Om Parkash Soni
{{short description|Indian Politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2018}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Om Parkash Soni
| education =
| image = Om Parkash Soni.jpg
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1957|07|03|df=y}}
| birth_place = Bhilowal
| residence = Amritsar
| office2 = Member of Punjab Legislative Assembly
| constituency3 = Amritsar West
| term_start3 = 1997
|term_end3=2012
| predecessor3 = constituency created
| successor3 = Raj Kumar Verka
| constituency2 = Amritsar Central
| term_start2 = 2012
| term_end2 = 2022
| predecessor2 = Laxmi Kanta Chawla
|successor2=Ajay Gupta
| party = Indian National Congress
| spouse = Suman Soni
| children =
| website =
| office1 = 4th Deputy Chief Minister of Punjab
| term1 =
| termstart1 = 20 September 2021
| termend1 = 11 March 2022
| alongside1 = Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa
| predecessor =
| predecessor1 = Sukhbir Singh Badal
|successor1=Vacant
| 1blankname1 = Chief Minister
| 1namedata1 = Charanjit Singh Channi
| governor1 = Banwarilal Purohit
}}
Om Parkash Soni is an Indian politician and Former Deputy Chief Minister of Punjab who belongs to the Indian National Congress. He is a member of Punjab Legislative Assembly represents Amritsar Central. He was also a Cabinet Minister in the government of Punjab and head of the School Education department.[http://www.punjabdata.com/Education-Minister-of-Punjab.aspx Education Minister of Punjab] He was sworn as Deputy CM on 20th Sept 2021.
Family
He was born on 3 July 1957 at village Bhilowal Pakka in Amritsar district of Punjab. His father's name is Jagat Mitter Soni. The name of his spouse is Suman Soni.{{cite web|url=http://www.punjabdata.com/Punjab-Assembly/Amritsar-Central-MLA.html |title=MLA of Amritsar Central – Om Parkash Soni}}
Political career
Soni was elected for Punjab Legislative Assembly from Amritsar West in 1997 as an independent candidate.{{cite web|title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1997 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1997/StatiscialReport-PU97.pdf|publisher=Election Commission of India|accessdate=19 May 2013}} He was re-elected in 2002 elections.{{cite web|title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2002 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2002/Stat_rep_2002_PB.pdf|publisher=Election Commission of India|accessdate=19 May 2013}} In 2007, he successfully contested as Congress candidate Amritsar West.{{cite web|title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2007 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2007/Stat_rep_2007_PB.pdf|publisher=Election Commission of India|accessdate=19 May 2013}} In 2012, he successfully contested from Amritsar Central.{{cite web|title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2012 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2012/Stats_Report_PB_2012.pdf|publisher=Election Commission of India|accessdate=19 May 2013}}
Soni was one of the 42 INC MLAs who submitted their resignation in protest of a decision of the Supreme Court of India ruling Punjab's termination of the Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) water canal unconstitutional.{{cite web | url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/syl-verdict-42-punjab-congress-mlas-submit-resignation-4369724/ | title=SYL verdict: 42 Punjab Congress MLAs submit resignation | date=11 November 2016 | newspaper=The Indian Express | author=PTI | accessdate=8 April 2018 }}
In March 2017, he was again elected from Amritsar Central Assembly constituency by defeating its nearest opponent Tarun Chugh of BJP with a margin of 21,116 votes. In April 2018, he was made a cabinet minister of Punjab and given the charge of School Education department.
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Category:Punjab, India MLAs 2007–2012
Category:Punjab, India MLAs 2012–2017
Category:Politicians from Amritsar
Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Punjab, India
Category:Punjab, India MLAs 2017–2022
Category:Punjab, India MLAs 1997–2002