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Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa

Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa (born 1 February 1959) is an Indian politician and former Deputy Chief Minister of Punjab. He is currently serving as a member of the Lok Sabha, the lower house of Indian parliament. He is a member of the Indian National Congress and has served as a member of Punjab Legislative Assembly (MLA) representing Dera Baba Nanak.

Early life

Sukhjinder Singh was born on 1 February 1959 at Dharowali village, tehsil Dera Baba Nanak in Gurdaspur district. His father's name was Santokh Singh who served as Punjab congress chief twice and was one of the most senior congressmen of his time. Sukhjinder completed his Matric education from Government school Chandigarh in 1975.

Assets and liabilities declared during elections

During the 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election, he declared Rs. 5,11,87,545 as an overall financial asset and Rs. 15,93,063 as financial liability.

Political career

Randhawa first successfully contested Punjab Legislative Assembly from Fatehgarh Churian in 2002 defeating Akali dal's Nirmal Singh Kahlon. In 2012, he was elected from new constituency Dera Baba Nanak. He was one of the 42 INC MLAs who submitted their resignation in protest as part of their decision of the Supreme Court of India ruling Punjab's termination of the Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) water canal unconstitutional.

Member of Legislative Assembly

He represented the Dera Baba Nanak Assembly constituency as MLA in Punjab Assembly. The Aam Aadmi Party gained a strong 79% majority in the sixteenth Punjab Legislative Assembly by winning 92 out of 117 seats in the 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election. MP Bhagwant Mann was sworn in as Chief Minister on 16 March 2022.

Committee assignments of Punjab Legislative Assembly

Electoral performance

References