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	{{Infobox officeholder		{{Infobox officeholder
	\| name = Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria		\| name = Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria
	\| image = ~~Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria Official portrait 2017.jpg~~		\| image =
	\| caption =		\| caption =
	\| birth_date =		\| birth_date =
	\| birth_place =		\| birth_place =
	\| residence = [[Amritsar, India]]		\| residence = [[Amritsar, India]]
	\| ~~office1~~ = [[Member of ~~Legislative Assembly\|MLA]],~~ [[Punjab ~~(India)\|Punjab~~]]		\| office = Member of [[Punjab Legislative Assembly]]
	\| office2 = Revenue Minister, Punjab.		\| office2 = Revenue Minister, Punjab.
	\| office3 = Rehabilitation & Disaster Management Minister, Punjab		\| office3 = Rehabilitation & Disaster Management Minister, Punjab
	\| office4 = Water Resources Minister, Punjab.		\| office4 = Water Resources Minister, Punjab.
	\| constituency = [[~~Amritsar (Lok Sabha constituency)#~~Raja Sansi\|Raja Sansi]]		\| constituency = [[Raja Sansi Assembly constituency\|Raja Sansi]]
	\| ~~term~~ = 2007 ~~- Present~~		\| termstart = 2007
	\| predecessor = Vir Singh Lopoke		\| predecessor = Vir Singh Lopoke
	\| successor = ~~Incumbent~~		\| successor =
	\| party = [[Indian National Congress]]		\| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
	~~\| spouse = Nirmaljit Kaur~~
	~~\| children = [[Anureet Sarkaria Sidhu & Ajay Sarkaria~~]]
	\| website =		\| website =
	}}		}}

	'''Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria''' is an Indian politician and from the [[Indian National Congress]]. He is a member of [[Punjab Legislative Assembly]] and represents [[Amritsar (Lok Sabha constituency)#Raja Sansi\|Raja Sansi]].<ref name=aaa/> He is a Punjab state cabinet minister holding the charges of the ministries of Revenue, Rehabilitation & Disaster Management and Water Resources.<ref name=nic>{{cite web \|title=Punjab Legislative Assembly - Members \|url=http://punjabassembly.nic.in/index.php/members/detail/17 \|website=punjabassembly.nic.in \|publisher=Punjab Vidhan Sabha/C-DAC Mohali \|accessdate=14 January 2019}}</ref>		'''Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria''' is an Indian politician and from the [[Indian National Congress]]. He is a member of [[Punjab Legislative Assembly]] and represents [[Amritsar Lok Sabha constituency#Raja Sansi\|Raja Sansi]].<ref name=aaa/> He is a Punjab state cabinet minister holding the charges of the ministries of Revenue, Rehabilitation & Disaster Management and Water Resources.<ref name=nic>{{cite web \|title=Punjab Legislative Assembly - Members \|url=http://punjabassembly.nic.in/index.php/members/detail/17 \|website=punjabassembly.nic.in \|publisher=Punjab Vidhan Sabha/C-DAC Mohali \|accessdate=14 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Sep 26 \|first1=TIMESOFINDIA COM / Updated \|title=punjab: 15 ministers, 7 new faces: Punjab CM Channi's new cabinet {{!}} India News - Times of India \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/punjab-cabinet-expansion-15-congress-mlas-take-oath-as-ministers/articleshow/86529347.cms \|access-date=12 June 2022 \|work=The Times of India \|language=en}}</ref>

	==Early life==		==Early life==
	Sarkaria was born on 31 March 1956 in Amritsar to parents Narinder Singh Sarkaria and Amarjit Kaur.<ref name=nic/>		Sarkaria was born on 31 March 1956 in Amritsar to parents Narinder Singh Sarkaria and Amarjit Kaur.<ref name=nic/>

			==Assets and liabilities declared during elections==
			During the [[2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election]], He declared Rs. 11,21,53,000 as an overall financial asset and Rs. 4,49,12,000 as financial liability.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- RAJA SANSI(AMRITSAR) - Affidavit Information of Candidate: \|url=https://www.myneta.info/punjab2022/candidate.php?candidate_id=166 \|website=www.myneta.info \|access-date=14 September 2025}}</ref>

	==Political career==		==Political career==
	Sarkaria first contested ~~for~~ Punjab Legislative Assembly on Congress ticket from Raja Sansi in 1997 but was unsuccessful.<ref>{{cite web\|title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1997 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB\|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1997/StatiscialReport-PU97.pdf\|publisher=Election Commission of India\|accessdate=19 May 2013}}</ref> He again contested from Raja Sansi in 2002 as an independent candidate, but narrowly lost the election. He also contested the 2004 Lok Sabha election from Tarn Taran constituency.<ref>{{cite web\|title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2002 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB\|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2002/Stat_rep_2002_PB.pdf\|publisher=Election Commission of India\|accessdate=19 May 2013}}</ref> However, he was successful during 2007 Vidhan Sabha elections, when he won from Raja Sansi with a big margin.<ref>{{cite web\|title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2007 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB\|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2007/Stat_rep_2007_PB.pdf\|publisher=Election Commission of India\|accessdate=19 May 2013}}</ref> He was re-elected MLA for Raja Sansi in 2012.<ref name=aaa>{{cite web\|title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2012 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB\|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2012/Stats_Report_PB_2012.pdf\|publisher=Election Commission of India\|accessdate=19 May 2013}}</ref>		Sarkaria first contested the Punjab Legislative Assembly on Congress ticket from Raja Sansi in 1997 but was unsuccessful.<ref>{{cite web\|title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1997 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB\|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1997/StatiscialReport-PU97.pdf\|publisher=Election Commission of India\|accessdate=19 May 2013}}</ref> He again contested from Raja Sansi in 2002 as an independent candidate, but narrowly lost the election. He also contested the 2004 Lok Sabha election from Tarn Taran constituency.<ref>{{cite web\|title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2002 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB\|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2002/Stat_rep_2002_PB.pdf\|publisher=Election Commission of India\|accessdate=19 May 2013}}</ref> However, he was successful during 2007 Vidhan Sabha elections, when he won from Raja Sansi with a big margin.<ref>{{cite web\|title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2007 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB\|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2007/Stat_rep_2007_PB.pdf\|publisher=Election Commission of India\|accessdate=19 May 2013}}</ref> He was re-elected MLA for Raja Sansi in 2012.<ref name=aaa>{{cite web\|title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2012 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB\|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2012/Stats_Report_PB_2012.pdf\|publisher=Election Commission of India\|accessdate=19 May 2013}}</ref>
	He is elected MLA consecutively for the 3rd time in 2017 from [[Rajasansi]] constituency in the [[Punjab Legislative Assembly]] where he defeated Vir Singh Lopoke of the [[Shiromani Akali Dal]].		He is elected MLA consecutively for the 3rd time in 2017 from [[Rajasansi]] constituency in the [[Punjab Legislative Assembly]] where he defeated Vir Singh Lopoke of the [[Shiromani Akali Dal]].
	He was the Chairman of Punjab Mandi Board during Capt. Amrinder Singh's government.		He was the Chairman of Punjab Mandi Board during Capt. Amrinder Singh's government.
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	He is also the Vice President of Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee.		He is also the Vice President of Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee.

	Sarkaria was one of the 42 INC MLAs who submitted their ~~resignation~~ in protest of a decision of the [[Supreme Court of India]] ruling Punjab's termination of the Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) water canal unconstitutional.<ref>{{cite news \| url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/syl-verdict-42-punjab-congress-mlas-submit-resignation-4369724/ \| title= SYL verdict: 42 Punjab Congress MLAs submit resignation \| date=11 November 2016 \| agency=PTI \| newspaper=The Indian Express \| accessdate=31 May 2019 }}</ref>		Sarkaria was one of the 42 INC MLAs who submitted their resignations in protest of a decision of the [[Supreme Court of India]] ruling Punjab's termination of the Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) water canal unconstitutional.<ref>{{cite news \| url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/syl-verdict-42-punjab-congress-mlas-submit-resignation-4369724/ \| title= SYL verdict: 42 Punjab Congress MLAs submit resignation \| date=11 November 2016 \| agency=PTI \| newspaper=The Indian Express \| accessdate=31 May 2019 }}</ref>

			==MLA==
			The Aam Aadmi Party gained a strong 79% majority in the [[sixteenth Punjab Legislative Assembly]] by winning 92 out of [[List of constituencies of the Punjab Legislative Assembly\|117 seats]] in the [[2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election]]. MP [[Bhagwant Mann]] was sworn in as [[List of chief ministers of Punjab (India)\|Chief Minister]] on 16 March 2022.<ref>{{Cite news \|last= \|first= \|date=16 March 2022 \|title=AAP's Bhagwant Mann sworn in as Punjab Chief Minister \|language=en-IN \|work=The Hindu \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/punjab-assembly/aaps-bhagwant-mann-sworn-in-as-punjab-cm/article65230309.ece \|access-date=22 March 2022 \|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==
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	\| name = Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria		\| name = Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria
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	'''Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria''' is an ~~[[India]]n~~ politician and from the [[Indian National Congress]]. He is a member of [[Punjab Legislative Assembly]] and represents [[Amritsar (Lok Sabha constituency)#Raja Sansi\|Raja Sansi]].<ref name=aaa/> He is a Punjab state cabinet minister holding the charges of the ministries of Revenue, Rehabilitation & Disaster Management and Water Resources.<ref name=nic>{{cite web \|title=Punjab Legislative Assembly - Members \|url=http://punjabassembly.nic.in/index.php/members/detail/17 \|website=punjabassembly.nic.in \|publisher=Punjab Vidhan Sabha/C-DAC Mohali \|accessdate=14 January 2019}}</ref>		'''Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria''' is an Indian politician and from the [[Indian National Congress]]. He is a member of [[Punjab Legislative Assembly]] and represents [[Amritsar (Lok Sabha constituency)#Raja Sansi\|Raja Sansi]].<ref name=aaa/> He is a Punjab state cabinet minister holding the charges of the ministries of Revenue, Rehabilitation & Disaster Management and Water Resources.<ref name=nic>{{cite web \|title=Punjab Legislative Assembly - Members \|url=http://punjabassembly.nic.in/index.php/members/detail/17 \|website=punjabassembly.nic.in \|publisher=Punjab Vidhan Sabha/C-DAC Mohali \|accessdate=14 January 2019}}</ref>

	==Early life==		==Early life==

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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox Indian politician
| name = Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria
| image = Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria Official portrait 2017.jpg
| caption =
| birth_date =
| birth_place =
| residence = [[Amritsar, India]]
| office1 = [[Member of Legislative Assembly|MLA]], [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]]
| office2 = Revenue Minister, Punjab.
| office3 = Rehabilitation & Disaster Management Minister, Punjab
| office4 = Water Resources Minister, Punjab.
| constituency = [[Amritsar (Lok Sabha constituency)#Raja Sansi|Raja Sansi]]
| term = 2007 - Present
| predecessor = Vir Singh Lopoke
| successor = Incumbent
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
| spouse = Nirmaljit Kaur
| children = [[Anureet Sarkaria Sidhu & Ajay Sarkaria]]
| website =
}}

'''Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria''' is an [[India]]n politician and from the [[Indian National Congress]]. He is a member of [[Punjab Legislative Assembly]] and represents [[Amritsar (Lok Sabha constituency)#Raja Sansi|Raja Sansi]].<ref name=aaa/> He is a Punjab state cabinet minister holding the charges of the ministries of Revenue, Rehabilitation & Disaster Management and Water Resources.<ref name=nic>{{cite web |title=Punjab Legislative Assembly - Members |url=http://punjabassembly.nic.in/index.php/members/detail/17 |website=punjabassembly.nic.in |publisher=Punjab Vidhan Sabha/C-DAC Mohali |accessdate=14 January 2019}}</ref>

==Early life==
Sarkaria was born on 31 March 1956 in Amritsar to parents Narinder Singh Sarkaria and Amarjit Kaur.<ref name=nic/>

==Political career==
Sarkaria first contested for Punjab Legislative Assembly on Congress ticket from Raja Sansi in 1997 but was unsuccessful.<ref>{{cite web|title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1997 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1997/StatiscialReport-PU97.pdf|publisher=Election Commission of India|accessdate=19 May 2013}}</ref> He again contested from Raja Sansi in 2002 as an independent candidate, but narrowly lost the election. He also contested the 2004 Lok Sabha election from Tarn Taran constituency.<ref>{{cite web|title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2002 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2002/Stat_rep_2002_PB.pdf|publisher=Election Commission of India|accessdate=19 May 2013}}</ref> However, he was successful during 2007 Vidhan Sabha elections, when he won from Raja Sansi with a big margin.<ref>{{cite web|title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2007 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2007/Stat_rep_2007_PB.pdf|publisher=Election Commission of India|accessdate=19 May 2013}}</ref> He was re-elected MLA for Raja Sansi in 2012.<ref name=aaa>{{cite web|title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2012 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2012/Stats_Report_PB_2012.pdf|publisher=Election Commission of India|accessdate=19 May 2013}}</ref>
He is elected MLA consecutively for the 3rd time in 2017 from [[Rajasansi]] constituency in the [[Punjab Legislative Assembly]] where he defeated Vir Singh Lopoke of the [[Shiromani Akali Dal]].
He was the Chairman of Punjab Mandi Board during Capt. Amrinder Singh's government.

He is also the Vice President of Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee.

Sarkaria was one of the 42 INC MLAs who submitted their resignation in protest of a decision of the [[Supreme Court of India]] ruling Punjab's termination of the Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) water canal unconstitutional.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/syl-verdict-42-punjab-congress-mlas-submit-resignation-4369724/ | title= SYL verdict: 42 Punjab Congress MLAs submit resignation | date=11 November 2016 | agency=PTI | newspaper=The Indian Express | accessdate=31 May 2019 }}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Shiromani Akali Dal politicians]]
[[Category:Indian Sikhs]]
[[Category:Punjab, India MLAs 2007–2012]]
[[Category:Punjab, India MLAs 2012–2017]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]
[[Category:People from Amritsar district]]
[[Category:Place of birth missing (living people)]]
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians]]
[[Category:Punjab, India MLAs 2017–2022]]