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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Dr. H.T. Sangliana
| image = HT Sangliana.jpg
| caption = H.T Sangliana c. 2004
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1943|6|1|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Aizawl]], [[Assam Province]], [[British India]] <br /> (now in Mizoram, India)
| residence = Bangalore
| death_date =
| death_place =
| office = [[Member of parliament|MP]]
| constituency = [[Bangalore Central (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bangalore North]]
| term = 2004–2009
| predecessor = [[C. K. Jaffer Sharief]]
| successor = [[P. C. Mohan]]
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] (2004-2008)
[[Indian National Congress|INC]] (2008-2019)
| spouse = C. Rothangpuii
| children = 4 daughters
}}

'''H. T. Sangliana''' (born 1 June 1943) was a member of the [[14th Lok Sabha]] of India. He represented the [[Bangalore North (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bangalore North]] of [[Karnataka]] from the [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]], but lost the [[2009 Indian general election in Karnataka|election
15th Lok Sabha]] from [[Bangalore Central (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bangalore Central]] with [[Indian National Congress|INC]]. He was given the post of vice-chairperson, National Commission for Minorities, with a status equivalent to the minister of state in the central government.<ref>NCM [http://ncm.nic.in/H_T_Sangliana.html "Dr. H. T. Sangliana"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929144432/http://ncm.nic.in/H_T_Sangliana.html |date=29 September 2011 }}, ''National Commission for Minorities'', accessed 12 July 2011.</ref>

He is a native of the Indian state of [[Mizoram]] and was formerly a police officer who held the post of [[Commissioner of Police, Bangalore City]]. As Deputy Commissioner of Police (Traffic) in Bangalore City, he was notable for his attempts to tackle the issue of illegal parking.<ref>M D Riti [http://www.rediff.com/news/2000/nov/22sang.htm "Tough cop put on Veerappan's trail"], ''rediff.com'', 22 November 2000, accessed 12 July 2011.</ref> He retired from the [[Indian Police Service]] after 36 years on 1 July 2003, at which time he was Director General of Police and Inspector General of Prisons.{{citation needed|date=April 2017}}

After retiring, on invitation by (BJP) he ran for the old Bangalore North [[Lok Sabha]] constituency for the BJP and defeated 34 other candidates. He was expelled from BJP for voting in favour of [[India–United States Civil Nuclear Agreement|civilian nuclear deal with the US]] for which a [[Motion of no confidence|no-confidence motion]] was moved against the UPA in Lok Sabha on [[2008 Lok Sabha vote of confidence|22 July 2008]], and then joined the Indian National Congress. He contested the newly formed Bangalore Central constituency for the INC in the 2009 Lok Sabha elections and lost to the BJP candidate, [[P. C. Mohan]], by (59,665) votes.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mohan steals super cop's show|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2009/may/17/mohan-steals-super-cops-show-49936.html|access-date=2020-08-27|website=The New Indian Express|date=15 May 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/05/17/stories/2009051760100300.htm |title=The Hindu : Karnataka / Bangalore News : A clean sweep for BJP in Bangalore |website=The Hindu |access-date=17 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090521061320/http://www.hindu.com/2009/05/17/stories/2009051760100300.htm |archive-date=21 May 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Sangliana was one of 160 international delegates who joined US president-elect [[Barack Obama]] at his breakfast table on 10 February 2008.<ref>Dibin Samuel [http://in.christiantoday.com/articles/interview-sangliana-on-faith-and-persecution-of-christians/5259.htm "'Interview: Sangliana on faith and persecution of Christians"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111226051838/http://in.christiantoday.com/articles/interview-sangliana-on-faith-and-persecution-of-christians/5259.htm |date=26 December 2011 }}, ''Christian Today'', 12 April 2010, accessed 12 July 2011.</ref> Three films have been made about Sangliana. He was portrayed as a super-cop in the Kannada movie ''[[Sangliyana|S. P. Sangliana]]'' (1988), starring Shankar Nag and Ambareesh.<ref>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0308842/ {{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=March 2022}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071007102038/http://164.100.24.208/ls/lsmember/homepage.asp?mpsno=3898 H.T.Sangliana Lok Sabha home page]
*[http://www.sinlung.com/2012/06/dr-ht-sangliana-for-president-of-india.html Dr. H.T Sangliana For President of India]

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[[Category:Politicians from Bengaluru]]
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[[Category:Indian Police Service officers]]
[[Category:Police Commissioners of Bengaluru]]

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