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{{Infobox officeholder<br />
| name = Gokul Setia<br />
| office = Member of [[Haryana Legislative Assembly]]<br />
| term_start = 2024<br />
| predecessor = [[Gopal Kanda]]<br />
| constituency = [[Sirsa Assembly constituency|Sirsa]]<br />
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]<br />
}}<br />
'''Gokul Setia''' is an Indian politician from [[Haryana]]. He is currently serving as member of the [[Haryana Legislative Assembly]] from [[2024 Haryana Legislative Assembly election|2024]], representing [[Sirsa Assembly constituency|Sirsa]] as an [[Indian National Congress]] member.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Assembly Constituency 45 - SIRSA (Haryana) |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/AcResultGenOct2024/candidateswise-S0745.htm |website=eci.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-08 |title=Gopal Kanda Sirsa Election Result 2024: Congress's Gokul Setia defeats Gopal Kanda by 7,234 votes |url=https://indianexpress.com/elections/gopal-kanda-sirsa-election-result-2024-who-is-winning-from-sirsa-assembly-seat-9609400/ |access-date=2024-10-08 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref name="A look at Haryana’s 40 first-time MLAs">{{cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/haryana-first-time-mlas-9702131/|title=A look at Haryana's 40 first-time MLAs|date=2 December 2024|accessdate=4 July 2025|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20250704171938/https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/haryana-first-time-mlas-9702131/|archivedate=4 July 2025|publisher=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> Gokul Setia is the grandson of Laxman Das Arora,<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-11-12 |title=Threat from Bambiha gang: Hry ex-min's grandson moves HC for security cover |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/threat-from-bambiha-gang-hry-ex-mins-grandson-moves-hc-for-security-cover/articleshow/105160379.cms |access-date=2025-09-15 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> a five-time MLA from Sirsa.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=2024-10-09 |title=Setia avenges granddad's loss |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/gokul-setia-secures-victory-in-sirsa-a-grandsons-redemption-against-gopal-kanda/articleshow/114060535.cms? |access-date=2025-09-15 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> He is a graduate and professionally involved in business and agriculture.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gokul Setia:Net worth, age, assets, total Income, liabilities, criminal cases and other details INC. |url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/candidates/Haryana2024/gokul-setia-449/ |access-date=2025-09-15 |website=The Hindu |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== Political career ==<br />
Setia first contested the Sirsa Assembly seat in 2019 as an independent candidate but narrowly lost to Gopal Kanda of the Haryana Lokhit Party by 602 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-10-24 |title=Sirsa Result: Gopal Kanda clinches victory by 603 votes |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/elections/haryana-assembly-polls-2019-sirsa-haryana-election-result-live-pradeep-ratusariya-bjp-congress-hoshiyari-lal-557654 |access-date=2025-09-15 |website=India TV News |language=en}}</ref> In the 2024 Haryana Legislative Assembly elections, he joined the Indian National Congress and won the seat, defeating Kanda by a margin of 7,234 votes, securing a total of 79,020 votes.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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== Controversies ==<br />
During his 2024 campaign, photographs surfaced showing Setia with gangster Goldy Brar. Setia stated that the images were from his college days and denied any current association with Brar.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-09-04 |title=In gangsters' crosshairs, Sirsa strongman Gokul Setia joins Congress, eyes another duel with Gopal Kanda |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/gangsters-sirsa-strongman-gokul-setia-congress-duel-gopal-kanda-9548580/ |access-date=2025-09-15 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{facebook|officialgokulsetia}}<br />
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