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| name = Sukhbir Singh Badal&lt;br /&gt;
| native_name = &lt;br /&gt;
| image = Sukhbir Singh Badal Official portrait 2019.jpg&lt;br /&gt;
| caption = &lt;br /&gt;
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1962|7|9}}&lt;br /&gt;
| birth_name = Sukhbir Singh Dhillon&lt;br /&gt;
| birth_place =[[Faridkot, India|Faridkot]], [[East Punjab|Punjab]], [[India]]&lt;br /&gt;
| residence =[[Chandigarh]]&lt;br /&gt;
| office = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]&lt;br /&gt;
| constituency = [[Firozpur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Firozpur]]&lt;br /&gt;
| term_start = 23 May 2019&lt;br /&gt;
| predecessor = [[Sher Singh Ghubaya]]&lt;br /&gt;
| constituency2 = [[Faridkot (Lok Sabha constituency)|Faridkot]]&lt;br /&gt;
| term2 =1996–1999&lt;br /&gt;
| predecessor2 =[[Jagmeet Singh Brar]]&lt;br /&gt;
Member of Rajya Sabha &lt;br /&gt;
2001 - 2004&lt;br /&gt;
| successor2 = Jagmeet Singh Brar&lt;br /&gt;
| constituency1 = Faridkot&lt;br /&gt;
| term1 = 2004–2009&lt;br /&gt;
| predecessor1 =Jagmeet Singh Brar&lt;br /&gt;
| successor1 = [[Paramjit Kaur Gulshan]]&lt;br /&gt;
| office3 = [[List of deputy chief ministers of Punjab, India|Deputy Chief Minister of Punjab]]&lt;br /&gt;
| predecessor3 = [[Rajinder Kaur Bhattal]]&lt;br /&gt;
| successor3 = Vacant&lt;br /&gt;
| term3 = 10 August 2009 – 11 March 2017&lt;br /&gt;
| term4 = 21 January 2009 –  1 July 2009&lt;br /&gt;
| office5 = [[Second Vajpayee ministry|Union Minister of State for Industry]]&lt;br /&gt;
| term5 = 19 March 1998 – 12 October 1999&lt;br /&gt;
| predecessor5 = [[Murasoli Maran]]&lt;br /&gt;
| successor5= [[Murasoli Maran]]&lt;br /&gt;
| office6 = [[Punjab Legislative Assembly|Member of Punjab Legislative Assembly]] &lt;br /&gt;
| constituency6 = [[Jalalabad (Punjab Assembly constituency)|Jalalabad]]&lt;br /&gt;
| term6 = August 2009 – May 2019&lt;br /&gt;
| predecessor6 = [[Sher Singh Ghubaya]]&lt;br /&gt;
| successor6= [[Raminder Singh Awla]]&lt;br /&gt;
| party =[[Shiromani Akali Dal]]&lt;br /&gt;
| spouse = [[Harsimrat Kaur Badal]]&lt;br /&gt;
| children = 3&lt;br /&gt;
| father   = [[Parkash Singh Badal]]&lt;br /&gt;
| footnotes =&lt;br /&gt;
| date = 22 September |&lt;br /&gt;
| year = 2006 |&lt;br /&gt;
| website = http://sukhbirsinghbadal.co.in&lt;br /&gt;
| source = http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=3652&amp;amp;lastls=14&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Sukhbir Singh Badal&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (born 9 July 1962) is an Indian politician and President of [[Shiromani Akali Dal]], and is currently a member of Parliament from the [[Ferozpur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Ferozpur]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;#039;a&amp;#039;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.punjabnewsline.com/content/view/8203/38/ |title=Sukhbir Badal becomes youngest president of Shiromani Akali Dal |publisher=Punjab Newsline |date=31 January 2008 |first=Satinder |last=Bains |access-date=10 December 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101128073903/http://www.punjabnewsline.com/content/view/8203/38/ |archive-date=28 November 2010  }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He served as Deputy Chief Minister of [[Government of Punjab, India|Punjab]] from 2009 to 2017. He is the son of [[Parkash Singh Badal]], who has served several times as [[List of Chief Ministers of Punjab (India)|Chief Minister of Punjab]].&lt;br /&gt;
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==Early life and education==&lt;br /&gt;
Sukhbir Badal was born on 9 July 1962 in [[Faridkot, Punjab|Faridkot]]. His mother&amp;#039;s name is Surinder Kaur. Initially, he was educated at [[The Lawrence School, Sanawar]]. He completed an M.A. Hons School in Economics from [[Panjab University]] [[Chandigarh]] from 1980 to 1984 and an M.B.A from [[California State University, Los Angeles]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;#039;a&amp;#039;/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://alumni.puchd.ac.in/distinguished-alumni.php Distinguished Alumni Panjab University]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Political career==&lt;br /&gt;
Sukhbir Singh Badal was a member of the [[11th Lok Sabha|11th]] and [[12th Lok Sabha]], representing Faridkot.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/LS_1996/Vol_I_LS_96.pdf STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTIONS, 1999 TO THE 11th LOK SABHA]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/LS_1998/Vol_I_LS_98.pdf STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTIONS, 1999 TO THE 12th LOK SABHA]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He was Union Minister of State for Industry in [[Second Vajpayee Ministry]] during 1998 to 1999. He was also a member of [[Rajya Sabha]] during 2001 to 2004. In 2004, he was re-elected from Faridkot for [[14th Lok Sabha]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_2004/Vol_I_LS_2004.pdf STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTIONS, 2004 TO THE 14th LOK SABHA]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He became the President of Akali Dal in January 2008. A year later in January 2009, he sworn as the Deputy Chief Minister of Punjab.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-otherstates/badal-jr-sworn-in-deputy-cm/article379535.ece Badal Jr. sworn in Deputy CM]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He was not the Member of [[Punjab Vidhan Sabha]] at that time. He resigned in July 2009, upon the completion of six-month period available for contesting elections for the assembly, during which he didn’t contested any elections.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-otherstates/sukhbir-badal-quits-as-deputy-cm/article219265.ece Sukhbir Badal quits as Deputy CM]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He was again appointed Deputy Chief Minister in August 2009 after winning by-elections from [[Jalalabad (Punjab Assembly constituency)|Jalalabad Assembly Constituency]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-otherstates/sukhbir-back-as-deputy-cm/article203004.ece Sukhbir back as Deputy CM]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===2012 Punjab elections===&lt;br /&gt;
Akali Dal-BJP combined secured victory in the 2012 Punjab elections, beating anti-incumbency for the first time in Punjab.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://m.ibnlive.com/news/punjab-sadbjp-defies-antiincumbency-wins-big/236822-37.html Punjab: SAD-BJP defies anti-incumbency, wins big]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Sukhbir was re-elected from Jalalabad and remained Deputy Chief Minister.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;#039;ab&amp;#039;&amp;gt;[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 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;dayandnightnews.com&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; In the new government he held portfolio of Home, Governance Reforms, Housing, Excise and Taxation, Investment Promotion, Sports and Youth Services Welfare and Civil Aviation.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;dayandnightnews.com&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[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 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; This victory and later victory in [[Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee]] elections in January 2013 elevated the position of Sukhbir Singh Badal as an important leader in politics.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.tribuneindia.com/2013/20130131/main2.htm How Sukhbir won the day for SAD]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:The Chief Minister of Punjab, Shri Parkash Singh Badal calling on the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, in New Delhi on September 22, 2014. The Deputy Chief Minister of Punjab, Sukhbir Singh Badal is also seen.jpg|thumb|Badal with [[Parkash Singh Badal]] and Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]]]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Sukhbir Badal defeated [[Bhagwant Mann]] of [[Aam Aadmi Party]] (MP Sangrur) and [[Ravneet Singh Bittu]](MP Ludhiana) from INC in 2017 Assembly Elections, however, the [[Shiromani Akali Dal|SAD]] and BJP alliance was lost to Congress. In 2019, he was elected as Member Parliament of Ferozpur Lok Sabha Constituency by defeating [[Sher Singh Ghubaya]] of INC by securing more than 6 Lakh votes on 23 May 2019.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Controversies : Corruption and Moga molestation case ===&lt;br /&gt;
In April 2015, a teenage girl died and her mother was seriously injured when they were molested and thrown from a running bus near Gil village in [[Moga district]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|last1=Webdesk|first1=DNA News|title=Moga molestation: Punjab education minister stirs up controversy, says victim death &amp;#039;god&amp;#039;s will&amp;#039;|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-moga-molestation-punjab-education-minister-stirs-up-controversy-says-victim-death-god-s-will-2082508|access-date=2 May 2015|publisher=DNA India|date=2 May 2015}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The Bus was operated by Orbit aviation, a company in which Badal has stakes.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|last1=Sharma|first1=Sandipan|title=Why spare the bus owners? Punjab molestation case is no different from Uber rape incident|url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/spare-bus-owners-punjab-molestation-case-no-different-uber-rape-incident-2222804.html|access-date=2 May 2015|publisher=First Post|date=1 May 2015}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Subsequently, it was revealed by news channels that the Chief Minister of Punjab gave the girls father with ₹30 lacs in compensation.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|last1=Patel|first1=Anand Kumar|title=Punjab Teen Molestation Case: Family Cremates Body As Chief Minister Steps In|url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/family-of-teen-who-was-molested-and-thrown-off-bus-in-punjab-agrees-to-cremate-her-760172|access-date=4 May 2015|publisher=NDTV|date=4 May 2015}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Personal life==&lt;br /&gt;
He is married to [[Harsimrat Kaur Badal]] on 21 November 1991. She is also a politician and presently Member of [[Parliament of India]] from [[Bathinda (Lok Sabha constituency)]] since 2009 and was the union food processing minister under Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] until 17 May 2020.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.tribuneindia.com/2009/20090414/bathinda.htm#3 Badal kids miss mom but happy]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; His mother Surinder Kaur died on 24 May 2011 from [[Head and neck cancer|throat]] and [[pancreatic cancer]] at [[Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research|PGIMER]], [[Chandigarh]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/north/story/surinder-kaur-badal-dead-134323-2011-05-24|title=Punjab CM Parkash Singh Badal&amp;#039;s wife Surinder Kaur Badal dead|last=Ch|first=ITGD Bureau|last2=igarhMay 24|website=India Today|language=en|access-date=14 May 2019|last3=May 24|first3=2011UPDATED|last4=Ist|first4=2011 20:51}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; His son Anantbir Singh Badal made his first political appearance in 2019 before [[2019 Indian general election|Indian general election]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/lok-sabha-elections-2019/punjab/today-sukhbir-harsimrats-son-makes-1st-political-appearance/articleshow/69225788.cms|title=Sukhbir &amp;amp; Harsimrat&amp;#039;s son makes 1st political appearance {{!}} Punjab Lok Sabha Election News - Times of India|last=8 May|first=Neel Kamal {{!}} TNN {{!}} Updated|last2=2019|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=14 May 2019|last3=Ist|first3=9:20}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==See also==&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Bathinda]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Sarup Chand Singla]]&lt;br /&gt;
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