Dahiya (also spelled as Dahia) is an

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clan found among castes such as

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Gurjars The Gurjar (or Gujjar, Gujar, Gurjara) are an agricultural ethnic community, residing mainly in India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan, divided internally into various clan groups. They were traditionally involved in agriculture, pastoral and nomadic ...

and

Jats The Jat people (, ), also spelt Jaat and Jatt, are a traditionally agricultural community in Northern India and Pakistan. Originally pastoralists in the lower Indus river-valley of Sindh, many Jats migrated north into the Punjab region in ...

of North India. Notable people bearing this surname include:

People with this surname

Aakash Dahiya Aakash Dahiya (born 20 September 1986) is a Mumbai-based actor and casting director, who is known for his work in Hindi cinema. Career Born in New Delhi, Dahiya started acting in the New Delhi Theater. He then started working as associate c ...

(born 1983), Mumbai-based actor and casting director *

Amit Kumar Dahiya Amit Kumar Dahiya (born 15 December 1993) is an Indian wrestler who represented India at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom. He was the youngest wrestler ever to represent India at the Olympics while also being the youngest athl ...

(born 1983), Indian wrestler * Babulal Dahiya (born 1949), Indian agriculturist * Bhim S. Dahiya (born 1938), Indian academic and politician * Dharan Singh Dahiya (born 1967), Indian olympian wrestler *

Hoshiar Singh Dahiya Colonel Hoshiar Singh Dahiya , PVC (5 May 1936 – 6 December 1998) was an Indian military officer and a recipient of India's highest military honour, the Param Vir Chakra, for his gallantry during the Indo-Pakistani war of 1971. Early life Ho ...

(1937–1998), officer of the Indian Army awarded Param Veer Chakra *

Jagbir Dahiya Jagbir Dahiya is an Indian film director and producer. He directed and produced Kuch Kariye starring Sukhwinder Singh, Shirya Saran and directed ''The Journey of Karma'' starring Shakti Kapoor and Poonam Pandey Poonam Pandey (born 11 March 1 ...

(born 1970), Indian film director & producer * Jat Mehar Singh Dahiya, Indian poet and freedom fighter *

Jai Tirath Dahiya Jai Tirath Dahiya (born 20 May 1952) is an Indian politician and a member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly from the Indian National Congress, representing the Rai Vidhan Sabha constituency in Haryana. He is a two-term member of the Haryana Le ...

(born 1952), Indian politician *

Kushal Singh Dahiya Kushal Singh Dahiya or Bhai Kushal Singh Dahiya was a Jat from the village of Badhkhalsa in what is now Sonipat, Haryana, India. He offered his head in place of that of the Guru Tegh Bahadur, which was being taken to Anandpur Sahib by Bhai Jiwan ...

, Martyr *

Nisha Dahiya Nisha Dahiya is an Indian wrestler from village adiyana district panipat Haryana. She is part of the Indian contingent at the 2024 Summer Olympics at Paris. She is the fifth Indian wrestler to make to Paris. Career Dahiya qualified for the ...

(born 1998), Indian wrestler *

Padam Singh Dahiya Padam Singh Dahiya is an Indian politician. He is from Khanda village in Sonipat district. He was a member of 10th Vidhan Sabha Haryana Legislative Assembly in Sonipat from Indian National Lok Dal Party. Career Dahiya entered in politics in 199 ...

(born 1963), Indian politician * Parteek Dahiya (born 2002), Indian kabbadi player * Preeti Dahiya (born 2004), Indian boxer *

Rajneesh Dahiya Rajneesh Kumar Dahiya is an Indian politician and the MLA representing the Firozpur Rural Assembly constituency in the Punjab Legislative Assembly. He is a member of the Aam Aadmi Party. He was elected as the MLA in the 2022 Punjab Legislative ...

(born 1977), Indian politician * Rajvir Dahiya (born 1956), Indo-American scientist *

Ravi Kumar Dahiya Ravi Kumar Dahiya (born 12 December 1997), also known as Ravi Kumar or Ravi Dahiya, is an Indian freestyle wrestler who won a silver medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in the 57 kg category. Dahiya is also a bronze medallist from 2019 World Wres ...

(born 1999), Indian wrestler * Rizak Ram Dahiya (born 1912), Minister *

Rohit Dahiya Rohit Dahiya (born 31 March 1988) is an Indian first-class cricketer belongs to Khanda, Sonipat. Dahiya plays for Gujarat Gujarat () is a States of India, state along the Western India, western coast of India. Its coastline of about is th ...

(born 1988), Indian cricketer *

Rohtas Singh Dahiya Rohtas Dahiya Singh (born 2 July 1960) is an Indian wrestler. He competed in the men's freestyle 57 kg at the 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and commonly known as Los Angeles 1984) ...

(born 1960), Wrestler *

Vijay Dahiya Vijay Dahiya (born 10 May 1973) is a former Indian wicketkeeper. He is currently coach of the Uttar Pradesh cricket team and assistant coach of Lucknow Super Giants in Indian Premier League. He was a part of the squad which finished as runners- ...

(born 1973), Indian cricketer *

Vikas Dahiya Vikas Dahiya (born 8 May 1995) is an Indian field hockey player and plays as a goalkeeper In many team sports that involve scoring goal (sport), goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie, or keeper) is a de ...

(born 1995), Indian field hockey goalkeeper *

Vinod Kumar Dahiya Vinod Kumar Dahiya Olympic Athlete (born 7 August 1986) is an Indian-Australian Greco-Roman & freestyle Wrestler a competes in the 66 kg category. Life and career Dahiya was born on 7 August 1986 in the Indian village of Khanda, Sonipat ...

(born 1986), Indian-Australian Greco-Roman wrestler * Virender Dahiya (born 1989), Indian cricketer *

Vivek Dahiya Vivek Dahiya (born 8 November 1984) is an Indian television actor. He has been seen in shows like ''Yeh Hai Mohabbatein'' and ''Qayamat Ki Raat''. He emerged as winner of the reality series ''Nach Baliye 8'' in 2017. Early life Dahiya was born ...

(born 1984), Indian television actor

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Jat clans of Punjab Jat clans of Haryana Jat clans of Delhi Social groups of Haryana {{India-ethno-stub

People with this surname

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