Des Raj Dhugga is an Indian politician and belongs to the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal. 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, di ...

and represented Sri Hargobindpur.

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, 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) The Shiromani Akali Dal (Sanyukt) (SAD(S)) (translation: ''Supreme Akali Party (United)'') is a centre-right Sikh-centric political party in Punjab, India, formed by former Shiromani Akali Dal leaders Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa and Ranjit Singh Br ...

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