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	\| birth_place = Sardulgarh, [[Mansa District, Punjab\|Mansa District]], [[Punjab, India\|Punjab]], [[India]]		\| birth_place = Sardulgarh, [[Mansa District, Punjab\|Mansa District]], [[Punjab, India\|Punjab]], [[India]]
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	\| office = [[~~Member of Parliament~~]], [[~~Rajya Sabha~~]]		\| office = [[Secretary General]], [[Shiromani Akali Dal]]
	\| ~~constituency~~ =		\| term = June 2020 - Present
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	\| ~~successor~~ =		\| 1namedata1 = [[Parkash Singh Badal]]
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			\| term1 = 1977 - 1980
			\| office2 = Minister for Forest
			\| 1blankname2 = Chief Minister
			\| 1namedata2 = [[Parkash Singh Badal]]
	\| predecessor2 =		\| predecessor2 =
			\| term2 = 1977 - 1980
			\| office3 = Minister for Soil Conservation
			\| 1blankname3 = Chief Minister
			\| 1namedata3 = [[Parkash Singh Badal]]
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	\| ~~predecessor3 =~~		\| term4 = 1977 - 1980
	~~\| successor3 =~~		\| office5 = [[Member of Parliament]], [[Rajya Sabha]]
	~~\| term3~~ = ~~2016~~ - ~~Present~~		\| constituency =
	\| ~~office4~~ = [[~~Secretary General~~]], [[~~Shiromani Akali Dal~~]]		\| term5 = 1998 - 2004
	\| ~~term4~~ = ~~June 2020 - Present~~		\| predecessor5 =
	\| ~~office5~~ = ~~Minister for Agriculture~~		\| successor5 =
	\| ~~1blankname5~~ = ~~Chief Minister~~		\| constituency6 =
	\| ~~1namedata5 = [[Parkash Singh Badal]]~~		\| term6 = 2010 – 2016
	~~\| predecessor5~~ =
	\| ~~successor5~~ =
	\| ~~term5~~ = ~~1977 - 1980~~
	~~\| office6 = Minister for Forest~~
	~~\| 1blankname6 = Chief Minister~~
	~~\| 1namedata6 = [[Parkash Singh Badal]]~~
	\| predecessor6 =		\| predecessor6 =
	~~\| term6 = 1977 - 1980~~
	~~\| office7 = Minister for Soil Conservation~~
	~~\| 1blankname7 = Chief Minister~~
	~~\| 1namedata7 = [[Parkash Singh Badal]]~~
	\| successor6 =		\| successor6 =
	\| term7 = ~~1977~~ - ~~1980~~		\| term7 = 2016 - 2022
	~~\| office8 = [[Member of Legislative Assembly]], [[Punjab]]~~
	~~\| term8 = 1972 - 1977~~
	~~\| term9 = 1977 - 1982~~
	~~\| term10 = 1982 - 1987~~
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	\| predecessor7 =		\| predecessor7 =
	\| successor7 =		\| successor7 =
			\| office8 = [[Member of Legislative Assembly]], [[Punjab]]
			\| term8 = 1972 - 1977
			\| term9 = 1977 - 1980
			\| term10 = 1980 - 1982
			\| term11 = 1982 - 1987
			\| term12 = 2002 - 2007
	\| party = [[Shiromani Akali Dal]]		\| party = [[Shiromani Akali Dal]]
	\| spouse = Balwant Kaur		\| spouse = Balwant Kaur
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	==Political career==		==Political career==
	Bhunder started his political career when he was elected the Village [[Sarpanch]] from 1964 to 1972. He was then elected to be a member of the [[Punjab Legislative Assembly]] from the Sardulgarh, [[Mansa district, India\|Mansa District]] constituency for 3 consecutive terms; 1972-1977, 1977-1982 and 1982-1987. During which he served as the [[Cabinet Minister (India)\|Cabinet Minister]] for Agriculture, the [[Cabinet Minister (India)\|Cabinet Minister]] for Forest and the [[Cabinet Minister (India)\|Cabinet Minister]] for Soil Conservation.		Bhunder started his political career when he was elected the Village [[Sarpanch]] from 1964 to 1972. He was then elected to be a member of the [[Punjab Legislative Assembly]] from the Sardulgarh, [[Mansa district, India\|Mansa District]] constituency for 4 consecutive terms; 1972-1977, 1977-1980, 1980-1982 and 1982-1987. During which he served as the [[Cabinet Minister (India)\|Cabinet Minister]] for Agriculture, the [[Cabinet Minister (India)\|Cabinet Minister]] for Forest and the [[Cabinet Minister (India)\|Cabinet Minister]] for Soil Conservation.

	From 1997 to 1999, Bhunder served as the [[Chairperson\|Chairman]] of the [[Agricultural Marketing Service\|Agricultural Marketing Board]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://archive.india.gov.in/govt/rajyasabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=143\|title=Detailed Profile: Shri Balwinder Singh Bhunder\|last=Sabha\|first=Rajya}}</ref> In 1998, he was elected to the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the [[Parliament of India]] ~~till 2004~~. Since then, he has served as a member of Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Agriculture, Civil Supplies and Public Distribution, and the Committee of Food.<ref name="Balwinder Singh Bhunder">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.prsindia.org/mptrack/balwindersinghbhunder\|title=Balwinder Singh Bhunder\|date=25 October 2016\|website=PRSIndia\|language=en\|access-date=19 April 2020}}</ref>		From 1997 to 1999, Bhunder served as the [[Chairperson\|Chairman]] of the [[Agricultural Marketing Service\|Agricultural Marketing Board]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://archive.india.gov.in/govt/rajyasabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=143\|title=Detailed Profile: Shri Balwinder Singh Bhunder\|last=Sabha\|first=Rajya}}</ref> In 1998, he was elected to the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the [[Parliament of India]]. From 2002-2007, Bhunder was again elected to be a member of the [[Punjab Legislative Assembly]] from the Sardulgarh, [[Mansa district, India\|Mansa District]] constituency for the 5th time. Since then, he has served as a member of Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Agriculture, Civil Supplies and Public Distribution, and the Committee of Food.<ref name="Balwinder Singh Bhunder">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.prsindia.org/mptrack/balwindersinghbhunder\|title=Balwinder Singh Bhunder\|date=25 October 2016\|website=PRSIndia\|language=en\|access-date=19 April 2020}}</ref>

	Bhunder was again elected as a member of the Rajya Sabha in 2010 and 2016 as well. Since then, he has also served as a member of Committee to the Wakf (Amendment) Bill, Committee on Water Resources, Committee on Subordinate Legislation, and the Committee of Rajya Sabha on the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill.<ref name="Balwinder Singh Bhunder"/> Bhunder was appointed as the [[Secretary General]] of [[Shiromani Akali Dal]] in June 2020.<ref name="Service"/>		Bhunder was again elected as a member of the Rajya Sabha in 2010 and 2016 as well. Since then, he has also served as a member of Committee to the Wakf (Amendment) Bill, Committee on Water Resources, Committee on Subordinate Legislation, and the Committee of Rajya Sabha on the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill.<ref name="Balwinder Singh Bhunder"/> Bhunder was appointed as the [[Secretary General]] of [[Shiromani Akali Dal]] in June 2020.<ref name="Service"/>

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	==Political career==		==Political career==
	[[File:Badal_bhunder_chandumajra.jpg\|alt=\|left\|thumb\|350x350px\|[[Sukhbir Singh Badal]] (Left), Balwinder Singh Bhunder (Middle), Prem Singh Chandumajra (Right) at a press conference in New Delhi on 21 November 2015.]]
	Bhunder started his political career when he was elected the Village [[Sarpanch]] from 1964 to 1972. He was then elected to be a member of the [[Punjab Legislative Assembly]] from the Sardulgarh, [[Mansa district, India\|Mansa District]] constituency for 3 consecutive terms; 1972-1977, 1977-1982 and 1982-1987. During which he served as the [[Cabinet Minister (India)\|Cabinet Minister]] for Agriculture, the [[Cabinet Minister (India)\|Cabinet Minister]] for Forest and the [[Cabinet Minister (India)\|Cabinet Minister]] for Soil Conservation.		Bhunder started his political career when he was elected the Village [[Sarpanch]] from 1964 to 1972. He was then elected to be a member of the [[Punjab Legislative Assembly]] from the Sardulgarh, [[Mansa district, India\|Mansa District]] constituency for 3 consecutive terms; 1972-1977, 1977-1982 and 1982-1987. During which he served as the [[Cabinet Minister (India)\|Cabinet Minister]] for Agriculture, the [[Cabinet Minister (India)\|Cabinet Minister]] for Forest and the [[Cabinet Minister (India)\|Cabinet Minister]] for Soil Conservation.

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| party = [[Shiromani Akali Dal]]
| spouse = Balwant Kaur
| children = [[Dilraj Singh Bhunder]], Balraj Singh Bhunder
| footnotes =
| date =
| year = 2006
| website =
| source = http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=3652&lastls=14
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'''Balwinder Singh Bhunder''' is an Indian politician, currently a member of the [[Rajya Sabha]], the upper house of the [[Parliament of India]], from the state of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], and is the [[Secretary General]]<ref name="Service">{{Cite web|last=Service|first=Tribune News|title=SAD releases first list of office-bearers|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/sad-releases-first-list-of-office-bearers-97948|access-date=2020-06-17|website=Tribuneindia News Service|language=en}}</ref> of [[Shiromani Akali Dal]] [[Political party]]. He is a member of the [[Shiromani Akali Dal]] party.<ref name=nic /> He served as the Cabinet Minister for Agriculture, the Cabinet Minister for Forest and the Cabinet Minister for Soil Conservation from 1977–1980. He has held former positions of [[General Secretary]] of [[Shiromani Akali Dal]], [[President (corporate title)|President]] of [[All India Kisan Sabha]] and [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] from [[Sardulgarh]], [[Mansa district, Punjab|Mansa district]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nocorruption.in/politician/balwinder-singh-bhunder/|title=Balwinder Singh Bhunder of Punjab contact address & email|website=nocorruption.in|language=en|access-date=12 March 2019}}</ref>

==Early life==
Bhunder was born in the village of Bhunder, [[Sardulgarh]], [[Mansa district, Punjab|Mansa district]], in the state of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], to Sardar Boota Singh and Shrimati Surjit Kaur.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elections.in/political-leaders/balwinder-singh-bhunder.html|title=Balwinder Singh Bhunder Biography - About family, political life, awards won, history|website=www.elections.in|access-date=19 April 2020}}</ref>

==Biography==
Bhunder married Shrimati Balwant Kaur.<ref name="nic">{{cite web|title=Balwinder Singh Bhunder|url=http://india.gov.in/my-government/indian-parliament/balwinder-singh-bhunder|website=National Portal of India|publisher=National Informatics Centre, Government of India.|accessdate=27 December 2015}}</ref> They had two sons, Balraj Singh Bhunder and [[Dilraj Singh Bhunder]]. Balraj Singh Bhunder died in 2007 at the age of 40. Balraj was the National [[General Secretary]] of the Youth Wing, Youth Akali Dal.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2007/20071007/punjab.htm|title=The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Punjab|website=www.tribuneindia.com|access-date=23 April 2020}}</ref> [[Dilraj Singh Bhunder]] is an MLA from [[Sardulgarh]], [[Mansa district, Punjab|Mansa district]].

==Political career==
[[File:Badal_bhunder_chandumajra.jpg|alt=|left|thumb|350x350px|[[Sukhbir Singh Badal]] (Left), Balwinder Singh Bhunder (Middle), Prem Singh Chandumajra (Right) at a press conference in New Delhi on 21 November 2015.]]
Bhunder started his political career when he was elected the Village [[Sarpanch]] from 1964 to 1972. He was then elected to be a member of the [[Punjab Legislative Assembly]] from the Sardulgarh, [[Mansa district, India|Mansa District]] constituency for 3 consecutive terms; 1972-1977, 1977-1982 and 1982-1987. During which he served as the [[Cabinet Minister (India)|Cabinet Minister]] for Agriculture, the [[Cabinet Minister (India)|Cabinet Minister]] for Forest and the [[Cabinet Minister (India)|Cabinet Minister]] for Soil Conservation.

From 1997 to 1999, Bhunder served as the [[Chairperson|Chairman]] of the [[Agricultural Marketing Service|Agricultural Marketing Board]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.india.gov.in/govt/rajyasabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=143|title=Detailed Profile: Shri Balwinder Singh Bhunder|last=Sabha|first=Rajya}}</ref> In 1998, he was elected to the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the [[Parliament of India]] till 2004. Since then, he has served as a member of Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Agriculture, Civil Supplies and Public Distribution, and the Committee of Food.<ref name="Balwinder Singh Bhunder">{{Cite web|url=https://www.prsindia.org/mptrack/balwindersinghbhunder|title=Balwinder Singh Bhunder|date=25 October 2016|website=PRSIndia|language=en|access-date=19 April 2020}}</ref>

Bhunder was again elected as a member of the Rajya Sabha in 2010 and 2016 as well. Since then, he has also served as a member of Committee to the Wakf (Amendment) Bill, Committee on Water Resources, Committee on Subordinate Legislation, and the Committee of Rajya Sabha on the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill.<ref name="Balwinder Singh Bhunder"/> Bhunder was appointed as the [[Secretary General]] of [[Shiromani Akali Dal]] in June 2020.<ref name="Service"/>

==References==
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[[Category:1944 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Mansa district, India]]
[[Category:Rajya Sabha members from Punjab, India]]
[[Category:Shiromani Akali Dal politicians]]