01-26}}</ref>

	== References ==		== References ==

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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Dr. Dharambir Agnihotri
| image = Dr. Dharambir Agnihotri.png
| caption = Dharambir Agnihotri talking to [[Amarinder Singh]] in 2016.
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1946|3|13|df=y}}
| birth_place =
| residence = [[Tarn Taran Sahib|Tarn Taran]]
| office = [[Member of Legislative Assembly|MLA]], [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]]
| constituency = [[Tarn Taran Assembly Constituency|Tarn Taran]]
| term = 2017- Present
| predecessor = [[Harmeet Singh Sandhu]]
| successor = Incumbent
| party =[[Indian National Congress]]
| occupation= Physician, politician
}}
'''Dr. Dharambir Agnihotri''' (born 1946) is a member of the [[Indian National Congress]] party. He is a member of the [[Punjab Legislative Assembly]] and represents the [[Tarn Taran Assembly Constituency]].<ref name="Election 2017" /> Agnihotri is also a doctor at his own hospital, The Agnihotri Hospital which is in a village named Sheron.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://myneta.info/pb2012/candidate.php?candidate_id=153|title=Dharambir Agnihotri(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- TARN TARAN(TARN TARAN) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:|last=ADR|website=myneta.info|access-date=2018-10-04}}</ref>

==Political career==
Agnihotri first became a sarpanch (head of a village) of Sheron (where his hospital is) and he was unanimously elected in 1997.

Agnihotri was recruited by [[Amarinder Singh]] in 2007 to run as a candidate for the legislative assembly from Naushara Panwan, but lost by a slim margin of 2459 votes against [[Ranjit Singh Brahampura]]. In 2012 Dharambir switched constituencies and this time fought the election from the Taran Tarn constituency, again he lost this time by a narrow margin of 4621 votes to [[Harmeet Singh Sandhu]]. In 2010 he was made District President of Taran Tarn and he resigned in 2013. In 2014 he was made the general secretary of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee.{{citation needed|date=September 2019}} In 2017, Agnihotri again ran from Taran Tarn and this time he defeated the incumbent [[Harmeet Singh Sandhu]] by a margin of 14,629 votes.<ref>{{cite web|title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2007 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2007/Stat_rep_2007_PB.pdf}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2012 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2012/Stats_Report_PB_2012.pdf}}</ref><ref name="Election 2017">{{cite web|title=Result of the Taran Tarn Election in 2017|url=http://www.eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS1921.htm?ac=21}}</ref> This was seen as a very historical win because it was the first time that a candidate from the Congress party won from this constituency in around 40 years. Along with this Dharambir was the first Hindu candidate to ever win an election from this constituency.<ref name="Congress Party Makes History in Taran Tarn">{{cite web|title=Congress Party Makes History in Taran Tarn|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/web/tarn-taran-buries-old-ghosts-progress-not-panth-is-the-poll-plank/|date=2012-01-26}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==Sources==
*[http://www.yespunjab.com/info4u/item/110840-dharambir-agnihotri-congress-candidate-tarn-taran-profile bio from Yes Punjab]
*[http://www.punjabdata.com/Punjab-Assembly/Tarn-Taran-MLA.html Punjab data entry on Agnihotri]

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[[Category:Members of the Punjab Legislative Assembly]]