Kuldeep Singh Pathania

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Kuldeep Singh Pathania
Speaker of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 5 January 2023
Governor	Rajendra Arlekar Shiv Pratap Shukla
Deputy	Vinay Kumar
Chief Minister	Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu
Deputy CM	Mukesh Agnihotri
Preceded by	Chander KumarAs Protem Speaker
Member of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 8 December 2022
Preceded by	Bikram Singh Jaryal
Constituency	Bhattiyat
In office 6 March 2003 – 25 December 2012
Preceded by	Kishori Lal
Succeeded by	Bikram Singh Jaryal
Constituency	Bhattiyat
In office 15 December 1993 – 12 March 1998
Preceded by	Shiv Kumar Upmanyu
Succeeded by	Kishori Lal
Constituency	Bhattiyat
In office 11 March 1985 – 21 March 1990
Preceded by	Shiv Kumar Upmanyu
Succeeded by	Shiv Kumar Upmanyu
Constituency	Bhattiyat
Personal details
Born	(1957-09-17) 17 September 1957 (age 67) Chhalara, Himachal Pradesh, India
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Indian National Congress
Spouse	Mrs. Menna Pathania
Children	1 Son
Education	B.Sc, LLB
Alma mater	Lucknow University, Lucknow (UP) and Himachal Pradesh University
Profession	Politician, Advocate and agriculturist

Kuldeep Singh Pathania (born 17 September 1957) is an Indian politician and member of the Indian National Congress, He is the current Speaker of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Pathania is the son of Late Shri Baldev Singh Pathania and Smt. Brahmi Devi. He pursued his education at H.P. University, earning a B.Sc. degree, and later obtained an L.L.B. from Lucknow University. Married to Smt. Neena Pathania, the couple has one son. Apart from his political endeavors, Kuldeep Singh Pathania is an advocate and agriculturist.

Having been an active member of the Congress party since his college days, Pathania dedicated himself to organizing farmers and laborers in the Bhattiyat Constituency. He played a crucial role in raising awareness about their legitimate rights and championing social harmony. Additionally, he provided free legal aid to the underprivileged.

Pathania practiced law from 1980 to 1985, 1990 to 1993, and 1998 to 2003 at the District Court Chamba & Himachal Pradesh Administrative Tribunal, Shimla.