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Satpal Singh Satti

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Satpal Singh Satti
President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Himachal Pradesh
In office
20 February 2012 – 18 January 2020
National PresidentNitin Gadkari
Rajnath Singh
Amit Shah
Preceded byKhimi Ram
Succeeded byRajeev Bindal
Member of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
8 December 2022
Preceded bySatpal Raizada
ConstituencyUna
In office
6 March 2003 – 18 December 2017
Preceded byVirender Gautam
Succeeded bySatpal Raizada
ConstituencyUna
Personal details
Born (1964-01-05) 5 January 1964 (age 60)
Jalgran, Himachal Pradesh, India
Nationality Indian
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
SpouseMeena
Children1 son, 2 daughters
Parent
  • Jagdev Singh (father)
EducationM. A
M.Phil (Political Science)
Postgraduate diploma in Personnel Management and Labour Welfare
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Satpal Singh Satti (born 5 January 1964) is an Indian politician from Himachal Pradesh. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He is a four time MLA who won from the Una Assembly constituency consecutively three times for BJP in 2003, 2007 and 2012. Later, he lost in 2017 but regained the seat in the 2022 Assembly election.[1][2]

Early life and education

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Satti had been the longest serving president of Himachal Pradesh state unit of Bharatiya Janta Party.[3] Satpal Satti’s legislative constituency is a part of Anurag Thakur parliamentary constituency. He was born in Jalgran, Una.

Political career

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Satti's political journey began with active participation in the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP).

He became an MLA for the first time winning the 2003 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Una Assembly seat and retained the seat for the next two terms winning in 2007 and 2012. Later, he lost the 2017 Assembly election to Satpal Raizada of Congress.[1] And in 2022, he won again defeating Satpal Raizada of the Indian National Congress, by a margin of 1,736 votes.[4][5]

In his role as Chief Parliamentary Secretary, Satti was attached to the Chief Minister for MPP and Power and Youth Services and Sports from 9 July 2009 to March 2012.

After he was elected for the fourth term he was nominated as a Member of the Estimates, Public Administration, and Rules Committees.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Una Election Result 2022 LIVE Updates: BJP's Satpal Singh Satti Defeats Congress' Raizada With 1736 Votes". News18. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  2. ^ Live, A. B. P. (8 December 2022). "Una Election 2022 Final Results Live: Bjp Candidate Satpal Singh Satti Wins From Una , Details Inside". news.abplive.com. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  3. ^ "BJP picks young Satti to lead Himachal unit". Indian Express. 21 February 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
  4. ^ "UNA Election Result 2022: BJP's Satpal Singh Satti Leading With 1544 Votes". Times Now. 8 December 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  5. ^ "Una Election Result 2022 LIVE: BJP grabs Una seat, Congress loses by 1,736 votes - CNBC TV18". CNBCTV18. 7 December 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2024.