Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
12th Lok Sabha
SODHI, SHRI DAYA SINGH [BHARATIYA JANATA PARTY - AMRITSAR (PUNJAB)]
Father's Name Shri Kartar Singh Date of Birth 1 February 1925 Place of Birth Butala, Distt. Amritsar (Punjab) Marital Status Married on 26 January 1951 Spouse's Name Smt. Kailash Sodhi Children Two sons Educational Qualifications Matriculate Educated at Punjab University, Lahore (Now in Pakistan) Profession Political and Social Worker, Trader and Industrialist Permanent Address 1528/12, Katra Sher Singh, Amritsar (Punjab) Tels. (0183) 556104, 532253(R) 541619(O) Present Address Punjab Bhawan, New Delhi - 110001 Tel. (011) 3782025 Positions Held 1951- onwards Member, Rastriya Swayamsevak Sangh (R.S.S.) 1967-74 Member, Municipal Committee, Amritsar (two terms) 1991-96Member, Municipal Corporation, Amritsar 1998Elected to 12th Lok Sabha 1998-99Member, Committee on Urban and Rural Development and its Sub-Committee-II on Rural Areas & Employment; and Action Taken Sub-Committee Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Peroleum and Natural Gas Favourite Pastime and Recreation Social service and recitation of Gurbani Countries Visited Indonesia Other Information Convenor, Rashtriya Sikh Sanghthan, Punjab

Election Result of Amritsar Lok Sabha Constituency
Total electorate 11,98,245 Total votes polled 6,50,837 Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates (1) Shri Daya Singh Sodhi (B.J.P.) 3,61,133 (2) Shri Raghunandan Lal Bhatia (I.N.C.) 2,69,993 (3) Smt. Durga Dass (Ind.) 5,746 (4) Smt. Amarjit Kaur Gopalpura [B.S.P.(A)] 3,277
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