Sadhu Singh Dharamsot is an Indian politician and former Minister of Forests, Social Welfare in

Government of Punjab, India The Government of Punjab, also known as the State Government of Punjab or locally as the State Government, is the supreme governing authority of the Indian state of Punjab and its 23 districts. It consists of an executive, led by the Governor ...

. He is a member of the

Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party but often simply the Congress, is a political party in India with widespread roots. Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British Em ...

. Dharamsot was elected to the

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 ...

from the Nabha constituency of Punjab. Dharamsot had been the five times MLA and former minister in Punjab government.

Member of Legislative Assembly

Dharamsot represented the Nabha Assembly constituency until 2022. He served as the Minister of Forests, Social Welfare in

In the

2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election Legislative Assembly elections were held in Punjab on 20 February 2022 to elect the 117 members of the 16th Assembly of the Punjab Legislative Assembly. The votes were counted and the results were declared on 10 March 2022. The Aam Aadmi P ...

he contested from Nabha as a member of the

and was defeated by

Aam Aadmi Party The Aam Aadmi Party (; AAP) is a political party in India, as one of the national political parties. The AAP was founded in November 2012 by Arvind Kejriwal and his then-companions following the 2011 Indian anti-corruption movement, popular ...

's candidate

Gurdev Singh Mann Gurdev Singh Mann is an Indian politician and the MLA representing the Nabha Assembly constituency in the Punjab Legislative Assembly. He is a member of the Aam Aadmi Party. He was elected as the MLA in the 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly ele ...

by a large margin of 51,554 votes.

Corruption charges

Dharmsot was arrested on 7 June 2022 by the vigilance department of Punjab Police and charged with Prevention of Corruption Act.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dharamsot, Sadhu Singh Living people People from Punjab, India Indian National Congress politicians from Punjab, India 1960 births Punjab, India MLAs 2017–2022 Punjab, India MLAs 2012–2017