Daya Singh Sodhi (1 February 1925 – 15 July 2011) was an Indian politician from

Amritsar Amritsar (), historically also known as Rāmdāspur and colloquially as ''Ambarsar'', is the second largest city in the Indian state of Punjab, after Ludhiana. It is a major cultural, transportation and economic centre, located in the Majha r ...

, a city of

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and a member of

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. He was born on 1 February 1925 at Butala village of Amritsar district. In 1991 he was elected for Amritsar Municipal Corporation and In 1998 he was elected for the

Lok Sabha seat as

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candidate. Singh Sodhi died from cardiac arrest on 15 July 2011, at the age of 86.

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1925 births 2011 deaths India MPs 1998–1999 Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Punjab Lok Sabha members from Punjab, India People from Amritsar district {{PunjabIN-BJP-politician-stub