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Dharam Singh Saini

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Dharam Singh Saini
Minister of State (I/C) Ayush, Food Security and Drug Administration Government of Uttar Pradesh
In office
March 2017 – January 2022
Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
Mar 2012 – 2022
Preceded byMahipal Singh
ConstituencyNakur[1]
In office
Feb 2002 – May 2012
Preceded byNirbhaya Pal Sharma
ConstituencySarsawa
Personal details
Born (1961-04-04) 4 April 1961 (age 63)
Sona,Saharanpur,Uttar Pradesh, India
Political partySamajwadi Party
Bharatiya Janta Party (2016-2022)
Bahujan Samaj Party (2002-2016)
SpouseSadhana Saini
Children3 sons & 1 daughter.
ParentLal Singh Saini (father)
Residence(s)Sona, Saharanpur, (Uttar Pradesh)
Alma materGurukul Ayurved Mahavidyalaya, Jwalapur, Haridwar (now Uttarakhand Ayurved University - Gurukul Campus, Haridwar)
ProfessionPhysician & Politician

Dharam Singh Saini is an Indian politician and is a member of the 14th, 15th, 16th and the Seventeenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh of India. Saini represents the Nakur constituency of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Samajwadi Party political party.[2][3]

Early life and education

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Dharam Singh Saini was born in village Sona in the state of Uttar Pradesh. He attained Gurukul Ayurved Mahavidyalaya, Jwalapur, Haridwar (now Uttarakhand Ayurved University - Gurukul Campus, Haridwar) and earned B.A.M.S degree and is a practicing Ayurveda physician.[2]

Political career

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Saini has been a MLA for three straight terms. During the 14th and 15th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh he represented the Sarsawa assembly constituency of Uttar Pradesh. During the 15th Legislative Assembly, he was also a minister.[2] He got the ministries of Ayush, Relief and Rehabilitation.[4] Saini has been a proponent of premiership of Keshav Prasad Maurya for the state of Uttar Pradesh. In 2023, in a socio-cultural program organised by Saini people called "Bhagirath Jayanti", he declared that Maurya should be Chief Minister of state of Uttar Pradesh.[5]

Posts held

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# From To Position Comments
01 2002 2007 Member, 14th Legislative Assembly
02 2002 2007 Minister, Basic Education, Uttar Pradesh
03 2007 2012 Member, 15th Legislative Assembly
04 2012 2017 Member 16th Legislative Assembly
05 2017 Member, 17th Legislative Assembly
06 2017 2022 Minister of State (Independent Charge). Ayush, Food Security and Drug Administration(MOS), Government of Uttar Pradesh

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "17th Legislative Assembly" (PDF). Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "Member Profile". Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly website. Archived from the original on 30 June 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  3. ^ "Election Results". Chief Electoral Officer of Uttar Pradesh website. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  4. ^ "CM Yogi Adityanath keeps home, revenue: UP portfolio allocation highlights", Hindustan Times, 22 March 2017
  5. ^ "केशव के लिए खून की नदियां बहा देंगे":पूर्व मंत्री सैनी ने मंच पर डिप्टी सीएम को CM कहकर बुलाया, कहा- देश को अब योगी की जरूरत". Bhaskar.com. Retrieved 20 May 2023.