Des Raj Dhugga is an Indian politician and belongs to the ruling

Shiromani Akali Dal The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) (translation: ''Supreme Akali Party'') is a centre-right sikh-centric state political party in Punjab, India. The party is the second-oldest in India, after Congress, being founded in 1920. Although there are many ...

. He was a member of

Punjab Legislative Assembly The Punjab Legislative Assembly or the Punjab Vidhan Sabha is the unicameral legislature of the state of Punjab in India. The Sixteenth Punjab Legislative Assembly was constituted in March 2022. At present, it consists of 117 members, directl ...

and represented

Sri Hargobindpur Sri Hargobindpur is a town and a municipal council in Gurdaspur district in the Indian state of Punjab. Situated on the banks of the Beas River Sixth Guru of Sikhs Shri Guru Hargobind Sahib ji established this city on the land bought by his Fathe ...

Family

His father's name is Bhulla Ram.

Political career

Dhugga first became a member of Punjab Legislative Assembly on the Congress ticket from Garhdiwala in 2002, which was reserved for candidates belonging to

scheduled castes The Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) are officially designated groups of people and among the most disadvantaged socio-economic groups in India. The terms are recognized in the Constitution of India and the groups are designa ...

. He retained his seat in the 2007 Vidhan Sabha elections. In 2012 Garhdiwala underwent

Boundary delimitation Boundary delimitation (or simply delimitation) is the drawing of boundaries, particularly of electoral precincts, Federated state, states, counties or other municipalities.

and Sri Hargobindpur was converted from general category seat to a reserve category seat. Dhugga successfully contested from Sri Hargobindpur in 2012. He was made chief parliamentary secretary in 2007 Badal government. He continued on this position after the 2012 Punjab elections and was given the department of Animal Husbandry and Fisheries. In 2021 he joined the Shiromani Akali Dal (Sanyukt) and then became the President of its SC wing.Shiromani Akali Dal (Sanyukt)
22 June 2021, ''Babushahi''. Retrieved 24 June 2021.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dhugga, Des Raj Living people Shiromani Akali Dal politicians Punjab, India MLAs 2007–2012 Punjab, India MLAs 2012–2017 Place of birth missing (living people) Punjab, India MLAs 2002–2007 People from Hoshiarpur district 1964 births