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{{Infobox officeholder<br />
| name = Ch.Tarif Singh<br />
| image = Ch. Tarif Singh.png<br />
| caption = Singh at his residence<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1943|2|3|df=y}}<br />
| birth_place = Sultanpur Majra, [[Delhi]], [[British India]]<br />
| residence = Sultanpur Majra, [[Delhi]], [[India]]<br />
| office = [[Member of Parliament]], [[Lok Sabha]]<br />
| constituency = [[Outer Delhi (Lok Sabha constituency)|Outer Delhi]]<br />
| term = 1989-1991<br />
| predecessor = [[Chaudhary Bharat Singh]]<br />
| successor = [[Sajjan Kumar]]<br />
| term_start2 = <br />
| successor2 = <br />
| party = [[Janata Dal]]<br />
| otherparty = [[Lok Dal]], [[Indian National Congress]]<br />
| spouse = Smt. Khillo Devi<br />
| children = Ch. Devendra Singh Shokeen, Dharmendra Shokeen, Sujeet Shokeen, Manoj Shokeen, Seema Shokeen.<br />
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Grand children - Mohit Shokeen<br />
| relatives = Ch. [[Ankit Singh Mann]]<br />
| website = <br />
| year = <br />
| source = http://164.100.47.194/loksabha/writereaddata/biodata_1_12/3437.htm<br />
}}<br />
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'''Chaudhary Tarif Singh (चौ० तारीफ सिंह)''' (Shokeen), is an Indian politician. He was elected to [[Lok Sabha]] from [[Outer Delhi]] (9th Lok Sabha : 2 December 1989 – 13 March 1991) under the [[Janata Dal]] government. He is an honest Jat leader and has been working towards upliftment of farmers and peasants, he is well appreciated and respected in Delhi and Haryana. [[Ch. Charan Singh]], Fifth [[Prime Minister of India]] brought him into politics. He is a humble and honest Jat leader from Delhi. His granddaughter Neha is married to social worker and upcoming [[Jat]] leader Ch. [[Ankit Singh Mann]]<ref name="Rana2006">{{cite book|author=Mahendra Singh Rana|title=India Votes: Lok Sabha & Vidhan Sabha Elections 2001-2005|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yInZdHn-pKoC&pg=PA494|accessdate=19 December 2018|year=2006|publisher=Sarup & Sons|isbn=978-81-7625-647-6|pages=494–}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=The Indian Political Science Review|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xxmDAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=19 December 2018|year=1985|publisher=Department of Political Science, University of Delhi.|pages=169–172}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=India Today|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3xvVAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=19 December 2018|year=1989|publisher=Living Media India Pvt. Limited|page=8}}</ref><br />
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== Political career ==<br />
In 1977, he was elected as a Pradhan Gramsabha, Village Sultanpur Mazra.<br />
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=== 1978 - 1980 ===<br />
He was Chairman of the Agriculture Produce Market Committee (APMC), Najafgarh, Delhi.<br />
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=== 1985 - 1987 ===<br />
He became President of [[Lok Dal]] Delhi Pradesh, Delhi in 1985 and held this position till 1987.<br />
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=== 1989 - 1991 ===<br />
Ch. Tarif Singh contested and won Lok Sabha elections from Delhi's Outer Delhi seat and won by a huge margin. He dedicated this victory to the people living in his constituency and worked hard for betterment of Delhi. He has been appreciated to be a common man's leader as he was always approachable by all during his term as Lok Sabha MP.<br />
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=== 1994 ===<br />
After demise of [[Ch. Charan Singh]], he joined [[Indian National Congress]] along with [[Ajit Singh (politician)]] (son of Ch. Charan Singh). He was Vice President of Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee between 1995 and 1997.<br />
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=== 2000 - 2003 ===<br />
He served as Chairman of [[Swami Shraddhanand College]], Alipur affiliated to [[University of Delhi]].<br />
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=== 2003 - Present ===<br />
Ch. Tarif Singh lives a simple life as a Social worker and a political activist. He helps the needy to the best of his abilities. He believes in the 'Simple living and high thinking' motto. People in Delhi circles appreciate him for all the great work he does in his daily life. He enjoys a huge fan base amongst people in Delhi and there have been many who have been requesting him to make a comeback to active politics.<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://164.100.47.194/loksabha/writereaddata/biodata_1_12/3437.htm Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website]<br />
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