Gokul Setia | |
|---|---|
| Member of Haryana Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Gopal Kanda |
| Constituency | Sirsa |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
Gokul Setia is an Indian politician from Haryana. He is currently serving as member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly from 2024,representing Sirsa as an Indian National Congress member. [1] [2] [3] Gokul Setia is the grandson of Laxman Das Arora [4] ,a five-time MLA from Sirsa [5] .He is a graduate and professionally involved in business and agriculture. [6]
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. [7] 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. [5]
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. [8]