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{{Short description|Indian politician (1962/1963–2025)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Kashmir Singh Sohal
| image = Sohal.jpg
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| caption = Sohal in 2022
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| assembly = Punjab Legislative
| constituency_AM = [[Tarn Taran Assembly constituency|Tarn Taran]]
| term_start = [[2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|2022]]
| term_end = 27 June 2025
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| predecessor = [[Dharambir Agnihotri]]
| successor = [[Harmeet Singh Sandhu]]

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| birth_date = 1962 or 1963
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| death_date = {{death date and given age|2025|6|27|62}}
| death_place = [[Amritsar]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], India
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| party = [[Aam Aadmi Party]]
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| profession = Doctor
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'''Kashmir Singh Sohal''' (1962 or 1963 – 27 June 2025) was an Indian politician and former MLA from [[Tarn Taran Assembly constituency]]. He was a member of the [[Aam Aadmi Party]].<ref name="List Financialexpress">{{cite news |title=Punjab election 2022, Punjab election results 2022, Punjab election winners list, Punjab election 2022 full list of winners, Punjab election winning candidates, Punjab election 2022 winners, Punjab election 2022 winning candidates constituency wise |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/punjab-assembly-election-results-2022-check-full-list-of-winners-constituency-wise-complete-list-of-punjab-results-2022-bjp-congress-akali-dal-aap/2456066/ |access-date=10 March 2022 |work=Financialexpress |language=en}}</ref><ref name="2022 Winner list">{{cite news |title=All Winners List of Punjab Assembly Election 2022 {{!}} Punjab Vidhan Sabha Elections |url=https://www.news18.com/assembly-elections-2022/punjab/all-winners/ |access-date=10 March 2022 |work=News18 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Punjab election 2022 result constituency-wise: Check full list of winners |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/elections/punjab-assembly-election/punjab-election-result-2022-check-constituency-wise-leading-trailing-candidates-full-list-of-winners-aap-bhagwant-mann-congress-charanjit-singh-channi-bjp-akalis-election-news-today-101646877618898.html |access-date=10 March 2022 |work=Hindustan Times |date=10 March 2022 |language=en}}</ref> Sohal was a doctor by profession.<ref name="Tribune News Service">{{cite news |title=Punjab Assembly: 12 doctors make it to House |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/punjab-assembly-12-doctors-make-it-to-house-377306 |access-date=14 March 2022 |work=Tribuneindia News Service |language=en}}</ref>

==Member of Legislative Assembly==
Sohal represented the [[Tarn Taran Assembly constituency]] as MLA in Punjab Assembly. The Aam Aadmi Party gained a strong 79% majority in the [[sixteenth Punjab Legislative Assembly]] by winning 92 out of [[List of constituencies of the Punjab Legislative Assembly|117 seats]] in the [[2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election]]. MP [[Bhagwant Mann]] was sworn in as [[List of chief ministers of Punjab (India)|Chief Minister]] on 16 March 2022.<ref>{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=16 March 2022 |title=AAP's Bhagwant Mann sworn in as Punjab Chief Minister |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/punjab-assembly/aaps-bhagwant-mann-sworn-in-as-punjab-cm/article65230309.ece |access-date=22 March 2022 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> He remained active in the organisational activities of the PCMS Association during his more than 30 years of service as a medical officer in the Health Department, as he had also served as a doctor officer. He was the founder state President of the PCMS Specialists Doctors Association for more than 10 years.

;[[Punjab Legislative Assembly#Committees|Committee assignments of Punjab Legislative Assembly]]
*Member (2022–23) [[Punjab Assembly Committee on Estimates|Committee on Estimates]]<ref name="List Public Accounts">{{cite web |title=vidhan Sabha |url=http://punjabassembly.nic.in/index.php/component/content/article?id=35&Itemid=119 |website=punjabassembly.nic.in}}</ref>
*Member (2022–23) [[Punjab Assembly Committee on Privileges|Committee on Privileges]]<ref name="Committee on Privileges">{{cite web |title=vidhan Sabha |url=http://punjabassembly.nic.in/index.php/component/content/article?id=28&Itemid=119 |website=punjabassembly.nic.in}}</ref>[[File:KASHMIR SINGH SOHAL DSC002.jpg|thumb|election]]

== Death and tributes ==
Sohal died after a prolonged battle with oesophageal cancer in Amritsar, Punjab, on 27 June 2025, at the age of 62.<ref>[https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/punjab-aap-mla-kashmir-singh-sohal-passes-away-leaders-express-condolences-2025-06-27-996505 Punjab AAP MLA Kashmir Singh Sohal passes away, leaders express condolences]</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Rambani |first1=Vishal |title=Punjab: Tarn Taran AAP MLA Dr Kashmir Singh Sohal passes away at 62 |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/punjab-tarn-taran-aap-mla-dr-kashmir-singh-sohal-passes-away-at-62-101751017900835.html |website=[[Hindustan Times]] |access-date=2 July 2025 |date=27 June 2025}}</ref> He was survived by his wife, Navjot Kaur Hundal, a son and a daughter, both of whom are in the medical field.

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann expressed grief over MLA's death. He said Sohal was a hardworking leader of AAP.

"Very sad to hear, Dr Saheb was a hardworking and struggling leader of the party. Heartfelt sympathies to his family in this sad time. May God grant peace to the departed soul and give patience and courage to the family and loved ones in this difficult time," wrote Mann on X.

==Electoral performance ==
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== References ==
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| state= Punjab
| constituency= Tarn Taran
| before= [[Dharambir Agnihotri]] (INC)
| after= [[Harmeet Singh Sandhu]] (AAP)
| years= [[2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|2022]]–2025}}
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[[Category:1960s births]]
[[Category:Year of birth uncertain]]
[[Category:2025 deaths]]
[[Category:Punjab, India MLAs 2022–2027]]
[[Category:Aam Aadmi Party politicians from Punjab, India]]
[[Category:Deaths from esophageal cancer in India]]

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