Dharam Singh Saini

{{Short description|Indian politician}}

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{{Use Indian English|date=August 2021}}

{{Infobox officeholder

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| constituency =

| office = Minister of State (I/C) Ayush, Food Security and Drug Administration Government of Uttar Pradesh

| term_start = March 2017

| term_end = January 2022

| predecessor =

| successor =

| constituency2 = Nakur{{cite news|title=17th Legislative Assembly|publisher=Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly|accessdate=31 August 2017|url=http://uplegisassembly.gov.in/ENGLISH/pdfs/VSMembers/17vs_Eng.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170831172109/http://uplegisassembly.gov.in/ENGLISH/pdfs/VSMembers/17vs_Eng.pdf|archive-date=31 August 2017|url-status=dead}}

| office2 = Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly

| term_start2 = Mar 2012

| term_end2 = 2022

| predecessor2 = Mahipal Singh

| successor2 =

| constituency4 = Sarsawa

| term4 = Feb 2002 – May 2012

| predecessor4 = Nirbhaya Pal Sharma

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1961|04|04}}

| birth_place = Sona, Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India

| parents = Lal Singh Saini (father)

| citizenship =

| nationality = Indian

| party =Samajwadi Party

Bharatiya Janta Party (2016-2022)
Bahujan Samaj Party (2002-2016)

| spouse = Sadhana Saini

| children = 3 sons & 1 daughter.

| residence = Sona, Saharanpur, (Uttar Pradesh)

| profession = Physician & Politician

| name = Dharam Singh Saini

| image = File:Dr.dharam singh saini saharanpur.jpg

| alma_mater = Gurukul Ayurved Mahavidyalaya, Jwalapur, Haridwar (now Uttarakhand Ayurved University - Gurukul Campus, Haridwar)

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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.{{cite news|title=Member Profile|publisher=Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly website|accessdate=2 February 2015|url=http://uplegisassembly.gov.in/ENGLISH/member-list.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180630050217/http://uplegisassembly.gov.in/ENGLISH/member-list.htm|archive-date=30 June 2018|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|title= Election Results|publisher= Chief Electoral Officer of Uttar Pradesh website|accessdate=2 February 2015|url= http://ceouttarpradesh.nic.in/}}

Early life and education

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.

Political career

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. He got the ministries of Ayush, Relief and Rehabilitation.{{citation |title=CM Yogi Adityanath keeps home, revenue: UP portfolio allocation highlights |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/live-updates-on-uttar-pradesh-govt-portfolios-keshav-prasad-maurya-gets-pwd/story-JafGBgr7Oe7VXxcBsnAOdM.html |work=Hindustan Times |date=22 March 2017 }} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/local/uttar-pradesh/saharanpur/news/in-saharanpur-dr-dharam-singh-said-to-make-keshav-maurya-the-cm-he-will-shed-rivers-of-blood-till-lucknow-131304930.html|title=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|website=Bhaskar.com|accessdate=20 May 2023}}

Posts held

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0120022007Member, 14th Legislative Assembly
0220022007Minister, Basic Education, Uttar Pradesh
0320072012Member, 15th Legislative Assembly
0420122017Member 16th Legislative Assembly
0520172022Member, 17th Legislative Assembly
0620172022Minister of State (Independent Charge). Ayush, Food Security and Drug Administration (MOS), Government of Uttar Pradesh

See also

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