Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria

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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox Indian politician
| name = Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria
| image = Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria Official portrait 2017.jpg
| caption =
| birth_date =
| birth_place =
| residence = [[Amritsar, India]]
| office1 = [[Member of Legislative Assembly|MLA]], [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]]
| office2 = Revenue Minister, Punjab.
| office3 = Rehabilitation & Disaster Management Minister, Punjab
| office4 = Water Resources Minister, Punjab.
| constituency = [[Amritsar (Lok Sabha constituency)#Raja Sansi|Raja Sansi]]
| term = 2007 - Present
| predecessor = Vir Singh Lopoke
| successor = Incumbent
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
| spouse = Nirmaljit Kaur
| children = [[Anureet Sarkaria Sidhu & Ajay Sarkaria]]
| website =
}}

'''Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria''' is an [[India]]n politician and from the [[Indian National Congress]]. He is a member of [[Punjab Legislative Assembly]] and represents [[Amritsar (Lok Sabha constituency)#Raja Sansi|Raja Sansi]].<ref name=aaa/> He is a Punjab state cabinet minister holding the charges of the ministries of Revenue, Rehabilitation & Disaster Management and Water Resources.<ref name=nic>{{cite web |title=Punjab Legislative Assembly - Members |url=http://punjabassembly.nic.in/index.php/members/detail/17 |website=punjabassembly.nic.in |publisher=Punjab Vidhan Sabha/C-DAC Mohali |accessdate=14 January 2019}}</ref>

==Early life==
Sarkaria was born on 31 March 1956 in Amritsar to parents Narinder Singh Sarkaria and Amarjit Kaur.<ref name=nic/>

==Political career==
Sarkaria first contested for Punjab Legislative Assembly on Congress ticket from Raja Sansi in 1997 but was unsuccessful.<ref>{{cite web|title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1997 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1997/StatiscialReport-PU97.pdf|publisher=Election Commission of India|accessdate=19 May 2013}}</ref> He again contested from Raja Sansi in 2002 as an independent candidate, but narrowly lost the election. He also contested the 2004 Lok Sabha election from Tarn Taran constituency.<ref>{{cite web|title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2002 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2002/Stat_rep_2002_PB.pdf|publisher=Election Commission of India|accessdate=19 May 2013}}</ref> However, he was successful during 2007 Vidhan Sabha elections, when he won from Raja Sansi with a big margin.<ref>{{cite web|title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2007 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2007/Stat_rep_2007_PB.pdf|publisher=Election Commission of India|accessdate=19 May 2013}}</ref> He was re-elected MLA for Raja Sansi in 2012.<ref name=aaa>{{cite web|title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2012 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2012/Stats_Report_PB_2012.pdf|publisher=Election Commission of India|accessdate=19 May 2013}}</ref>
He is elected MLA consecutively for the 3rd time in 2017 from [[Rajasansi]] constituency in the [[Punjab Legislative Assembly]] where he defeated Vir Singh Lopoke of the [[Shiromani Akali Dal]].
He was the Chairman of Punjab Mandi Board during Capt. Amrinder Singh's government.

He is also the Vice President of Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee.

Sarkaria was one of the 42 INC MLAs who submitted their resignation in protest of a decision of the [[Supreme Court of India]] ruling Punjab's termination of the Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) water canal unconstitutional.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/syl-verdict-42-punjab-congress-mlas-submit-resignation-4369724/ | title= SYL verdict: 42 Punjab Congress MLAs submit resignation | date=11 November 2016 | agency=PTI | newspaper=The Indian Express | accessdate=31 May 2019 }}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Shiromani Akali Dal politicians]]
[[Category:Indian Sikhs]]
[[Category:Punjab, India MLAs 2007–2012]]
[[Category:Punjab, India MLAs 2012–2017]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]
[[Category:People from Amritsar district]]
[[Category:Place of birth missing (living people)]]
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians]]
[[Category:Punjab, India MLAs 2017–2022]]

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