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Saini is an Indian surname, used by various communities in North India. In Uttar Pradesh, it is used by people of Kushwaha or the Koeri caste.[1][2][3][a] In Rajasthan and Haryana, it is most often associated with Mali caste.[5][6][7] Saini is also a community of Punjab, included in state's list of Other Backward Class from 2016 onwards.[8] In Haryana term Saini is considered synonymous with other terms such as Koeri, Kushwaha, Maurya and Shakya, all included in state's list of Backward Castes.[9][10]
Notable people
The notable people with Saini surname, who may or may not belong to aforementioned caste/community, with whom this surname is often associated are:
Politicians
- Bishan Lal Saini, member of Haryana Legislative Assembly from Radaur Assembly constituency.
- Dharam Singh Saini, multiple times Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Nakur Assembly constituency, former minister in Government of Uttar Pradesh.
- Kamlesh Saini, Uttar Pradesh politician.
- Naresh Saini, Uttar Pradesh politician.
- Madan Lal Saini, former Member of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly, Member of Indian Parliament (Rajya Sabha)
- Pawan Saini, member of Haryana Legislative Assembly from Ladwa Assembly constituency.
- Prabhu Lal Saini, former Member of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from Anta Assembly constituency, cabinet minister in Vasundhara Raje's government.
- Rajkumar Saini, former Member of Indian Parliament from Kurukshetra Lok Sabha constituency, Haryana.
- Rajpal Singh Saini, former Member of Indian Parliament (Rajya Sabha), from Uttar Pradesh.
- Satyapal Singh Saini, former Member of Indian Parliament from Sambhal Lok Sabha constituency.
- Vikram Singh Saini, former Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Khatauli Assembly constituency.
- Manzil Saini, Indian Police Services officer, served as DIG of National Security Guards.
- Nayab Singh Saini, minister in Government of Haryana.
Film and Television
- Flora Saini, Indian actress and model
- Shree Saini, American model and beauty pageant holder
- Shiwani Saini, Indian actress
Sports
- Navdeep Saini - Indian Cricketer from Haryana
- Gopal Saini - Indian Middle distance runner, who bagged prestigious Arjuna award, from Rajasthan
- Nitin Saini - Former Indian Cricketer from Haryana
- Kajal Saini - Indian Sport Shooter from Haryana
- Harshit Saini - Indian Cricketer from Haryana
- Shanu Saini - Indian Cricketer from Uttar Pradesh
- Nirmal Saini, former captain of Indian national Volleyball team.
- Baljit Singh Saini, Indian hockey player
- Ashbeer Saini, Indian golf player
Science
- Angela Saini - British science journalist
See also
References
Notes
- ^ Maurya belongs to the biggest caste group among OBCs after Yadavs and Kurmis. Known by the surnames Kachhi, Maurya, Kushwaha, Saini and Shakya, this group is present in most assembly seats from east to west UP. Maurya had been strategically groomed by the BSP to attract these votes. Since the expulsion in 2011 of former minister Babu Singh Kushwaha, who belongs to the same caste group.[4]
Citations
- ^ "Swami Prasad Maurya: Asset to BJP, especially in SP strongholds". Indian express. Archived from the original on 25 March 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- ^ "Eye on OBCs,Mayawati appoints Maurya as BSP's national gen secy". Indian express. Archived from the original on 24 July 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- ^ "BJP bets big on non-Yadav OBCs in UP Assembly polls". Economic Times. Archived from the original on 28 April 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- ^ "Swami Prasad Maurya's exit: BSP loses OBC face, Mayawati's voice before the media". Indian express. Archived from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ^ "Why did BJP suddenly changed its chief minister in Haryana".
Saini, the sitting MP from Kurukshetra in Haryana and the BJP's state president, is the tallest OBC leader in BJP's Haryana unit. The Saini community comprises 8% of the population of the state and exercises political influence in the districts of Kurukshetra, Yamunanagar, Ambala, Hisar and Rewari. "The Saini caste hails from the traditional Mali community of horticulturists, florists and farmers," SK Chahal, Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences, Kurukshetra University, told Scroll. "The community is spread across the country, particularly within the agrarian classes in north India
- ^ "No one is made CM on basis of caste: Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot". Indian express. Archived from the original on 27 December 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- ^ "Jat agitation-Refrain at roadblocks: Didn't make it to civil services, quota would have helped". Indian express. Archived from the original on 19 October 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- ^ "Saini, Swarnkar/Sunar communities to be backward classes in Punjab". Indian express. Archived from the original on 17 June 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ "state list of Backward Castes for Haryana". Haryana Government. Archived from the original on 24 August 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ "Haryana government adds Kushwaha Koeri and Maurya caste to BC". The Economic Times. Archived from the original on 21 February 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2023.