Kashmir Singh Sohal
Kashmir Singh Sohal | |
|---|---|
 Sohal in 2022 | |
| Member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly for Tarn Taran | |
| In office 2022 – 27 June 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Dharambir Agnihotri |
| Succeeded by | Harmeet Singh Sandhu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1962 or 1963 |
| Died | (aged 62) |
| Party | Aam Aadmi Party |
| Profession | Doctor |
Kashmir Singh Sohal (1962 or 1963 – 27 June 2025) was an Indian politician and former MLA from Tarn Taran Assembly constituency. He was a member of the Aam Aadmi Party.[1][2][3] Sohal was a doctor by profession.[4]
Member of Legislative Assembly
Sohal represented the Tarn Taran Assembly constituency as MLA in Punjab Assembly. The Aam Aadmi Party gained a strong 79% majority in the sixteenth Punjab Legislative Assembly by winning 92 out of 117 seats in the 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election. MP Bhagwant Mann was sworn in as Chief Minister on 16 March 2022.[5] He remained active in the organisational activities of the PCMS Association during his more than 30 years of service as a medical officer in the Health Department, as he had also served as a doctor officer. He was the founder state President of the PCMS Specialists Doctors Association for more than 10 years.
- Member (2022–23) Committee on Estimates[6]
- Member (2022–23) Committee on Privileges[7]
election
Death and tributes
Sohal died after a prolonged battle with oesophageal cancer in Amritsar, Punjab, on 27 June 2025, at the age of 62.[8][9] He was survived by his wife, Navjot Kaur Hundal, a son and a daughter, both of whom are in the medical field.
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann expressed grief over MLA's death. He said Sohal was a hardworking leader of AAP.
"Very sad to hear, Dr Saheb was a hardworking and struggling leader of the party. Heartfelt sympathies to his family in this sad time. May God grant peace to the departed soul and give patience and courage to the family and loved ones in this difficult time," wrote Mann on X.
Electoral performance
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAP | Kashmir Singh Sohal[4] | 52,935 | 40.45 |  23.15
| |
| SAD | Harmeet Singh Sandhu | 39,347 | 30.06 |  4.04
| |
| INC | Dharambir Agnihotri | 26,535 | 20.28 | 24.82
| |
| SAD(A) | Amritpal Singh Mehron | 6,363 | 4.86 | 4.06
| |
| Independent | Dr. Sukhmandeep Singh Dhillon | 1,315 | 1.00 | 1.00
| |
| BJP | Navrat Singh Shafipura | 1,176 | 0.90 | 0.90
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,168 | 0.6 | ||
| Majority | 13,588 | 10.39 | |||
| Turnout | 130,874 | 66.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 198,439 | ||||
| AAP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
References
- ^ "Punjab election 2022, Punjab election results 2022, Punjab election winners list, Punjab election 2022 full list of winners, Punjab election winning candidates, Punjab election 2022 winners, Punjab election 2022 winning candidates constituency wise". Financialexpress. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- ^ "All Winners List of Punjab Assembly Election 2022 | Punjab Vidhan Sabha Elections". News18. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- ^ "Punjab election 2022 result constituency-wise: Check full list of winners". Hindustan Times. 10 March 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- ^ a b "Punjab Assembly: 12 doctors make it to House". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- ^ "AAP's Bhagwant Mann sworn in as Punjab Chief Minister". The Hindu. 16 March 2022. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- ^ "vidhan Sabha". punjabassembly.nic.in.
- ^ "vidhan Sabha". punjabassembly.nic.in.
- ^ Punjab AAP MLA Kashmir Singh Sohal passes away, leaders express condolences
- ^ Rambani, Vishal (27 June 2025). "Punjab: Tarn Taran AAP MLA Dr Kashmir Singh Sohal passes away at 62". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 2 July 2025.