Sartaj Singh Chhatwal (26 May 1940 – 12 October 2023) was an Indian politician, who served as PWD minister in

government of Madhya Pradesh The Government of Madhya Pradesh (abbreviated as MP) or Madhya Pradesh Government, is the supreme governing authority of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh and its 55 districts. It consists of an executive, led by the governor of Madhya Prade ...

. He was a member of the

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of India in 2004. He represented the

Narmadapuram Hoshangabad (Hindi: ), officially Narmadapuram (), is a city in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It serves as the headquarters of both Hoshangabad district and Narmadapuram division. It is located in central India, on the south bank of the ...

constituency of

Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh (; ; ) is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and the largest city is Indore, Indore. Other major cities includes Gwalior, Jabalpur, and Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, Sagar. Madhya Pradesh is the List of states and union te ...

for four terms. Sartaj Singh was a longtime BJP member and even served as a minister in the Madhya Pradesh state government but on 8 November 2018, he joined the rival

Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party, or simply the Congress, is a political parties in India, political party in India with deep roots in most regions of India. Founded on 28 December 1885, it was the first mo ...

party over denial of assembly ticket to him. He also served as Union Cabinet Minister, Health and Family Welfare from 16 May 1996 to 1 June 1996. Sartaj Singh died in

Bhopal Bhopal (; ISO 15919, ISO: Bhōpāl, ) is the capital (political), capital city of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh and the administrative headquarters of both Bhopal district and Bhopal division. It is known as the ''City of Lakes,'' due to ...

on 12 October 2023, at the age of 83.Sartaj Singh Death: पूर्व मंत्री सरताज सिंह का भोपाल में निधन, लंबी बीमारी के बाद 85 साल की उम्र में ली अंतिम सांस

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1940 births 2023 deaths Madhya Pradesh MLAs 2013–2018 Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Madhya Pradesh India MPs 2004–2009 Indian Sikhs People from Narmadapuram district State cabinet ministers of Madhya Pradesh Politicians from Ujjain India MPs 1989–1991 India MPs 1991–1996 India MPs 1996–1997 India MPs 1998–1999 Lok Sabha members from Madhya Pradesh {{MadhyaPradesh-politician-stub

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