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'''Lehna Singh Tur''' was an [[India]]n [[Sikh]] politician.

Born in Tur village of [[Amritsar District]] on 12 February 1941, Lehna Singh Tur was the son of Jathedar [[Mohan Singh Tur]]. He studied law at [[Panjab University|Punjab University]] in [[Chandigarh]] and [[Patiala]], and obtained B.A. and L.L.B. degrees. He married Baldev Kaur on in 1972. He served as legal advisor for various bodies, for example cooperative banks, local governments and the [[Punjab State Electricity Board]].<ref name=ls>Lok Sabha. ''[http://164.100.47.194/loksabha/writereaddata/biodata_1_12/2941.htm Members Bioprofile: TUR, SHRI LEHNA SINGH]''</ref>

He was elected to the [[Lok Sabha]] from the [[Tarn Taran (Lok Sabha constituency)|Tarn Taran constituency]] in the [[1980 Indian general election]].<ref name=ls/> His father had represented Tarn Taran in the previous Lok Sabha.<ref name=li>{{cite book|title=Link: Indian Newsmagazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=R9QxAQAAIAAJ|year=1980|page=14}}</ref> Lehna Singh Tur stood as a [[Shiromani Akali Dal]] candidate and obtained 46% of the vote, defeating the [[Indian National Congress]] candidate [[Gurdial Singh Dhillon]].<ref>{{cite book|title=The Illustrated Weekly of India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aHE-gNVllf0C|year=1989|publisher=Published for the proprietors, Bennett, Coleman & Company, Limited, at the Times of India Press|page=24}}</ref> He was the sole non-Congress candidate to win a seat from Punjab in the 1980 election.<ref name=li/> Notably, whilst Lehna Singh Tur benefitted from the standing of his family in the area, his candidature was opposed by the SAD and SPGC presidents.<ref name="Singh1981">{{cite book|author=Trilochan Singh|title=Responsibility of Sikh Youth: In the Context of Human and Political Situation in the East and West|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=b3vXAAAAMAAJ|year=1981|publisher=Light & Life Publishers|page=29}}</ref>

During his tenure in the Lok Sabha he resigned from SAD, leaving the party unrepresented in the lower house of Parliament.<ref>{{cite book|title=Sûrya India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3VI8AAAAMAAJ|year=1983|publisher=A. Anand.|page=13}}</ref>

Lehna Singh Tur died in 2011. He was cremated with full state honours. He was survived by one son and two daughters.<ref>{{cite news | publisher=webindia123.com | url=https://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20110615/1771900.html | title=Former MP Lehna Singh Tur cremated with full state honour | date=14 June 2011 | accessdate=6 April 2018 | author=UNI }}</ref>

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[[Category:1941 births]]
[[Category:2011 deaths]]
[[Category:7th Lok Sabha members]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian lawyers]]
[[Category:Lok Sabha members from Punjab, India]]
[[Category:Politicians from Amritsar district]]
[[Category:People from Tarn Taran Sahib]]
[[Category:Shiromani Akali Dal politicians]]

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