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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{infobox officeholder
| name = Shamsher Singh Surjewala
| office1 = [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
| term_start1 = 1992
| term_end1 = 1998
| constituency1 = [[List of Rajya Sabha members from Haryana|Haryana]]
| office2 = [[Haryana Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start2 = 1967
| term_end2 = 1972
| constituency2 = Narwana
| term_start3 = 1977
| term_end3 = 1987
| constituency3 = Narwana
| term_start4 = 1991
| term_end4 = 1992
| constituency4 = Narwana
| term_start5 = 2005
| term_end5 = 2009
| constituency5 = [[Kaithal (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Kaithal]]
| birth_date = {{birth date|1932|03|24|df=y}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|2020|01|20|1932|03|24|df=y}}
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
| relatives = [[Randeep Singh Surjewala]] (son)
}}

'''Shamsher Singh Surjewala''' (24 March 1932 – 20 January 2020) was an [[India]]n lawyer and politician from [[Haryana]] belonging to [[Indian National Congress]]. He was a member of the [[Rajya Sabha]] and [[Haryana Legislative Assembly]]. He also served as the president of the [[Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee]], minister of the [[Government of Haryana]] and the leader of the opposition in the [[Haryana Legislative Assembly]]. He was the father of [[Randeep Singh Surjewala]].<ref name=a/>

==Biography==
Surjewala was born on 24 March 1932.<ref name=b>{{cite web|url=http://haryanaassembly.gov.in/MLADetails.aspx?MLAID=146
|title=Sh. Shamsher Singh Surjewala
|accessdate=21 January 2020|website=Haryana Legislative Assembly}}</ref> He was involved in politics during his student life. He was expelled from Yadavindra State High School by the ruler of [[Sangrur]] as he espoused the agenda of [[Indian National Congress]].

Surjewala started law practice in 1957.<ref name=a>{{cite news|url=https://m.tribuneindia.com/news/congress-leader-and-haryana-ex-minister-shamsher-surjewala-dies-at-87-28971
|title=Congress leader and Haryana ex-minister Shamsher Surjewala dies at 87|date=20 January 2020
|accessdate=21 January 2020|website=The Tribune}}</ref> He was elected as the managing director of the Central Bank of Sangrur and chairman of the panchayat samiti of [[Kalayat]] in [[Kaithal district|Kaithal]].

Surjewala was elected as a member of the [[Haryana Legislative Assembly]] in 1967, 1977, 1982 and 1991 from Narwana.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.in/haryana/assembly-constituencies/1967-election-results.html|title=Haryana Assembly Election Results in 1967|website=www.elections.in|accessdate=21 January 2020
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.in/haryana/assembly-constituencies/1977-election-results.html|title=Haryana Assembly Election Results in 1977|website=www.elections.in|accessdate=21 January 2020
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.in/haryana/assembly-constituencies/1982-election-results.html|title=Haryana Assembly Election Results in 1982|website=www.elections.in|accessdate=21 January 2020
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.in/haryana/assembly-constituencies/1991-election-results.html|title=Haryana Assembly Election Results in 1991|website=www.elections.in|accessdate=21 January 2020
}}</ref> In 1992 he was elected as a member of the [[Rajya Sabha]] from [[List of Rajya Sabha members from Haryana|Haryana]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/member_site/alphabeticallist_all_terms.aspx
|title=Alphabetical List Of Former Members Of Rajya Sabha Since 1952
|website=Rajya Sabha|accessdate=21 January 2020}}</ref> Later, he was elected as a member of the [[Haryana Legislative Assembly]] from [[Kaithal (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Kaithal]] in 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.in/haryana/assembly-constituencies/2005-election-results.html|title=Haryana Assembly Election Results in 2005|website=www.elections.in|accessdate=21 January 2020
}}</ref> He served four times as a minister of the [[Government of Haryana]].<ref name=a/> He also served as the leader of the opposition in the [[Haryana Legislative Assembly]].<ref name=c>{{cite news|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/exharyana-congress-chief-shamsher-singh-surjewala-passes-away/1712608
|title=Ex-Haryana Congress chief Shamsher Singh Surjewala passes away
|date=20 January 2020|accessdate=21 January 2020|website=Outlook
}}</ref>

Surjewala worked for the rights of the farmers. He was the president of the Haryana Krishak Samaj and All India Kisan Congress.<ref name=a/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/veteran-cong-leader-shamsher-surjewala-passes-away/542328|title=Veteran Cong leader Shamsher Surjewala passes away|date=20 January 2020|accessdate=21 January 2020|website=Times Now
}}</ref> He also served as the president of the [[Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/veteran-congress-leader-shamsher-surjewala-passes-away-6225689/
|title=Veteran Congress leader Shamsher Surjewala passes away|date=20 January 2020|accessdate=21 January 2020|website=The Indian Express
}}</ref>

Surjewala died on 20 January 2020 at [[All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi|All India Institute of Medical Sciences Hospital, New Delhi]] at the age of 87.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/veteran-congress-leader-shamsher-surjewala-passes-away-1638404-2020-01-20
|title=Veteran Congress leader Shamsher Surjewala passes away|date=20 January 2020|accessdate=21 January 2020|website=India Today
}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/chandigarh/former-haryana-congress-chief-shamsher-singh-surjewala-passes-away/story-PM47tvQzgFYDH7NUmAyZXP.html
|title=Former Haryana Congress chief Shamsher Singh Surjewala passes away
|date=20 January 2020|accessdate=21 January 2020|website=Hindustan Times
}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/veteran-congress-leader-shamsher-singh-surjewala-passes-away-at-87-120012000555_1.html
|title=Veteran Congress leader Shamsher Singh Surjewala passes away at 87
|date=20 January 2020|accessdate=21 January 2020|website=Business Standard
}}</ref>

==References==

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[[Category:1932 births]]
[[Category:2020 deaths]]
[[Category:Members of the Haryana Legislative Assembly]]
[[Category:State cabinet ministers of Haryana]]
[[Category:Leaders of the Opposition in Haryana]]
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Haryana]]
[[Category:Indian lawyers]]
[[Category:Rajya Sabha members from Haryana]]

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