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[[Government of Punjab, India|Government of Punjab]]
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[[Vijay Inder Singla]] (School Education)
[[Tripat Rajinder Singh Bajwa]] (Higher Education)
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'''Pargat Singh''' (born 5 March 1965) is a hockey player turned politician in [[India]] and belongs to the [[Indian National Congress]] in [[Punjab]]. He is a former [[India]]n [[field hockey|hockey]] player and his playing position was of full back. He was considered one of the world's best defenders erstwhile. He captained [[India men's national field hockey team|Indian men's hockey team]] at [[1992 Summer Olympics|1992 Barcelona Olympics]] and [[1996 Summer Olympics|1996 Atlanta Olympics]]. He was working as an SP with [[Punjab Police (India)|Punjab police]] before taking a plunge into politics.
'''Pargat Singh''' (born 5 March 1965) is a hockey player turned politician in India and belongs to the [[Indian National Congress]] in [[Punjab]]. He is a former Indian [[field hockey|hockey]] player and his playing position was of full back. He was considered one of the world's best defenders erstwhile. He captained [[India men's national field hockey team|Indian men's hockey team]] at [[1992 Summer Olympics|1992 Barcelona Olympics]] and [[1996 Summer Olympics|1996 Atlanta Olympics]]. He was working as an SP with [[Punjab Police (India)|Punjab police]] before taking a plunge into politics.


==Champions Trophy==
==Champions Trophy==
===1985 (Perth)===
===1985 (Perth)===
[[India men's national field hockey team|India]] vs [[Germany men's national field hockey team|Germany]]: At one point of time score board was ticking 1-5. Then this young guy, Pargat Singh came forward and performed against everyone's hope and scored ''4 goals in the last 6 minutes''. The result was a draw but it made Pargat Singh a real hero in the hearts of every Indian.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pargat Singh – ESPNSTAR.com |url=http://www.espnstar.com/opinion/full-bio/item402477/}}</ref>
[[India men's national field hockey team|India]] vs [[Germany men's national field hockey team|Germany]]: At one point of time score board was ticking 1–5. Then this young guy, Pargat Singh came forward and performed against everyone's hope and scored ''4 goals in the last 6 minutes''. The result was a draw but it made Pargat Singh a real hero in the hearts of every Indian.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pargat Singh – ESPNSTAR.com |url=http://www.espnstar.com/opinion/full-bio/item402477/}}</ref>


===1986 (Karachi)===
===1986 (Karachi)===
He didn't stop there with his previous year's spectacular performance against Germany and repeated the same action against [[Netherlands men's national field hockey team|Holland]] to give India a 3-2 victory.
He didn't stop there with his previous year's spectacular performance against Germany and repeated the same action against [[Netherlands men's national field hockey team|Holland]] to give India a 3–2 victory.


==Political career==
==Political career==
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==Honours==
==Honours==
He is Vice-President of the Surjit Singh Memorial Hockey Tournament Society of [[Jalandhar]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Sports Personalities |url=http://jalandhar.nic.in/html/sports_personalities.htm |access-date=15 October 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141023020304/http://jalandhar.nic.in/html/sports_personalities.htm |archive-date=23 October 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
He is vice-president of the Surjit Singh Memorial Hockey Tournament Society of [[Jalandhar]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Sports Personalities |url=http://jalandhar.nic.in/html/sports_personalities.htm |access-date=15 October 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141023020304/http://jalandhar.nic.in/html/sports_personalities.htm |archive-date=23 October 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


He is General Secretary of Hockey Punjab at present as nominated by CM of the state.<ref>https://www.sportzpower.com/node/1830</ref>
He is General Secretary of Hockey Punjab at present as nominated by CM of the state.<ref>https://www.sportzpower.com/node/1830</ref>
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Latest revision as of 04:06, 10 December 2021


For the Indian cricketer, see Pargat Singh (cricketer).

Pargat Singh
During oath taking ceremony.jpg
Singh taking oath as cabinet minister
Minister for Sports & Youth Affairs ,NRI Affairs , School and Higher Education. Government of Punjab
Assumed office
26 September 2021
Preceded byRana Gurmit Singh Sodhi (Sports, NRI Affairs)

Vijay Inder Singla (School Education)

Tripat Rajinder Singh Bajwa (Higher Education)
Member of the Legislative Assembly, Punjab
Assumed office
2012
Preceded byJagbir Singh Brar
ConstituencyJalandhar Cantt
Personal details
Born (1965-03-05) 5 March 1965 (age 60)
Mithapur, Jalandhar, Punjab, India
Political partyIndian National Congress
(2017–present)
Other political
affiliations
Awaaz-e-Punjab (2016)
Sports career
Personal information
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
PositionDefender
Medal record
Representing  India
Men's field hockey
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Seoul Team
Silver medal – second place 1990 Beijing Team

Pargat Singh (born 5 March 1965) is a hockey player turned politician in India and belongs to the Indian National Congress in Punjab. He is a former Indian hockey player and his playing position was of full back. He was considered one of the world's best defenders erstwhile. He captained Indian men's hockey team at 1992 Barcelona Olympics and 1996 Atlanta Olympics. He was working as an SP with Punjab police before taking a plunge into politics.

Champions Trophy[edit]

1985 (Perth)[edit]

India vs Germany: At one point of time score board was ticking 1–5. Then this young guy, Pargat Singh came forward and performed against everyone's hope and scored 4 goals in the last 6 minutes. The result was a draw but it made Pargat Singh a real hero in the hearts of every Indian.[1]

1986 (Karachi)[edit]

He didn't stop there with his previous year's spectacular performance against Germany and repeated the same action against Holland to give India a 3–2 victory.

Political career[edit]

Singh was nominated for Jalandhar Cantt legislative seat as SAD nominee which he subsequently won defeating Jagbir Singh Brar of Congress.[2]

He was suspended by SAD in July 2016.[3]

He along with Navjot Singh Sidhu and Bains brothers formed a new political front - Aawaaz-e-Punjab claiming to fight against those working against Punjab.[4]

Singh 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.[5]

Honours[edit]

He is vice-president of the Surjit Singh Memorial Hockey Tournament Society of Jalandhar.[6]

He is General Secretary of Hockey Punjab at present as nominated by CM of the state.[7]

Awards[edit]

S.No. Awards Year
1 Padma Shree[8] 1998
2 Arjuna Award 1989

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Pargat Singh – ESPNSTAR.com".
  2. ↑ "Pargat Singh". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 1 March 2011.
  3. ↑ "Pargat Singh suspended by SAD". ndtv.com.
  4. ↑ "Navjot Singh Sidhu forms Aawaaz-e-Punjab". timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
  5. ↑ http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/syl-verdict-42-punjab-congress-mlas-submit-resignation-4369724/
  6. ↑ "Sports Personalities". Archived from the original on 23 October 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
  7. ↑ https://www.sportzpower.com/node/1830
  8. ↑ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.

External links[edit]

Olympic Games
Preceded by
Shiny Abraham-Wilson 		Flagbearer for India
Atlanta 1996 		Succeeded by
Leander Paes
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