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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=August 2021}}

{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Sikander Singh Maluka
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1949|06|20}}
| birth_place = Maluka, [[Bhatinda]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], [[India]]
| residence = Maluka, Bhatinda, Punjab, India
| office = [[Member of Legislative Assembly|MLA]], [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]]
| constituency = [[Rampura Phul]]
| term = 1997 - 2002
| predecessor = [[Harbhans Singh]]
| successor = [[Gurpreet Singh Kangar]]
| office2 =
| predecessor2 = Gurpreet Singh Kangar
| successor2 = Incumbent
| term2 = 2012 -present
| office3 = Minister for Education
| Chief Minister3 = [[Parkash Singh Badal]]
| predecessor3 = [[Sewa Singh Sekhwan]]
| successor3 = Incumbent
| term3 = 2012 -Present
| office4 =
| ChiefMinister4 =
| predecessor4 =
| successor4 =
| term4 =
| party = [[Shiromani Akali Dal]]
| spouse = Surjit Kaur
| children = Gurpreet Singh, Charanjit Singh
| website =
}}

'''Sikander Singh Maluka''' is an [[India]]n politician and belongs to the non ruling [[Shiromani Akali Dal]]. He was Minister for Rural Development and Panchayats in the Akali [[Government of Punjab, India|Punjab Government]].<ref name="dayandnightnews.com">[http://www.dayandnightnews.com/2012/03/punjab-cabinet-ministers-portfolios-2012/ Punjab Cabinet Ministers Portfolios 2012] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203023829/http://www.dayandnightnews.com/2012/03/punjab-cabinet-ministers-portfolios-2012/ |date=3 February 2014 }}</ref>

==Early life==
Maluka was born on 20 June 1949 at Maluka in [[Bathinda]] district. His father's name is S. Kartar Singh and mother's name Mata Chatin Kaur. He is married to Surjit kaur. The couple have two sons, Gurpreet Singh and Charanjit Singh.<ref name='bio'>[http://www.thecareerlines.com/Profiles.aspx Profile at District Education Office (SE), Bathinda ] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120924212709/http://www.thecareerlines.com/Profiles.aspx |date=24 September 2012 }}</ref>

==Political career==
He was elected to the [[Punjab Legislative Assembly]] in 1997 on an [[Akali Dal]] ticket from [[Rampura Phul]] for first time.<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/SE_1997/StatiscialReport-PU97.pdf STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1992 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB]</ref> He lost the next two elections from Rampura in 2002 and 2007.<ref>[http://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20020227/punjab-mlas.htm Punjab Assembly Elections-2002 winners]</ref><ref>[http://www.indian-elections.com/assembly-elections/punjab/election-result-07.html Punjab Assembly Election 2007 Results] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130508085551/http://www.indian-elections.com/assembly-elections/punjab/election-result-07.html |date=8 May 2013 }}</ref> He was re-elected from Rampura in 2012.<ref name='a'>[http://electionaffairs.com/punjab/state_assembly_elections_2012/winning_candidates_results_punjab_assembly_elections_2012.html Results Punjab State Assembly Elections 2012] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130506042537/http://electionaffairs.com/punjab/state_assembly_elections_2012/winning_candidates_results_punjab_assembly_elections_2012.html |date=6 May 2013 }}</ref> After 2012 elections, he was made Minister for Education and Higher Education & Languages.<ref name="dayandnightnews.com"/><ref>[http://www.hindustantimes.com/Punjab/Ludhiana/Sikander-Singh-Maluka-transfers-government-teacher-for-preferential-treatment-to-her-son/SP-Article1-1034945.aspx Sikander Singh Maluka transfers government teacher for 'preferential treatment' to her son] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130403102039/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Punjab/Ludhiana/Sikander-Singh-Maluka-transfers-government-teacher-for-preferential-treatment-to-her-son/SP-Article1-1034945.aspx |date=3 April 2013 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.hindustantimes.com/Punjab/Ludhiana/Maluka-confers-1-100-degrees-at-Govt-College-for-Girls/SP-Article1-1030065.aspx Maluka confers 1,100 degrees at Govt College for Girls] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130322155311/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Punjab/Ludhiana/Maluka-confers-1-100-degrees-at-Govt-College-for-Girls/SP-Article1-1030065.aspx |date=22 March 2013 }}</ref> He is also the president of Punjab Kabaddi Association and Chairman All India Circle Style Kabaddi, Vice President Punjab Olympic Association, Chairman, District Planning Committee Distt. Bathinda (Govt. of Punjab), President Shromani Akali Dal Distt. Bathinda, Member core Committee and Political Affairs Committee of Shromani Akali Dal, Vice President of Administrative Committee of [[2010 Kabaddi World Cup|World Kabbadi Cup 2010]] and [[2011 Kabaddi World Cup|2011]].<ref name='bio'/>
On 20 November 2015, Sikander Singh Maluka was assaulted by an elderly farmer in Hamirgarh village in Bathinda district of the Indian state of Punjab. He was able to escape without any visible injury.<ref>[http://dailypost.in/editor-s-pick/52655-state-of-affairs-maluka-attacker-finds-support-on-social-media State of Affairs: Maluka attacker finds support on social media]</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Shiromani Akali Dal politicians]]
[[Category:State cabinet ministers of Punjab, India]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian Sikhs]]
[[Category:Punjab, India MLAs 2012–2017]]
[[Category:Punjab, India MLAs 1997–2002]]
[[Category:1949 births]]
[[Category:People from Bathinda]]
[[Category:Education Ministers of Punjab, India]]

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