Udham Singh Nagoke was a freedom fighter, Jathedar of Akal Takht and member of Rajya Sabha.

As Jathedar of the Akal Takht, he was scheduled to lead the first Shahidi Jatha (martyrs' column) on its way to the agitation at Jaito.

[6] He participated in the civil disobedience movement started by the Indian National Congress and served another year in custody.

After his release at the end of the Second World War, Jathedar Nagoke was elected to the Punjab Provincial Assembly in 1946.

In 1952 he was appointed head of the Bharat Sevak Samaj, a front organisation of the Congress Party.