title: Raghunath Sahai Puri
text: # Raghunath Sahai Puri
  
  Raghunath Sahai Puri was an Indian politician and a member of Indian National Congress. He was the Minister for Housing & Urban Development in Punjab Government during 2002-2007.
  
  ## Early life
  
  He was born in 1938 in Sujanpur, Punjab, India. His father's name was Des Raj Puri.
  
  ## Political career
  
  He was elected to the Punjab Legislative Assembly in 1985 from Sujanpur. He was re-elected from Sujanpur in 1992 and 2002. In 2002 he was made a cabinet minister in Punjab and given portfolios of Housing & Urban Development. He had held portfolios of tourism and transport also.
  
  ## Death
  
  He died on 22 December 2007 in Chandigarh.
  
  