Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa

Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa (born 1 February 1959) is an Indian politician who was the Deputy Chief Minister of Punjab. He is also a member of Indian National Congress and Member of Punjab Legislative Assembly (MLA) and represents Dera Baba Nanak.[1][2][3]

Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa
Deputy Chief Minister of Punjab
In office
20 September 2021 – 16 March 2022
Serving with Om Parkash Soni
GovernorBanwarilal Purohit
Chief MinisterCharanjit Singh Channi
Preceded bySukhbir Singh Badal
Member of Legislative Assembly, Punjab
In office
2021-2022
Assumed office
2012
Preceded byNirmal Singh Kahlon
ConstituencyDera Baba Nanak
Minister of home Affairs
Government of Punjab
In office
20 September 2021 – 13 March 2022
Succeeded byBhagwant Mann
Personal details
Born (1959-02-01) 1 February 1959
Dharowali, Punjab, India
Political partyIndian National Congress
Residence(s)Awakha, Gurdaspur, Punjab, India

Early life

Sukhjinder Singh was born on 2 February, 1959 at Dharowali village, tehsil Dera Baba Nanak in Gurdaspur district.[4] His father's name is Santokh Singh who served as Punjab congress chief twice and was one of the most senior congressmen in his time. Sukhjinder completed his Matric education from Government school Chandigarh in 1975.[5]

Political career

Randhawa first successfully contested for Punjab Legislative Assembly from Fatehgarh Churian in 2002 defeating Akali dal's Nirmal Singh Kahlon.[6] In 2012, he was elected from new constituency Dera Baba Nanak.[1] He was one of the 42 INC MLAs who submitted their resignation in protest as part of their usual habit of a decision of the Supreme Court of India ruling Punjab's termination of the Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) water canal unconstitutional.[7]

References
  1. "STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2012 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
  2. "MLA' S Punjab". Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee. Archived from the original on 31 July 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
  3. "Punjab Congress Crisis Live Updates: New CLP leader likely to be announced today". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  4. "Personal information of MLA Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa". Punjab Legislative Assembly official website. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  5. "Details of Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa". Association For Democratic Reforms. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
  6. "STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2002 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
  7. "SYL verdict: 42 Punjab Congress MLAs submit resignation". 11 November 2016.
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