Gokul Setia

Gokul Setia is an Indian politician from Haryana. He is currently serving as member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly from 2024 [Haryana Legislative Assembly election|2024], representing Sirsa [Assembly constituency|Sirsa] as an Indian National Congress member. Gokul Setia is the grandson of Laxman Das Arora, a five-time MLA from Sirsa. He is a graduate and professionally involved in business and agriculture.

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Political career

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. 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.

Controversies

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.