Himachal CM designate Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu is a four-time MLA from Nadaun constituency in Hamirpur district.
He contested his first Assembly election in 2003 from Nadaun, winning the seat in 2007 and 2017.
A lawyer by education Sukhu emerged through the ranks of the Congress student wing- NSUI and was elected president of its state unit in 1989.
Known for his time-management skills and popularity, Sukhu was made State party president in 2013.
A known detractor of party veteran Virbhadra Singh, Sukhu is considered close to Rahul Gandhi and was the Congress campaign committee head in this election.
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He will take oath as the chief minister on December 11 and will be the seventh person to hold the CM's post in the hill state.