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'''Chaudhary Sadhu Ram''', is an [[India]]n politician and five-times Member of Parliament.<br />
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{{Infobox Indian politician<br />
| name =Chaudhary Sadhu Ram<br />
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| birth_date = January 1909<br />
| birth_place = Domeli, [[Kapurthala]], [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab]], [[British India]]<br />
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| death_date = August 1975<br />
| death_place = [[Phillaur]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]<br />
| office = [[Member of Parliament]], [[Lok Sabha]]<br />
| constituency = [[Phillaur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Phillaur]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]<br />
| term = 1957-1977<br />
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| successor = [[Bhagat Ram]]<br />
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| party =[[Indian National Congress]] <br />
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| spouse = Rao Kaur<br />
| children = 6<br />
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| source = http://loksabhaph.nic.in/writereaddata/biodata_1_12/1343.htm<br />
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==Early life==<br />
Chaudhary Sadhu Ram was born in [[Chamar]] caste to Jawahar Mal at Domeli, Kapurthala, Punjab. He had studied at Khalsa High School, Domeli and invested in leather trade from Jalandhar. He became one of the first and richest [[Dalit]] from [[Doaba]].{{cn|date=June 2020}}<br />
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==Movement==<br />
In late 1920s he joined [[Ad-Dharmi|Ad-Dharm]] movement founded by [[Mangu Ram Mugowalia]]. He became an active member of the movement but due to rifts among the leaders he led a separate faction, "All Indian Ad Dharm Mandal", headquartering at [[Faisalabad|Lyallpur]], [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Kshīrasāgara|first=Rāmacandra|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Wx218EFVU8MC&pg=PA200|title=Dalit Movement in India and Its Leaders, 1857-1956|date=1994|publisher=M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd.|isbn=978-81-85880-43-3|language=en}}</ref><br />
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He became a close aid of [[B. R. Ambedkar|Dr. B.R. Ambedkar]] and joined [[Scheduled Castes Federation]] and became its president of state unit in 1942.<br />
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==Politics==<br />
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In 1946, he joined [[Indian National Congress]] and in 1954 became convenor of Depressed Classes League for [[PEPSU]] state.<br />
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In 1952, he fought his first election from [[Phagwara Assembly Constituency|Phagwara]] constituency of [[PEPSU Legislative Assembly]] and became Deputy Minister for Home Affairs.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Members Bioprofile|url=http://loksabhaph.nic.in/writereaddata/biodata_1_12/1343.htm|access-date=2020-06-03|website=loksabhaph.nic.in}}</ref><br />
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In 1957 India general elections he won [[Jullundur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Jullundar]] Lok Sabha constituency and in [[3rd Lok Sabha|3rd]], [[4th Lok Sabha|4th]] and [[5th Lok Sabha]] elections from [[Phillaur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Phillaur]] constituency of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]].<ref name="Singh1996">{{cite book|author=H. D. Singh|title=543 faces of India: guide to 543 parliamentary constituencies|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YxuLAAAAMAAJ|year=1996|publisher=Newmen Publishers|page=216|isbn=9788190066907}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=f4HiAAAAMAAJ|year=1969|page=295}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://loksabhaph.nic.in/writereaddata/biodata_1_12/1343.htm Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website]<br />
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