Sunil Satpal Sangwan
{{Short description|Indian politician (1947–2025)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| office = Member of Haryana Legislative Assembly
| constituency = Dadri
| term_start = 8 October 2002
| term_end = 3 March 2025
| profession = Politician
| predecessor = Somveer Sangwan
| party = Bharatiya Janata Party
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1947|05|09|df=y}}
| birth_place =
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2025|03|03|1947|05|09|df=y}}
| death_place = Gurugram, Haryana, India
| residence = Haryana
| parents = Sh.Satpal Sangwan
}}
Sunil Satpal Sangwan (9 May 1947 – 3 March 2025) was an Indian politician from Haryana. He was a Member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly from 2024.{{Cite web |date=9 October 2024 |title=Haryana Election Results 2024 Seat Wise: Constituency-Wise Winners List {{!}} India News - Times of India |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/election-results-2024-winners-loser-candidates-list-from-haryana-assembly-elections/articleshow/114029115.cms |access-date=4 March 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241009163250/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/election-results-2024-winners-loser-candidates-list-from-haryana-assembly-elections/articleshow/114029115.cms |archive-date=9 October 2024 }}{{Cite web |date=4 November 2024 |title=Dadri Assembly Result: BJP's Sunil Sangwan Wins {{!}} TimelineDaily |url=https://timelinedaily.com/elections/dadri-assembly-result-bjps-sunil-sangwan-wins |access-date=4 March 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241104051601/https://timelinedaily.com/elections/dadri-assembly-result-bjps-sunil-sangwan-wins |archive-date=4 November 2024 }}{{Cite web |title=Sunil Satpal Sangwan(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- DADRI(CHARKHI DADRI) - Affidavit Information of Candidate |url=https://www.myneta.info/Haryana2024/candidate.php?candidate_id=131 |access-date=4 March 2025 |website=www.myneta.info}}{{cite news|title=A look at Haryana’s 40 first-time MLAs|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/haryana-first-time-mlas-9702131/|accessdate=4 July 2025|publisher=The Indian Express|date=2 December 2024|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20250704171938/https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/haryana-first-time-mlas-9702131/|archivedate=4 July 2025|language=en}}
Professional career
Sunil Sangwan was the son of Satpal Sangwan, who served as the Revenue and Cooperation Minister in the Haryana government. Sunil began his career in 2002 in the Haryana Prisons Department, serving as Deputy Superintendent of Jail at Bhondsi Jail. He later became the Superintendent of the same jail, before opting for voluntary retirement (VRS).
Political career
After serving in the prisons department for over 22 years, Sangwan applied for voluntary retirement. His application was approved by the Haryana Home Department on 1 September 2024, and he officially joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on 3 September 2024.{{Cite web |date=8 October 2024 |title=Dadri Election Result 2024 LIVE Update: Assembly Winner, Leading, MLA, Margin, Candidates |url=https://www.news18.com/elections/dadri-election-result-2024-live-update-9077343.html |access-date=9 October 2024 |website=News18 |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=8 October 2024 |title=Dadri, Haryana Assembly Election Results 2024 Highlights: BJP's Sunil Satpal Sangwan wins Dadri with 65568 votes |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/assembly/story/dadri-haryana-assembly-election-results-2024-live-updates-aelb-2612833-2024-10-08 |access-date=9 October 2024 |website=India Today |language=en}}
He contested the 2024 Dadri, Haryana Assembly constituency as a Bharatiya Janata Party candidate, defeating his closest rival, Congress candidate Manisha Sangwan, by a margin of 1,957 votes. This victory marked his first tenure as an MLA.{{Cite web |title=Election Commission of India |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/AcResultGenOct2024/candidateswise-S0756.htm |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241212094400/https://results.eci.gov.in/AcResultGenOct2024/candidateswise-S0756.htm |archive-date=12 December 2024 |access-date=4 March 2025 |website=results.eci.gov.in |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=8 October 2024 |title=BJP's Sunil Sangwan, ex-jailer in whose tenure Ram Rahim got out 6 times, wins |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/assembly/story/bjps-sunil-sangwan-ex-jailer-in-whose-tenure-ram-rahim-got-out-6-times-wins-2613632-2024-10-08 |access-date=4 March 2025 |website=India Today |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=4 November 2024 |title=Sunil Sangwan: New BJP Haryana MLA - Ex-Jailer Who Gave Ram Rahim 6 Paroles {{!}} TimelineDaily |url=https://timelinedaily.com/elections/sunil-sangwan-new-bjp-haryana-mla-ex-jailer-who-gave-ram-rahim-6-paroles |access-date=4 March 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241104051507/https://timelinedaily.com/elections/sunil-sangwan-new-bjp-haryana-mla-ex-jailer-who-gave-ram-rahim-6-paroles |archive-date=4 November 2024 }}
Death
Sangwan died from liver cancer on 3 March 2025, at the age of 77.[https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/former-haryana-minister-bjp-leader-satpal-sangwan-passes-away-9865407/ Former Haryana minister and BJP leader Satpal Sangwan passes away at 77]
See also
References
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Category:Haryana MLAs 2024–2029
Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Haryana
Category:Deaths from liver cancer in India
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