No edit summary |
robot: Update article (please report if you notice any mistake or error in this edit) |
||
| Line 2: | Line 2: | ||
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2018}} | {{Use Indian English|date=April 2018}} | ||
{{Infobox officeholder | {{Infobox officeholder | ||
| name = | | 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- | | term = 2017- 2022 | ||
| predecessor = [[Harmeet Singh Sandhu]] | | predecessor = [[Harmeet Singh Sandhu]] | ||
| successor = | | 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 | | occupation = Doctor, Politician | ||
| website | | website = [https://twitter.com/drdharambir?lang=en Twitter] | ||
| succeeded = [[Kashmir Singh Sahol]] | |||
}} | }} | ||
''' | '''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. | |||
==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. | |||
== | 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}} | ||
===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]]). | |||
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> | |||
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> | |||
== | === Committee assignments=== | ||
*Privilege Committee : (2021 - Present) | *Privilege Committee : (2021 - Present) | ||
*Local Body Committee : (2021 - Present) | *Local Body Committee : (2021 - Present) | ||
| Line 44: | Line 49: | ||
*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 == | ||
| Line 54: | Line 57: | ||
*[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] | ||
{{s-start}} | |||
{{s-par|in-la}} | |||
{{IN MLA box | |||
| 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]] }} | |||
{{s-end}} | |||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Agnihotri, Dharambir}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Agnihotri, Dharambir}} | ||
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Punjab, India]] | [[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Punjab, India]] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:02, 24 May 2022
Dharambir Agnihotri | |
|---|---|
 Dharambir Agnihotri talking to Amarinder Singh in 2016. | |
| MLA, Punjab | |
| In office 2017- 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Harmeet Singh Sandhu |
| Succeeded by | Kashmir Singh Sohal |
| Constituency | Tarn Taran |
| Majority | 14629 |
| Sarpanch | |
| In office 1997 - 2002 | |
| Constituency | Village Sheron, Tarn Taran |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 March 1946 Village Sheron, Tarn Taran |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse(s) | Smt. Kiran Agnihotri |
| Children | Two Sons & One Daughter |
| Residence | Tarn Taran |
| Education | Tibbia College |
| Occupation | Doctor, Politician |
| Website | |
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.[1] 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.
Political career[edit | edit source]
Dharambir 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 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]
Member of Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]
He was the member of Punjab Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Tarn Taran Assembly Constituency between 2017 and 2022.[1] He won by a record margin by defeating 3 time MLA Harmeet Singh Sandhu (Once independent and twice from Shiromani Akali Dal).
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.[2][3][1] 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.[4]
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.[5]
In the 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election Agnihotri was defeated by Kashmir Singh Sohal from the Aam Admi Party.[6]
Committee assignments[edit | edit source]
- Privilege Committee : (2021 - Present)
- Local Body Committee : (2021 - Present)
- Cooperation Department: (2021 - Present)
- Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar - Member Syndicate
- Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee- Secretary Punjab.
- Formerly, President, District Congress Committee, Tarn-Taran
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Result of the Taran Tarn Election in 2017".
- ↑ "STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2007 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB" (PDF).
- ↑ "STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2012 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB" (PDF).
- ↑ "Congress Party Makes History in Taran Tarn". 26 January 2012.
- ↑ "Punjab Cong MPs dharna at Jantar Mantar in 15th day". 22 December 2020.
- ↑ "Punjab Assembly: 12 doctors make it to House". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
Sources[edit | edit source]
| State Legislative Assembly |
|---|