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{{Short description|Indian politician (born 1979)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Sarabjeet Singh Khalsa
| image =
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|11|01|df=y}}
| birth_place =
| office = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]], [[Lok Sabha]]
| constituency = [[Faridkot (Lok Sabha constituency)|Faridkot]]
| term_start = 4 June 2024
| successor =
| predecessor = [[Muhammad Sadiq (singer)|Mohammad Sadiq]]
| party = [[Akali Dal (Waris Punjab De)]]

| spouse =
| father = [[Beant Singh (assassin)|Beant Singh]]
| mother = [[Bimal Kaur Khalsa]]
| children = 1
| footnotes =
| date =
| year =
| source =
| relatives = [[Baba Sucha Singh]] (grandfather)
| image_size = 200px
}}
'''Sarabjeet Singh Khalsa''' (born 1 November 1979) is an Indian politician from [[Punjab, India|Punjab]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-04 |title=Amritpal, radical preacher and son of Indira Gandhi's killer expected to win - CNBC TV18 |url=https://www.cnbctv18.com/india/politics/sikh-preacher-amritpal-singh-sarabjeet-singh-khalsa-indira-gandhi-assassin-19423575.htm/ |access-date=2024-06-04 |website=CNBCTV18 |language=en}}</ref> He is serving as a [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]] in the [[Lok Sabha]] representing the constituency of [[Faridkot Lok Sabha constituency|Faridkot]] since 2024.

== Personal life ==
Khalsa is the son of [[Beant Singh (assassin)|Beant Singh]], the former bodyguard and one of the [[Assassination of Indira Gandhi|assassins]] of former Indian Prime Minister [[Indira Gandhi]], and [[Bimal Kaur Khalsa]], a former Lok Sabha MP who represented the [[Ropar Lok Sabha constituency|Ropar constituency.]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-04 |title=Sarabjeet Singh Khalsa, son of Indira Gandhi's assassin, wins from Punjab's Faridkot Lok Sabha seat |url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/lok-sabha-election-elections-sarabjeet-singh-khalsa-son-of-indira-gandhi-assassin-wins-punjab-faridkot-13778692.html |access-date=2024-06-04 |website=Firstpost |language=en-us}}</ref>

His grandfather, [[Baba Sucha Singh]] was also a Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha, representing [[Bathinda Lok Sabha constituency|Bathinda constituency]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sethi |first1=Chitleen K. |date=5 June 2024 |title=Amritpal, Sarabjeet Singh Khalsa — Sikh radicals' poll victories pose challenge for Mann govt |url=https://theprint.in/politics/amritpal-sarabjeet-singh-khalsa-sikh-radicals-poll-victories-pose-challenge-for-mann-govt/2117825/ |access-date=5 June 2024 |work=ThePrint}}</ref>

==Political career==
Khalsa ran for the Lok Sabha election in 2004 from the [[Bathinda Lok Sabha constituency|Bathinda constituency]] and received 113,490 votes. He then competed in the [[2007 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|Punjab Assembly election]] in 2007 from [[Bhadaur Assembly constituency|Bhadaur]] in Barnala district, garnering only 15,702 votes. In 2009 and 2014, he again ran unsuccessfully for the Lok Sabha from the Bathinda and [[Fatehgarh Sahib Lok Sabha constituency|Fatehgarh Sahib]] constituencies, respectively.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Upadhyay |first1=Deepak Upadhyay |title=Lok Sabha polls: Who is 12th dropout Sarabjit Singh Khalsa, son of Indira Gandhi's assassin, contesting from Punjab? |url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/lok-sabha-polls-2024-sarabjit-singh-khalsa-beant-singh-indira-gandhi-punjab-faridkot-11712842188889.html |access-date=5 June 2024 |work=LiveMint}}</ref>

Khalsa was elected as a Member of Parliament from [[Faridkot Lok Sabha constituency|Faridkot]] as an Independent candidate in [[2024 Indian general election|2024 general election]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-04 |title=Independent Candidate Sarabjeet Singh Khalsa Leading From Faridkot Seat, Kamaljit Anmol Trailing |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/elections/punjab-lok-sabha-elections-2024-independent-candidate-sarabjeet-singh-khalsa-leading-from-faridkot-seat-kamaljit-anmol-trailing-article-110699628 |access-date=2024-06-04 |website=Times Now |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-04 |title=Punjab, Haryana Election Results Live Updates: Independent candidate Sarabjeet Singh Khalsa wins from Faridkot over AAP Karamjit Singh Anmol |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/punjab-chandigarh-haryana-himachal-uttarakhand-election-results-2024-live-updates-lok-sabha-9368851/ |access-date=2024-06-04 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-04 |title=Faridkot Election Result 2024 LIVE Updates Highlights: Lok Sabha Winner, Loser, Leading, Trailing, MP, Margin |url=https://www.news18.com/elections/faridkot-election-result-2024-live-updates-highlights-lok-sabha-winner-loser-leading-trailing-mp-margin-8918661.html |access-date=2024-06-04 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref> He achieved success with 2,98,062 votes at 29.38% of the total count, defeating Punjabi actor [[Karamjit Anmol]] of the [[Aam Aadmi Party]].<ref>{{Cite web |title= June 2024 Faridkot results |url= https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/candidateswise-S199.htm |website=Election Commission of India |access-date=2024-06-04}}</ref>

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== References==
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{{18th LS members from Punjab}}

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[[Category:Punjabi Sikhs]]
[[Category:Akali Dal (Waris Punjab De) politicians]]
[[Category:Lok Sabha members from Punjab, India]]
[[Category:India MPs 2024–2029]]
[[Category:1979 births]]
[[Category:Place of birth missing (living people)]]
[[Category:Activists from Punjab, India]]
[[Category:Independent politicians in India]]
[[Category:Khalistan movement people]]
[[Category:Sikh politics]]

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