Sartaj Singh Chhatwal (born 26 May 1940) is an Indian politician, who served as PWD minister in

government of Madhya Pradesh Government of Madhya Pradesh also known as the State Government of Madhya Pradesh, or locally as the State Government, is the supreme governing authority of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh and its 52 districts. It consists of an executive, ...

. He is a former member of the

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in 2004. He represented the

Narmadapuram Hoshangabad, officially known as Narmadapuram is a city and municipality in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It serves as the headquarters of both Hoshangabad district and Narmadapuram division. It is located in central India, on the south ...

constituency of

Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh (, ; meaning 'central province') is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal, and the largest city is Indore, with Jabalpur, Ujjain, Gwalior, Sagar, and Rewa being the other major cities. Madhya Pradesh is the seco ...

for four terms. Sartaj Singh was a long time BJP member and even served as a minister in MP state government but on 8 November 2018, he joined the rival

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 ...

party over denial of assembly ticket to him. He also served as Union Cabinet Minister, Health and Family Welfare from 16 May 1996 to 1 June 1996.

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Living people 1940 births Madhya Pradesh MLAs 2013–2018 Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Madhya Pradesh India MPs 2004–2009 Indian Sikhs People from Narmadapuram district State cabinet ministers of Madhya Pradesh People from Ujjain India MPs 1989–1991 India MPs 1991–1996 India MPs 1996–1997 India MPs 1998–1999 Lok Sabha members from Madhya Pradesh {{MadhyaPradesh-politician-stub

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