Dharamlal Kaushik

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{{short description|Indian politician}}

{{Infobox officeholder

|name = Dharamlal Kaushik

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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1958|2|1}}

|birth_place = Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, India

| office1 = Leader of the Opposition, Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly

|term_start1 = 4 January 2019

|term_end1 = 17 August 2022

|predecessor1 = T. S. Singh Deo, INC

|successor1 = Narayan Chandel, BJP

| office2 = Member of Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly for Bilha

| term_start2 = 12 December 2018

| predecessor2 = Siyaram Kaushik, INC

| term_start3 = 2008

| term_end3 = 2013

| predecessor3 = Siyaram Kaushik INC

| successor3 =Siyaram Kaushik INC

| term_start4 = 1998

| term_end4 = 2003

| predecessor4 = Ashok Rao INC

| successor4 = Siyaram Kaushik INC

| office5 = Speaker of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly

| term_start5 = 5 January 2009

| term_end5 = 6 January 2014

| predecessor5 = Prem Prakash Pandey, BJP

| successor5 = Gaurishankar Agrawal, BJP

| office6 = President, Chhattisgarh BJP

|term_start6 = August 2014

|term_end6 = March 2019

|successor6 = Vikram Usendi

|predecessor6 = Vishnudeo Sai

|occupation = Politician

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|children =

|party = Bharatiya Janata Party

|alma_mater = C.M. Dubey Postgraduate College, Bilaspur
Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur

|nationality = {{flag|India|name=Indian}}

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|website =

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Dharamlal Kaushik (born 1 February 1958) is an Indian politician from the Bharatiya Janta Party and the 3rd speaker of Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly from 2009 to 2014.[http://cgvidhansabha.gov.in/english/speaker_3rdassembly.htm Profile on the Chhattisgarh Vidhan Sabha website] On 4 January 2019, he was elected as the leader of opposition in Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly after the BJP lost the legislative assembly election to the INC held in 2018. He also served as the state president of BJP's Chhattisgarh unit from 2014 till March 2019.

Political career

Kaushik was first elected to Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly in 1998 from Bilha (Vidhan Sabha). After creation of Chhattisgarh from Madhya Pradesh state, Kaushik contested 2003 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election but lost to Siyaram Kaushik of Indian National Congress. He was elected to Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly in 2008 by defeating Indian National Congress candidate Siyaram Kaushik by a margin of 6,070 votes.

Again, he lost 2013 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election to his Congress rival Siyaram Kaushik. On 11 December 2018, he again won the election from same constituency and became Leader of the Opposition of Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly.

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