Ram Shankar Katheria is accused of assaulting a power company employee in 2011.
Ram Shankar Katheria is likely to challenge the sentence in a higher court.
“...I appeared before the court normally. Court has given a decision against me today. I respect the court, I have the right to appeal and I will exercise it”, Ram Shankar Katheria said.
Congress leader Digvijaya Singh has demanded his disqualification from the Lok Sabha.
An elected representative sentenced for any offence for two years or more faces immediate disqualification under the Representation of People Act, 1951.
Ram Shankar Katheria had served as the Union Minister of State, Ministry of Human Resource Development from November 2014 to July 2016.
He was also the chairperson of National Commission for Scheduled Castes. He is a member of Parliament's Standing Committee on Defence and Consultative Committee, Ministry of Home Affairs.