Tikshan Sud
{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| office = Minister Local Bodies
Government of Punjab
| term_start = 15 May 2011
| term_end = 14 March 2012
| 1blankname = Chief Minister
| 1namedata = Prakash Singh Badal
| predecessor = Manoranjan Kalia
| office1 = Minister of Commerce & Industry
Government of Punjab
| term_start1 = 15 May 2011
| term_end1 = 14 March 2012
| 1blankname1 = Chief Minister
| 1namedata1 = Prakash Singh Badal
| predecessor1 = Manoranjan Kalia
| office2 = Minister of Medical Education
Government of Punjab
| term_start2 = 2 March 2007
| term_end2 = 12 May 2011
| 1blankname2 = Chief Minister
| 1namedata2 = Prakash Singh Badal
| office3 = Minister of Labour
Government of Punjab
| term_start3 = 2 March 2007
| term_end3 = 12 May 2011
| 1blankname3 = Chief Minister
| 1namedata3 = Prakash Singh Badal
| office4 = Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
Government of Punjab
| term_start4 = 2 March 2007
| term_end4 = 14 March 2012
| 1blankname4 = Chief Minister
| 1namedata4 = Prakash Singh Badal
| office5 = Member of Punjab Legislative Assembly
| term_start6 = 1997
| term_end6 = 2012
| predecessor6 = Naresh Thakur
| successor6 = Sunder Sham Arora
| constituency6 = Hoshiarpur
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1954|09|19|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Hoshiarpur, Punjab
| party = Bharatiya Janata Party
| alma_mater = Panjab University
}}
Tikshan Sood (born 19 September 1954) is an Indian politician who was elected for three consecutive terms to the Punjab Legislative Assembly, India, as a Bharatiya Janata Party candidate.
Early life and education
Tikshan Sud was born in Hoshiarpur district in Punjab, India. He was educated at Panjab University, from where he was awarded Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Law degrees and also a Masters in Political Science. He married Rakesh Sud and has one son and two daughters and resides in Hoshiarpur.{{citation needed|date=July 2020}}
Political career
Sud was the Secretary of the Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad, Chandigarh from 1973 to 1976. In 1977, he became the President of the Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad, Hoshiarpur and presided up till 1980. Subsequently, he became the President of the Bharat Vikas Parishad, Hoshiarpur in 1983 and remained so up till 1990. He was the District President of BJP, Hoshiarpur from 1995 to 1997.{{citation needed|date=July 2020}}
Elections contested
| class="wikitable" | |||||
| Year | Constituency | Votes polled (%) | Name of primary opponent | Political party of opponent | Votes polled by opponent (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Hoshiarpur | 49.37 (Won) | Mohinder Pal | Bahujan Samaj Party | 21.69 |
| 2002 | Hoshiarpur | 32.53 (Won) | Naresh Thakur | Indian National Congress | 32.11 |
| 2007 | Hoshiarpur | 44.52 (Won) | Charanjit Singh | Indian National Congress | 39.78 |
| 2012 | Hoshiarpur | 42.24 (Lost) | Sunder Shyam Arora | Indian National Congress | 47.95 |
| 2017 | Hoshiarpur | 31.43 (Lost) | Sunder Shyam Arora | Indian National Congress | 40.55 |
Sud was elected as MLA from Hoshiarpur constituency in the 1997 Punjab state assembly election and was inducted as State Minister for Excise & Taxation in SAD-BJP alliance Government in Punjab formed in 2000.{{Cite news|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2000/20000512/region.htm|title=Regional Briefs|work=The Tribune}}
Sud was re-elected as MLA from Hoshiarpur in the 2002 Punjab state assembly election and was inducted as BJP Group Leader in the Punjab legislative assembly and also became a member of the BJP National Executive.{{citation needed|date=July 2020}} He was re-elected as MLA from Hoshiarpur in the 2007 Punjab state assembly election and was inducted as a Cabinet Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Medical Education and Research, Forests and Wildlife Preservation wing of the Agriculture department and Labour.{{Cite news|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2007/20070308/main2.htm|title=Main News|work=The Tribune}} Sud held all these portfolios simultaneously.{{citation needed|date=July 2020}}
Sud lost the 2012 Punjab state assembly election but he was appointed the Political Advisor to the Chief Minister of Punjab from 2013 to 2017.{{Cite web|url=https://sops.in/index.php/2013-08-22-12-13-12/branches/91-branches-list/116-lok-sevak-mandal-hosiarpur|title=Lok Sevak Mandal, Hosiarpur|website=sops.in}}{{cite web | url=http://www.yespunjab.com/punjab/news/item/29445-former-minister-tikshan-sud-appointed-political-advisor-to-punjab-cm | title=Home - Punjab, India & World News - Breaking & Latest - Yes Punjab | date=21 May 2019 }}{{Cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/chandigarh/tikshan-sud-appointed-cm-s-political-adviser/story-u6Bhb91bESAaenHMux4M7K.html|title=Tikshan Sud appointed CM's political adviser|date=6 September 2013|work=Hindustan Times}} He lost again in Hoshiarpur in 2017.{{citation needed|date=July 2020}}