Amarjit Singh Sahi ( – 3 June 2012) was an Indian politician and belonged to the ruling

Bharatiya Janta Party The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; , ) is a political party in India and one of the two major Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. BJP emerged out from Syama Prasad Mukherjee's Bharatiya Jana Sangh. Since 2014, ...

. He was a member of

Punjab Legislative Assembly The Punjab Legislative Assembly or the Punjab Vidhan Sabha is the unicameral legislature of the state of Punjab (India), Punjab in India. The Sixteenth Punjab Legislative Assembly was constituted in March 2022. At present, it consists of 117 M ...

and represented

Dasuya Dasuya (Dasua) is a town and a municipal council in Hoshiarpur district in the state of Punjab, India. It is one of the major subdivisions with 398 villages under its jurisdiction. This town has a great historical and mythological importance. H ...

. He died on 3 June 2012.

Family

His father's name was Ranvir Singh.

Political career

Sahi first became a member of Punjab Legislative Assembly in 2007 by winning election from Dasuya. He successfully contested again in 2012. He was appointed Chief Parliamentary Secretary for revenue.

Personal life

Sahi was married to

Sukhjit Kaur Sahi Sukhjit Kaur Sahi is an Indian politician and member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Sahi is a member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly from the Dasuya constituency in Hoshiarpur district Hoshiarpur district is a district of Punjab, India, P ...

, the present MLA from Dasuya. Sukhjit Kaur was nominated for Dasuya by BJP following Amarjit Singh's death. The couple had one son and one daughter.

Death

Sahi died due to a cardiac arrest on 3 June 2012 in

Chandigarh Chandigarh is a city and union territory in northern India, serving as the shared capital of the states of Punjab and Haryana. Situated near the foothills of the Shivalik range of Himalayas, it borders Haryana to the east and Punjab in the ...

. He was 55 years old at the time of death. He was admitted to

PGIMER Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) is a public medical university in Chandigarh, India. It is an 'Institute of National Importance'. It has educational, medical research, and training facilities for its studen ...

in Chandigarh following a cardiac arrest, where he died.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sahi, Amarjit Singh Punjab, India MLAs 2007–2012 Punjab, India MLAs 2012–2017 Year of birth missing Place of birth missing People from Kapurthala district 2012 deaths Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Punjab