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{{Short description|Indian politician (born 1989)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Guru Khushwant Saheb
| image =
| caption = Saheb in 2023
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|03|27|df=y}}
| party = {{flagicon image|BJP flag.svg}} [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| parents = Guru Baldas Saheb (father)
| birth_place = [[Arang]], [[Raipur district]], [[Madhya Pradesh]] {{small|(now [[Chhattisgarh]], [[India]])}}
| alma_mater = [[MATS University]] ([[M.Tech.]])
| office = [[Sai ministry|Cabinet Minister]], [[Government of Chhattisgarh]]
| term_start = 20 August 2025
| 1blankname = Chief Minister
| 1namedata = [[Vishnu Deo Sai]]
| 2blankname = Ministry and Departments
| 2namedata = * Skill development
* Technical Education and Employment
* Scheduled Caste Development
| office1 = [[Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly|Member of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start1 = 3 December 2023
| constituency1 = [[Arang Assembly constituency|Arang]]
| predecessor1 = [[Shivkumar Dahariya]]
}}

'''Guru Khushwant Saheb''' (born 27 March 1989) is an [[India]]n [[politician]] from [[Raipur]] [[Chhattisgarh]]. He is a member of the [[Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly]], representing the [[Arang Assembly constituency]] as a member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bjp Guru Khushwant Saheb Arang Chhattisgarh Candidate Assembly Election Result 2023 |url=https://www.amarujala.com/election/vidhan-sabha-elections/chhattisgarh/candidates/guru-khushwant-saheb-bjp-2023-arang-52-chhattisgarh |access-date=2023-12-17 |website=Amar Ujala |language=hi}}</ref><ref name="Chhattisgarh Election Result 2023: Full list of winners from BJP and Congress">{{cite news |last1=mint |date=3 December 2023 |title=Chhattisgarh Election Result 2023: Full list of winners from BJP and Congress |url=https://www.livemint.com/elections/assembly-elections/chhattisgarh-assembly-election-result-2023-full-winners-list-bjp-congress-bhupesh-baghel-live-updates-11701451241747.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20231210105307/https://www.livemint.com/elections/assembly-elections/chhattisgarh-assembly-election-result-2023-full-winners-list-bjp-congress-bhupesh-baghel-live-updates-11701451241747.html |archivedate=10 December 2023 |accessdate=10 December 2023 |language=en}}</ref> In 2025, he was appointed as a [[Minister (government)|Cabinet Minister]] in the [[Government of Chhattisgarh]], holding the portfolios of Skill Development, Technical Education and Employment, and Scheduled Caste Development.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-08-20 |title=Chhattisgarh cabinet expanded; 3 first-term MLAs take oath, strength rises to 14 - CNBC TV18 |url=https://www.cnbctv18.com/india/politics/chhattisgarh-cabinet-expanded-3-first-term-mlas-take-oath-strength-rises-to-14-19656705.htm |access-date=2025-08-20 |website=CNBCTV18 |language=en}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Saheb is from [[Arang]], Raipur District, Chhattisgarh. He is the son of Baldas Guru. He completed his M.Tech. in 2017 at [[MATS University]], Gullu Arang, Raipur.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Guru Khushwant Saheb(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- ARANG (SC)(RAIPUR) - Affidavit Information of Candidate: |url=https://myneta.info/Chhattisgarh2023/candidate.php?candidate_id=311 |access-date=2024-10-28 |website=myneta.info}}</ref>

== Political life ==
Saheb won from Arang Assembly constituency representing the BJP in the [[2023 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election]]. Three months before the election he quit the [[Chhattisgarh Pradesh Congress Committee|Indian National Congress]] and joined the BJP. He polled 94,039 votes and defeated his nearest rival, [[Shivkumar Dahariya]] of the Indian National Congress, by a margin of 16,538 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Arang Election Result 2023 LIVE Updates and Highlights: Guru Khushwant Saheb Of BJP Wins |url=https://www.news18.com/elections/arang-election-result-2023-live-updates-and-highlights-winner-loser-leading-trailing-mla-margin-8687249.html |access-date=2024-10-28 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-12-04 |title=Chhattisgarh Assembly Election Results 2023: Check full and final list of winners here |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/raipur/chhattisgarh-assembly-elections-result-2023-whos-winning-it-for-bjp-congress-complete-list-of-leading-candidates/articleshow/105700937.cms |access-date=2024-10-28 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-03 |title=Arang Assembly Election Results 2023 Highlights: BJP's Guru Khushwant Saheb with 94039 defeats INC's Dr. Shivkumar Dahariya |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/story/arang-assembly-election-results-2023-live-2470870-2023-12-03 |access-date=2024-10-28 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>

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