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	'''Om Parkash Soni''' is an ~~[[India]]n~~ politician and Deputy Chief Minister of Punjab who belongs to the [[Indian National Congress]]. He is a member of [[Punjab Legislative Assembly]] represents [[Amritsar (Lok Sabha constituency)#Amritsar Central\|Amritsar Central.]] He is also a Cabinet Minister in the government of Punjab and heads the School Education department.<ref name="punjabdata.com">[http://www.punjabdata.com/Education-Minister-of-Punjab.aspx Education Minister of Punjab<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> He was sworn as Deputy CM on 20th Sept 2021.		'''Om Parkash Soni''' is an Indian politician and Deputy Chief Minister of Punjab who belongs to the [[Indian National Congress]]. He is a member of [[Punjab Legislative Assembly]] represents [[Amritsar (Lok Sabha constituency)#Amritsar Central\|Amritsar Central.]] He is also a Cabinet Minister in the government of Punjab and heads the School Education department.<ref name="punjabdata.com">[http://www.punjabdata.com/Education-Minister-of-Punjab.aspx Education Minister of Punjab<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> He was sworn as Deputy CM on 20th Sept 2021.

	==Family==		==Family==

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{{short description|Indian Politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2018}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Om Parkash Soni
| Education =
| image = Om Parkesh Soni Official portrait 2017.jpg
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1957|07|03|df=y}}
| birth_place = Bhilowal
| residence = [[Amritsar]]
| office2 = [[Member of Legislative Assembly|MLA]], [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]]
| constituency3 = [[Amritsar (Lok Sabha constituency)#Amritsar West|Amritsar West]]
| term3 = 1997 - 2012
| predecessor3 = [[Vimla Dang]]
| successor3 = [[Raj Kumar Verka]]
| ministery = Health and Family Welfare.
Defence Services Welfare.
Freedom Fighters.
| constituency2 = [[Amritsar (Lok Sabha constituency)#Amritsar North|Amritsar Central]]
| term_start2 = 2012
| term_end2 =
| predecessor2 = Om Parkash Soni
| successor2 = Incumbent

| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
| spouse = Suman Soni
| children =
| website =
| office1 = [[List of deputy chief ministers of Punjab, India|Deputy Chief Minister of the Punjab]]
| term1 =
| termstart1 = 20 September 2021
| alongside1 = [[Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa]]
| predecessor =
| predecessor1 = [[Sukhbir Singh Badal]]
| 1blankname1 = Chief Minister
| 1namedata1 = [[Charanjit Singh Channi]]
| governor1 = [[Banwarilal Purohit]]
}}

'''Om Parkash Soni''' is an [[India]]n politician and Deputy Chief Minister of Punjab who belongs to the [[Indian National Congress]]. He is a member of [[Punjab Legislative Assembly]] represents [[Amritsar (Lok Sabha constituency)#Amritsar Central|Amritsar Central.]] He is also a Cabinet Minister in the government of Punjab and heads the School Education department.<ref name="punjabdata.com">[http://www.punjabdata.com/Education-Minister-of-Punjab.aspx Education Minister of Punjab]</ref> He was sworn as Deputy CM on 20th Sept 2021.

==Family==
He was born on 3 July 1957 at village Bhilowal Pakka in Amritsar district of Punjab. His father's name is Jagat Mitter Soni. The name of his spouse is Suman Soni.<ref>[http://www.punjabdata.com/Punjab-Assembly/Amritsar-Central-MLA.html MLA of Amritsar Central - Om Parkash Soni]</ref>

==Political career==
Soni was elected for Punjab Legislative Assembly from Amritsar West in 1997 as an independent candidate.<ref>{{cite web|title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1997 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1997/StatiscialReport-PU97.pdf|publisher=Election Commission of India|accessdate=19 May 2013}}</ref> He was re-elected in 2002 elections.<ref>{{cite web|title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2002 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2002/Stat_rep_2002_PB.pdf|publisher=Election Commission of India|accessdate=19 May 2013}}</ref> In 2007, he successfully contested as Congress candidate Amritsar West.<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|publisher=Election Commission of India|accessdate=19 May 2013}}</ref> In 2012, he successfully contested from Amritsar Central.<ref name=aaa>{{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|publisher=Election Commission of India|accessdate=19 May 2013}}</ref>

Soni was one of the 42 INC MLAs who submitted their resignation in protest of a decision of the [[Supreme Court of India]] ruling Punjab's termination of the Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) water canal unconstitutional.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/syl-verdict-42-punjab-congress-mlas-submit-resignation-4369724/ | title=SYL verdict: 42 Punjab Congress MLAs submit resignation | date=11 November 2016 | newspaper=The Indian Express | author=PTI | accessdate=8 April 2018 }}</ref>

In March 2017, he was again elected from Amritsar Central assembly constituency by defeating its nearest opponent Tarun Chugh of BJP with a margin of 21,116 votes. In April 2018, he was made a cabinet minister of Punjab and given the charge of School Education department.

==References==
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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Punjab, India MLAs 2007–2012]]
[[Category:Punjab, India MLAs 2012–2017]]
[[Category:People from Amritsar district]]
[[Category:Place of birth missing (living people)]]
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians]]
[[Category:Punjab, India MLAs 2017–2022]]
[[Category:1957 births]]

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