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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}

'''Santokh Singh Chaudhary''', is an Indian politician and Minister.

{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Santokh Singh Chaudhary
| image = File:Santokh Singh Chaudhary.jpg
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1946|6|18|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Dhaliwal, Nakodar|Dhaliwal]], [[Jalandhar]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
| residence = [[Jalandhar]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
| death_date =
| death_place =
| office = [[Member of parliament, Lok Sabha|Member]] of the [[India Parliament]] <br /> for [[Jalandhar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Jalandhar]]
|term_start = 1 September 2014
|term_end =
| constituency = [[Jalandhar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Jalandhar]]
| term =
| occupation = Advocate
| predecessor =
| successor =
| party =[[Indian National Congress]]
| religion =
| spouse = Smt. Karamjit Kaur
| parents =
| children = 1
| alma_mater =
| website =
| footnotes =
| date = 17 December
| year = 2016
| source = http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=4783
}}

==Early life==
Santokh Singh Chaudhary was born on 18 June 1946 to [[Master Gurbanta Singh]] and Sampuran Kaur at [[Jalandhar]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]. He belongs to a [[Dalit]] family and is from one of the biggest political clans of Punjab.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-12-23|title=Dalit icons of Punjab: The all-powerful Chaudharys of Doaba|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/dalit-icons-the-all-powerful-chaudharys-of-doaba/story-Zb5pms2aKYj0Ut7C31HybK.html|access-date=2020-06-02|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref>

He did schooling from D.A.V. Higher Sec. School, Chandigarh, B.A. from [[D.A.V. College, Jalandhar]] and LLB from [[Panjab University]].

He is married to Karamjit Kaur, a retired education officer and former principle of Govt. Sports College, Jalandhar and their son Vikramjeet Chaudhary is also a politician and general secretary of [[Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee|PPCC]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Service|first=Tribune News|title=No ‘son’rise yet for Chaudhary family|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/jalandhar/archive/no-sonrise-yet-for-chaudhary-family-349816|access-date=2020-06-02|website=Tribuneindia News Service|language=en}}</ref>

==Politics==
*He started his carrier in politics as member of [[Indian Youth Congress|Youth Congress]] and also served as president of District Congress Committee (Jalandhar Rural).
*He elected twice from [[Phillaur Assembly Constituency|Phillaur Constituency]] in 1997 and 2002.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Phillaur Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs|url=https://www.elections.in/punjab/assembly-constituencies/phillaur.html|access-date=2020-06-02|website=Elections in India}}</ref>
*He was Chief Parliamentary Secretary (Incharge of Rural Development & Panchayat and Parliamentary Affairs & Power Departments).
*He also served as Minister of State for Health & Family Welfare in 1992-95 and Minister for Food and Civil Supplies in 1997-98. In 2002, he became Minister of Rural Development and Minister for Social Security, Women and Child Development, Social Welfare, Medical Education and Research Department.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Members : Lok Sabha|url=http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=4783|access-date=2020-06-02|website=164.100.47.194}}</ref>
*He was appointed as General Secretary and later as Vice-President of [[Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee]].
*He became [[member of parliament]] from [[Jalandhar (Lok Sabha constituency)]] in [[2014 Indian general election]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Constituencywise-All Candidates|url=http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS194.htm?ac=4|accessdate=17 May 2014}}</ref>

==Others==
He served as member of senate in [[Guru Nanak Dev University]], [[Amritsar]] from 1992-94.

He was served as member of [[Central Board of Film Certification]] from 2012-2014.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Congress Ruled the Roost in Samson Club|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/thesundaystandard/2015/jan/18/Congress-Ruled-the-Roost-in-Samson-Club-706551.html|access-date=2020-06-02|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>

He is president of "''Shri Guru Ravidass Educational Institutions",'' Jalandhar and also owner of Vikram Resorts at Kapurthala Rd., Jalandhar (Punjab).

==See also==
*[[Jagjit Singh (politician)|Chaudhary Jagjit Singh]]

==References==
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