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{{Short description|Indian freedom fighter and politician (1909–1986)}}
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| birth_date = 15 August 1909
| birth_place = Ustehr village, [[Kangra district]], [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab]], [[British Raj|British India]]
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| office2 = Member of Parliament in the [[Rajya Sabha]], 1966-72 Minister in the Govt. of Himachal Pradesh, 1972-77 Minister in the Govt. of Himachal Pradesh, 28 January 1977 – 30 April 1977
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'''Dr. Salig Ram''' (15 August 1909 – 4 November 1986; also written as '''Dr. Saligram''')<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=India Parliament Rajya Sabha |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VtpFJucR0foC&q=dr+salig+ram+rajya+sabha |title=Rajya Sabha Members: Biographical Sketches, 1952-2003 |date=2003 |publisher=Rajya Sabha Secretariat |pages=309 |language=en}}</ref> was a medical doctor, [[Indian freedom fighter|freedom fighter]], and politician from [[Himachal Pradesh]], India. He belonged to the [[Indian National Congress]]. Over 1966–72, he served as a [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha|Member of Parliament]] from Himachal Pradesh in the [[Rajya Sabha]]. Over 1972–77, he served as a Minister with various portfolios in the [[Government of Himachal Pradesh]], principally under the Chief Ministership of [[Yashwant Singh Parmar|Y.S. Parmar]] and later for a brief period under [[Thakur Ram Lal]]. He was known as a dissident of Y.S. Parmar.

== Personal life ==
Salig Ram was born in a [[Brahmin]] family to Purusottam Ram, at Ustehr in [[Kangra district]], which was back then a part of the [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab Province]] of [[British India]]. He was educated at the G.A.V. School in Kangra, the [[D.A.V. College (Lahore), Ambala City|D.A.V. College]] in [[Lahore]], and the [[Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College, Indore|King Edward Medical School]], [[Indore]]. He was married twice, the second time to Vidya Devi. He had four sons and four daughters.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=India Parliament Lok Sabha |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3VLH4FUXLMEC&q=dr+salig+ram+rajya+sabha |title=Who's who |date=1966 |publisher=Parliament Secretariat |pages=264 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last1=Grover |first1=Verinder |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aPVtAAAAMAAJ&q=dr+salig+ram+himachal |title=Encyclopaedia of India and Her States: Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir and Punjab |last2=Arora |first2=Ranjana |date=1996 |publisher=Deep & Deep |isbn=978-81-7100-730-1 |pages=42 |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=emxmAAAAMAAJ&q=Salig+Ram+ustehr |title=India Who's who |date=1982 |publisher=INFA Publications |pages=49 |language=en}}</ref>

== Political career ==

=== Pre-Independence years ===
In 1922, Salig Ram participated in the [[Non-cooperation movement (1919–1922)|Non-Cooperation Movement]] against [[British rule in India]]. His association with the Indian National Congress, which remained his political party throughout his later political career, started in 1937.<ref name=":2" />

=== Early post-Independence years ===
Dr. Salig Ram was a member of the [[All India Congress Committee]] over 1948–51.<ref name=":2" /> He was active involved in the early efforts for enlarging the then emerging state of Himachal Pradesh, as the President of the District Congress Committee, Kangra.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Verma |first=V. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QpWloqN5LTAC&dq=dr+salig+ram+himachal&pg=PA254 |title=The Emergence of Himachal Pradesh: A Survey of Constitutional Developments |date=1995 |publisher=Indus Publishing |isbn=978-81-7387-035-4 |pages=254 |language=en}}</ref>

=== Rajya Sabha ===
Dr. Salig Ram served as a member of the Rajya Sabha from Himachal Pradesh, from 3 April 1966 till 19 March 1972.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />

=== Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha ===
Dr. Salig Ram was elected as a [[Member of the Legislative Assembly|Member of Legislative Assembly]] (MLA) to the [[1972 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha in 1972]], from the [[Jaswan Assembly constituency|Jaswan assembly constituency]]. He was made the Minister of Agriculture. In March 1973, he, along with another minister Sarla Sharma, failed to oust the then Chief Minister Y.S. Parmar.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Gupta |first=Dharam Chand |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mpQlAAAAMAAJ&q=dr+saligram+minister |title=Indian Government and Politics |date=1978 |publisher=Vikas Publishing House |isbn=978-0-7069-0521-2 |pages=106 |language=en}}</ref> On the advice of the Chief Minister, Dr. Salig Ram was dismissed from his ministership by the Lt. Governor of Himachal Pradesh on 18 October 1973, under Article 164(1) of the [[Constitution of India]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=De |first=Jatindra Ranjan |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=l3mKAAAAMAAJ&q=dr+saligram+minister |title=The Growth of Parliamentary Government in India |date=1991 |publisher=Bijan Publishers |pages=271 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=18nyaGIUAjAC&q=dr+saligram+minister |title=Journal of Parliamentary Information |date=1974 |publisher=Lok Sabha Secretariat |pages=378 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RR4c8iuY__MC&dq=dr+saligram+minister&pg=RA6-PA8 |title=Socialist India |date=1972 |publisher=Indian National Congress. All India Congress Committee. |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZX7iAAAAMAAJ&q=dr+salig+ram+himachal |title=Indian Recorder and Digest |date=1973 |pages=22 |language=en}}</ref> But he continued to be an MLA till early 1977.<ref name=":2" />

After Y.S. Parmar resigned as Chief Minister on 24 January 1977, Thakur Ram Lal was sworn as Chief Minister on 28 January 1977, and on the same day Dr. Salig Ram was sworn in as Minister of Public Works. On 4 March, Dr. Salig Ram was additionally given the portfolios of multi-purpose projects, power, health and family planning, animal husbandry, fisheries, revenue, rehabilitation, food and supplies, elections, panchayats, housing and welfare.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SXtDAAAAYAAJ&dq=Council+of+Ministers+Salig+Ram&pg=PA157 |title=Data India |date=1977 |publisher=Press Institute of India |pages=77, 157 |language=en}}</ref> This government ended on 30 April 1977, followed by President's Rule for 53 days, and then the [[first Shanta Kumar ministry]].

=== Others ===

* In 1960, Dr. Salig Ram was a member of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee, Kangra.<ref>{{Cite book |last=India Parliament Lok Sabha |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=F2TVAAAAMAAJ&q=dr+salig+ram+m.p. |title=Lok Sabha Debates: Appendix |date=1960 |pages=625 |language=en}}</ref>
* In the 1960s, he served as the President of the District Congress Committee, Kangra.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Punjab (India) Legislature Legislative Assembly |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ESZhAAAAIAAJ&q=dr+salig+ram+MLA |title=Punjab Legislative Assembly Debates: Official Report |date=1966 |publisher=Controller of Printing & Stationery Punjab |pages=369 |language=en}}</ref>
* Over 1960–66, he served as the President of the Punjab PWD Worker's Union, Kangra.<ref name=":2" />
* Over 1962–67, he served as the President of the [[Harijan Sevak Sangh]], Kangra.<ref name=":2" />

== References ==
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[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Himachal Pradesh]]
[[Category:1970s in Himachal Pradesh]]
[[Category:Rajya Sabha members from Himachal Pradesh]]
[[Category:People from Kangra district]]
[[Category:People from Punjab Province (British India)]]
[[Category:Indian nationalists]]
[[Category:Himachal Pradesh MLAs 1972–1977]]
[[Category:1909 births]]
[[Category:1986 deaths]]

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