Raghunath Sahai Puri

Raghunath Sahai Puri was an Indian politician and a member of Indian National Congress. He was the Minister for Housing & Urban Development in Punjab Government during 2002-2007.^[1][2]

Raghunath Sahai Puri
MLA, Punjab
In office 1985 - 1997
Preceded by	Chaman Lal (politician)
Succeeded by	Satpal Saini
Constituency	Sujanpur
In office 2002 - 2007
Preceded by	Satpal Saini
Succeeded by	Dinesh Singh
Constituency	Sujanpur
Minister for Housing & Urban Development
In office 2007 - 2012
Chief Minister	Capt. Amarinder Singh
Succeeded by	Parkash Singh Badal
Personal details
Born	1938 (1938) Sujanpur
Died	22 December 2007(2007-12-22) (aged 68–69) Chandigarh
Political party	Indian National Congress
Spouse	Kamini Devi
Children	Three daughters(Surbhi Bedi, Sangeeta Kapoor and Sarita Chopra), a son Naresh Puri
Residence(s)	Sujanpur, Gurdaspur, Punjab, India

Early life

He was born in 1938 in Sujanpur, Punjab, India. His father's name was Des Raj Puri.^[3]

Political career

He was elected to the Punjab Legislative Assembly in 1985 from Sujanpur.^[4] He was re-elected from Sujanpur in 1992 and 2002.^[5][6][7] In 2002 he was made a cabinet minister in Punjab and given portfolios of Housing & Urban Development.^[1] He had held portfolios of tourism and transport also.^[8]

Death

He died on 22 December 2007 in Chandigarh.^[8]