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== Personal life == | == Personal life == | ||
Born in 1929,in the village of [[Saidpur, Kapurthala|Saidpur]](Kapurthalla) is a [[Kamboj]]. He started his political career as a member of the congress party and after losing his first election succeeded in getting elected in 1962.He later joined the [[Akali Dal (1920)|Akali]] Dal.He has been minister of finance. | Born in 1929,in the village of [[Saidpur, Kapurthala|Saidpur]] (Kapurthalla), Balwant Singh is a [[Kamboj]]. He started his political career as a member of the congress party and after losing his first election succeeded in getting elected in 1962.He later joined the [[Akali Dal (1920)|Akali]] Dal.He has been minister of finance. | ||
His family lives in Chandigarh.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/07/11/world/sikh-who-promoted-truce-is-shot-to-death.html|title=Sikh Who Promoted Truce Is Shot to Death|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|accessdate=2015-05-22}}</ref> | His family lives in Chandigarh.He has 1 son and 2 grandchildren.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/07/11/world/sikh-who-promoted-truce-is-shot-to-death.html|title=Sikh Who Promoted Truce Is Shot to Death|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|accessdate=2015-05-22}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Balwant Singh was a leader of Shiromani Akali Dal. He was deputy chief minister and finance minister of Punjab, India. He was killed by terrorists in July 1990.
Personal life[edit | edit source]
Born in 1929,in the village of Saidpur (Kapurthalla), Balwant Singh is a Kamboj. He started his political career as a member of the congress party and after losing his first election succeeded in getting elected in 1962.He later joined the Akali Dal.He has been minister of finance. His family lives in Chandigarh.He has 1 son and 2 grandchildren.[1]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Sikh Who Promoted Truce Is Shot to Death". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 May 2015.