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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=April 2018}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Surjit Singh Rakhra
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| residence = Rakhra, [[Patiala]], [[Punjab, India]]
| office = [[Member of Legislative Assembly|MLA]], [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]]
| constituency = Samana
| term = 2002–1997
| predecessor = [[Jagtar Singh Rajla]]
| successor = [[Brahm Mahindra]]
| constituency2 = Samana
| predecessor2 = Brahm Mahindra
| successor2 = Incumbent
| term2 = 2012–2017
| office3 = Water Supply & Sanitation, Higher Education & Languages
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| term3 = 2012–2017
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| party =[[Shiromani Akali Dal]]
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| website = https://www.surjitsinghrakhra.co.in
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'''Surjit Singh Rakhra''' is an Indian politician who belongs to the [[Shiromani Akali Dal]]. He was Minister for Water Supply and Sanitation, Higher Education and Languages (2012–2017) in the [[Government of Punjab, India|Punjab Government]].<ref name='aa'>[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><ref>[http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/punjab-government-dissolves-panchayat-bodies/articleshow/19513354.cms Punjab government dissolves panchayat bodies]</ref> In 2019 Parliament Elections, he lost the election<ref>{{cite news |title=Patiala Election Result 2019: Congress' Parneet Kaur wins with 162718 margin |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/elections/article/patiala-punjab-election-2019-patiala-election-results-candidates-voter-population-polling-percentage/415000 |agency=9 May 2020 |publisher=Times Now News}}</ref> to [[Preneet Kaur]] of the Indian National Congress.

==Family==
His father is Kartar Singh Dhaliwal and his mother is Jaswant Kaur. His brothers Darshan Singh Dhaliwal and Charanjit Singh Dhaliwal are businessmen in the United States.<ref>[http://www.punjabnewsline.com/content/punjab-cm-condoles-demise-rakhras-wife Punjab CM condoles demise of Rakhra's wife]{{Dead link|date=June 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=no }}</ref><ref>[http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/darshan-singh-dhaliwal-largest-petrol-retailer-in-us/1/195107.html Well-oiled machine]</ref><ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/shooting-casts-shadow-on-power-wedding/article3735100.ece Shooting casts shadow on "power wedding"]</ref>

==Political career==
He was elected to the [[Punjab Legislative Assembly]] in 2002 on an [[Akali Dal]] ticket from Samana.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.travelindia-guide.com/assembly-elections/punjab/results/2002.aspx |title=Punjab Assembly Election 2002 Results |access-date=16 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180805112727/http://www.travelindia-guide.com/assembly-elections/punjab/results/2002.aspx |archive-date=5 August 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[http://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20020227/punjab-mlas.htm Punjab Assembly Elections-2002 winners]</ref> He was re-elected from Samana 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> He has served as Minister for water supply and sanitation, higher education and languages in the Punjab government led by [[Parkash Singh Badal]]. However, he lost the Parliamentary elections from Patiala in 2019.

==Controversy==
Rakhra generated considerable controversy when he declared that the alleged killing of a young girl by a bus driver operated by the Badal family that controls the Punjab government was an accident and "God's will".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/politics/it-was-gods-will-surjit-singh-rakhras-ridiculous-defence-of-badals-on-moga-teens-death-2223640.html|title = Incident was God's will: Surjit Singh Rakhra's ridiculous defence of Badals on Moga teen's death-Politics News , Firstpost|date = 2 May 2015}}</ref>

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[[Category:Punjab, India MLAs 2012–2017]]
[[Category:People from Patiala]]
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[[Category:State cabinet ministers of Punjab, India]]
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