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{{Infobox officeholder
{{Infobox officeholder
  | honorific-prefix        = [[Physician|Dr.]]
  | honorific-prefix        =  
| constituency           = [[Nakur (Assembly constituency)|Nakur]]
| constituency           =  
  | office                 = [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly|MLA]], [[Seventeenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh|17th Legislative Assembly]]<ref name="17th Legislative Assembly">{{cite news|title=17th Legislative Assembly|publisher=[[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]|accessdate=31 August 2017|url=http://uplegisassembly.gov.in/ENGLISH/pdfs/VSMembers/17vs_Eng.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170831172109/http://uplegisassembly.gov.in/ENGLISH/pdfs/VSMembers/17vs_Eng.pdf|archive-date=31 August 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>
  | office               = Minister of State (I/C) Ayush, Food Security and Drug Administration [[Government of Uttar Pradesh]]
| term_start              = Mar 2017
| term_start              = March 2017
| term_end                =
| term_end                = January 2022
| predecessor            = ''Self''
| predecessor            =
| successor              =
| successor              =
| constituency2          = [[Nakur (Assembly constituency)|Nakur]]
| constituency2          = [[Nakur (Assembly constituency)|Nakur]]<ref name="17th Legislative Assembly">{{cite news|title=17th Legislative Assembly|publisher=[[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]|accessdate=31 August 2017|url=http://uplegisassembly.gov.in/ENGLISH/pdfs/VSMembers/17vs_Eng.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170831172109/http://uplegisassembly.gov.in/ENGLISH/pdfs/VSMembers/17vs_Eng.pdf|archive-date=31 August 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>
  | office2                = [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly|MLA]], [[16th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh|16th Legislative Assembly]]
  | office2                = [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
  | term_start2            = Mar 2012
  | term_start2            = Mar 2012
  | term_end2              = Mar 2017
  | term_end2              = 2022
  | predecessor2            = Mahipal Singh
  | predecessor2            = Mahipal Singh
  | successor2              = ''Self''
  | successor2              =  
| constituency3          = [[Sarsawa (Assembly constituency)|Sarsawa]]
| office3                = [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly|MLA]], [[15th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh|15th Legislative Assembly]]
| term3                  = May 2007 – Mar 2012
| predecessor3            = Dharam Singh Saini
| successor3              = [[Mahaveer Singh Rana]]
  | constituency4          = [[Sarsawa (Assembly constituency)|Sarsawa]]
  | constituency4          = [[Sarsawa (Assembly constituency)|Sarsawa]]
| office4                = [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly|MLA]], [[14th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh|14th Legislative Assembly]]
  | term4                  = Feb 2002 – May 2012
  | term4                  = Feb 2002 – May 2007
  | predecessor4            = Nirbhaya Pal Sharma
  | predecessor4            = Nirbhaya Pal Sharma
| successor4              = Dharam Singh Saini
  | birth_date              = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1961|04|04}}
  | birth_date              = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1961|04|04}}
  | birth_place            = Village Sona, [[Saharanpur district|Saharanpur]] ([[Uttar Pradesh]])
  | birth_place            = Sona, [[Saharanpur district|Saharanpur]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], India
  | parents                = Dr. Lal Singh Saini (father)
  | parents                = Lal Singh Saini (father)
  | citizenship            = {{flag|India}}
  | citizenship            =  
  | nationality            = {{flag|India}}
  | nationality            = [[India]]n
  | party                  = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] since 21 Sep 2016
  | party                  =[[Samajwadi Party]]<br>
| otherparty    = [[Bahujan Samaj Party]]
[[Bharatiya Janta Party]] (2016-2022)<br>[[Bahujan Samaj Party]] (2002-2016)
  | spouse                  = Sadhana Saini
  | spouse                  = Sadhana Saini
  | children                = 3 sons & 1 daughter.
  | children                = 3 sons & 1 daughter.
  | residence              = village Sona, [[Saharanpur district|Saharanpur]], ([[Uttar Pradesh]])
  | residence              = Sona, [[Saharanpur district|Saharanpur]], ([[Uttar Pradesh]])
  | profession              = [[Physician]] & Politician
  | profession              = [[Physician]] & Politician
| name                  = Dharam Singh Saini
  | image                  = File:Dr.dharam singh saini saharanpur.jpg
  | image                  = File:Dr.dharam singh saini saharanpur.jpg
| alma_mater        = Gurukul Ayurved Mahavidyalaya, Jwalapur, Haridwar (''now'' [[Uttarakhand Ayurved University]] - Gurukul Campus, Haridwar)
}}
}}


''' Dr. Dharam Singh Saini ''' is an Indian politician and is a member of the [[14th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh|14th]], [[15th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh|15th]], [[16th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh|16th]] and the [[Seventeenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh]] of India. Saini represents the [[Nakur (Assembly constituency)|Nakur]] constituency of [[Uttar Pradesh]] and is a member of the Bharatiya Janta Party political party.<ref name=" Member Profile ">{{cite news|title=Member Profile|publisher=[[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] website|accessdate=2 February 2015|url=http://uplegisassembly.gov.in/ENGLISH/member-list.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180630050217/http://uplegisassembly.gov.in/ENGLISH/member-list.htm|archive-date=30 June 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=" Election Results">{{cite news|title= Election Results|publisher= [[Chief Electoral Officer of Uttar Pradesh]] website|accessdate=2 February 2015|url= http://ceouttarpradesh.nic.in/}}</ref>
'''Dharam Singh Saini ''' is an Indian politician and is a member of the [[14th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh|14th]], [[15th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh|15th]], [[16th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh|16th]] and the [[Seventeenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh]] of India. Saini represents the [[Nakur (Assembly constituency)|Nakur]] constituency of [[Uttar Pradesh]] and is a member of the Samajwadi Party political party.<ref name=" Member Profile ">{{cite news|title=Member Profile|publisher=[[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] website|accessdate=2 February 2015|url=http://uplegisassembly.gov.in/ENGLISH/member-list.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180630050217/http://uplegisassembly.gov.in/ENGLISH/member-list.htm|archive-date=30 June 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=" Election Results">{{cite news|title= Election Results|publisher= [[Chief Electoral Officer of Uttar Pradesh]] website|accessdate=2 February 2015|url= http://ceouttarpradesh.nic.in/}}</ref>


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
Dr Dharam Singh Saini was born in village Sona in the state of [[Uttar Pradesh]]. He attained [[Bachelor of Ayurveda, Medicine and Surgery|B.A.M.S]] degree and is a practicing [[Ayurveda]] [[physician]].<ref name=" Member Profile"/>
Dharam Singh Saini was born in village Sona in the state of [[Uttar Pradesh]]. He attained Gurukul Ayurved Mahavidyalaya, Jwalapur, Haridwar (''now'' [[Uttarakhand Ayurved University]] - Gurukul Campus, Haridwar) and earned [[Bachelor of Ayurveda, Medicine and Surgery|B.A.M.S]] degree and is a practicing [[Ayurveda]] [[physician]].<ref name=" Member Profile"/>


==Political career==
==Political career==
Dr Saini has been a [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] for three straight terms. During the [[14th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh|14th]] and [[15th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh]] he represented the [[Sarsawa (Assembly constituency)|Sarsawa]] assembly constituency of [[Uttar Pradesh]]. During the [[15th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh|15th Legislative Assembly]], he was also a minister.<ref name=" Member Profile"/>
Saini has been a [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] for four straight terms. During the [[14th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh|14th]] and [[15th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh]] he represented the [[Sarsawa (Assembly constituency)|Sarsawa]] assembly constituency of [[Uttar Pradesh]]. During the [[15th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh|15th Legislative Assembly]], he was also a minister.<ref name=" Member Profile"/> He got the ministries of Ayush, Relief and Rehabilitation.<ref>{{citation |title=CM Yogi Adityanath keeps home, revenue: UP portfolio allocation highlights |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/live-updates-on-uttar-pradesh-govt-portfolios-keshav-prasad-maurya-gets-pwd/story-JafGBgr7Oe7VXxcBsnAOdM.html |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=22 March 2017 }}</ref> Saini has been a proponent of premiership of [[Keshav Prasad Maurya]] for the state of [[Uttar Pradesh]]. In 2023, in a socio-cultural program organised by Saini people called "Bhagirath Jayanti", he declared that Maurya should be Chief Minister of state of Uttar Pradesh.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/local/uttar-pradesh/saharanpur/news/in-saharanpur-dr-dharam-singh-said-to-make-keshav-maurya-the-cm-he-will-shed-rivers-of-blood-till-lucknow-131304930.html|title=केशव के लिए खून की नदियां बहा देंगे":पूर्व मंत्री सैनी ने मंच पर डिप्टी सीएम को CM कहकर बुलाया, कहा- देश को अब योगी की जरूरत|website=Bhaskar.com|accessdate=20 May 2023}}</ref>


He got the ministries of Ayush, Relief and Rehabilitation.<ref>{{citation |title=CM Yogi Adityanath keeps home, revenue: UP portfolio allocation highlights |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/live-updates-on-uttar-pradesh-govt-portfolios-keshav-prasad-maurya-gets-pwd/story-JafGBgr7Oe7VXxcBsnAOdM.html |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=22 March 2017 }}</ref>
==Posts held==
 
==Posts Held==
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| 04 || 2012 || 2017 || Member [[16th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh|16th Legislative Assembly]] ||
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| 05 || 2017 || || Member, [[Seventeenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh|17th Legislative Assembly]] ||
| 05 || 2017 || 2022 || Member, [[Seventeenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh|17th Legislative Assembly]] ||
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| 06 || 2017 || || Minister of State (Independent Charge). Ayush, Food Security and Drug Administration(MOS), [[Uttar Pradesh]] ||
| 06 || 2017 || 2022|| Minister of State (Independent Charge). Ayush, Food Security and Drug Administration (MOS), [[Government of Uttar Pradesh]] ||
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==See also==
==See also==
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Dharam Singh Saini
Minister of State (I/C) Ayush, Food Security and Drug Administration Government of Uttar Pradesh
In office
March 2017 – January 2022
Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
Mar 2012 – 2022
Preceded byMahipal Singh
ConstituencyNakur[1]
In office
Feb 2002 – May 2012
Preceded byNirbhaya Pal Sharma
ConstituencySarsawa
Personal details
Born (1961-04-04) 4 April 1961 (age 65)
Sona, Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
NationalityIndian
Political partySamajwadi Party
Bharatiya Janta Party (2016-2022)
Bahujan Samaj Party (2002-2016)
Spouse(s)Sadhana Saini
Children3 sons & 1 daughter.
Parent(s)Lal Singh Saini (father)
ResidenceSona, Saharanpur, (Uttar Pradesh)
Alma materGurukul Ayurved Mahavidyalaya, Jwalapur, Haridwar (now Uttarakhand Ayurved University - Gurukul Campus, Haridwar)
ProfessionPhysician & Politician

Dharam Singh Saini is an Indian politician and is a member of the 14th, 15th, 16th and the Seventeenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh of India. Saini represents the Nakur constituency of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Samajwadi Party political party.[2][3]

Early life and education[edit | edit source]

Dharam Singh Saini was born in village Sona in the state of Uttar Pradesh. He attained Gurukul Ayurved Mahavidyalaya, Jwalapur, Haridwar (now Uttarakhand Ayurved University - Gurukul Campus, Haridwar) and earned B.A.M.S degree and is a practicing Ayurveda physician.[2]

Political career[edit | edit source]

Saini has been a MLA for four straight terms. During the 14th and 15th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh he represented the Sarsawa assembly constituency of Uttar Pradesh. During the 15th Legislative Assembly, he was also a minister.[2] He got the ministries of Ayush, Relief and Rehabilitation.[4] Saini has been a proponent of premiership of Keshav Prasad Maurya for the state of Uttar Pradesh. In 2023, in a socio-cultural program organised by Saini people called "Bhagirath Jayanti", he declared that Maurya should be Chief Minister of state of Uttar Pradesh.[5]

Posts held[edit | edit source]

# From To Position Comments
01 2002 2007 Member, 14th Legislative Assembly
02 2002 2007 Minister, Basic Education, Uttar Pradesh
03 2007 2012 Member, 15th Legislative Assembly
04 2012 2017 Member 16th Legislative Assembly
05 2017 2022 Member, 17th Legislative Assembly
06 2017 2022 Minister of State (Independent Charge). Ayush, Food Security and Drug Administration (MOS), Government of Uttar Pradesh

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "17th Legislative Assembly" (PDF). Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Member Profile". Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly website. Archived from the original on 30 June 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  3. "Election Results". Chief Electoral Officer of Uttar Pradesh website. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  4. "CM Yogi Adityanath keeps home, revenue: UP portfolio allocation highlights", Hindustan Times, 22 March 2017
  5. "केशव के लिए खून की नदियां बहा देंगे":पूर्व मंत्री सैनी ने मंच पर डिप्टी सीएम को CM कहकर बुलाया, कहा- देश को अब योगी की जरूरत". Bhaskar.com. Retrieved 20 May 2023.