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]
Dharam Singh Saini | |
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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 by | Mahipal Singh |
Constituency | Nakur[1] |
In office Feb 2002 – May 2012 | |
Preceded by | Nirbhaya Pal Sharma |
Constituency | Sarsawa |
Personal details | |
Born | Sona,Saharanpur,Uttar Pradesh, India | 4 April 1961
Political party | Samajwadi Party Bharatiya Janta Party (2016-2022) Bahujan Samaj Party (2002-2016) |
Spouse | Sadhana Saini |
Children | 3 sons & 1 daughter. |
Parent | Lal Singh Saini (father) |
Residence(s) | Sona, Saharanpur, (Uttar Pradesh) |
Alma mater | Gurukul Ayurved Mahavidyalaya, Jwalapur, Haridwar (now Uttarakhand Ayurved University - Gurukul Campus, Haridwar) |
Profession | Physician & Politician |
Early life and education
editDharam 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
editSaini 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
edit# | From | To | Position | Comments |
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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
editReferences
edit- ^ "17th Legislative Assembly" (PDF). Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
- ^ a b c "Member Profile". Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly website. Archived from the original on 30 June 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
- ^ "Election Results". Chief Electoral Officer of Uttar Pradesh website. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
- ^ "CM Yogi Adityanath keeps home, revenue: UP portfolio allocation highlights", Hindustan Times, 22 March 2017
- ^ "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.