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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2018}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Virsa Singh Valtoha
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date =
| birth_place =
| residence = Valtoha, [[Tarn Taran district|Tarn Taran]]
| office = [[Former Member of Legislative Assembly|MLA]], [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]]
| constituency = [[Khadoor Sahib (Lok Sabha constituency)#Valtoha|Valtoha]]
| term = 2007 - 2012
| predecessor = [[Gurchet Singh]]
| second term =2012-2017
| successor2 = Sukhpal Singh Bhullar(INC)
| party =[[Shiromani Akali Dal]]
| religion = [[Sikhism]]
| spouse = Palwinder Kaur
| children = 1
| website =
}}

'''Virsa Singh Valtoha''' is an Indian politician and belongs to [[Shiromani Akali Dal]] party. He is a former member of the [[Punjab Legislative Assembly]] who represented [[Khadoor Sahib (Lok Sabha constituency)#Khem Karan|Khem Karan]].<ref name=aaa/><ref>{{cite web|title=Punjab Vidhan Sabha, Shiromani Akali Dal|url=http://www.shiromaniakalidal.org.in/punjab-vidhan-sabha/|publisher=Akali Dal Badal|accessdate=20 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130725234013/http://www.shiromaniakalidal.org.in/punjab-vidhan-sabha/|archive-date=25 July 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
He was former Chief spokesperson of Shiromani Akali Dal and also served as District President of the party.

==Family==
His father's name is Sohan Singh.<ref>{{cite web|title=MyNeta Profile|url=http://myneta.info/pb2012/candidate.php?candidate_id=52|publisher=Association for Democratic Reforms|accessdate=20 May 2013}}</ref>

==Political career==
Valtoha was elected to the Punjab Legislative Assembly from the Valtoha constituency in 2007.<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> During the 2012 Punjab election, Valtoha constituency underwent [[boundary delimitation]]. Valtoha then successfully contested for the Punjab Assembly seat from Khem Karan.<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>

==Casteism==
Valtoha has been filmed insulting [[dalits]],a historically discriminated community of lower caste people placed at the end of the caste pyramid, who constitute 36% of the states population in India.<ref>{{cite news|title=Caste bomb explodes in Punjab assembly, MLA flings shoe - TOI Mobile {{!}} The Times of India Mobile Site|url=http://m.timesofindia.com/city/chandigarh/Caste-bomb-explodes-in-Punjab-assembly-MLA-flings-shoe/articleshow/54339469.cms|work=m.timesofindia.com}}</ref>

==References==
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Valtoha, Virsa Singh}}
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Shiromani Akali Dal politicians]]
[[Category:Indian Sikhs]]
[[Category:Punjab, India MLAs 2007–2012]]
[[Category:Punjab, India MLAs 2012–2017]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]
[[Category:People from Tarn Taran district]]
[[Category:Place of birth missing (living people)]]

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