| Des Raj Dhugga | |
| Birth Date: | 30 May 1964 |
| Birth Place: | Dhugga Kalan Village, Hoshiarpur |
| Residence: | Dhugga Kalan, Hoshiarpur |
| Office: | MLA, Punjab |
| Constituency: | Garhdiwala |
| Term: | 2002 - 2012 |
| Predecessor: | Sohan Singh |
| Successor: | Constituency underwent Boundary delimitation |
| Constituency2: | Sri Hargobindpur |
| Term2: | 2012 - 2017 |
| Predecessor2: | Balbir Singh Bath |
| Successor2: | Balwinder Singh Laddi |
| Party: | Shiromani Akali Dal (till 2021) Shiromani Akali Dal (Sanyukt) (2021-till now) |
| Parents: | Sh. Bhulla Ram and Smt. Karm Kaur |
| Spouse: | Smt. Kuljit Kaur |
| Children: | One Son |
| Website: | http://www.punjabassembly.nic.in/index.php/members/detail/13 |
Des Raj Dhugga is an Indian politician and belongs to the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal. He was a member of Punjab Legislative Assembly and represented Sri Hargobindpur.[1]
His father's name is Bhulla Ram.[2]
Dhugga first became a member of Punjab Legislative Assembly on the Congress ticket from Garhdiwala in 2002, which was reserved for candidates belonging to scheduled castes.[3] He retained his seat in the 2007 Vidhan Sabha elections.[4] In 2012 Garhdiwala underwent Boundary delimitation and Sri Hargobindpur was converted from general category seat to a reserve category seat.[5] Dhugga successfully contested from Sri Hargobindpur in 2012.[6] He was made chief parliamentary secretary in 2007 Badal government. He continued on this position after the 2012 Punjab elections and was given the department of Animal Husbandry and Fisheries.[7] [8]
In 2021 he joined the Shiromani Akali Dal (Sanyukt) and then became the President of its SC wing.[9]