Bikram Singh Majithia
Bikram Singh Majithia is an Indian politician and a former cabinet minister in the Punjab Government. He won 2007 Punjab Vidhan Sabha elections from the Majitha constituency, and again won in 2012 and 2017.[1] He belongs to Shiromani Akali Dal and is president of its Youth Wing, Youth Akali Dal.[2][3]
Bikramjit Singh majithia | |
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| MLA, Punjab | |
| Assumed office 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Swinder Singh |
| Constituency | Majitha |
| Minister for Information & Public Relations | |
| Minister for Environment & Non- Conventional Energy | |
| In office 2007 – 2017 | |
| Chief Minister | Parkash Singh Badal |
| Preceded by | Capt. Amarinder Singh |
| Minister for Water Supply & Sanitation | |
| In office 2007 – 2012 | |
| Chief Minister | Parkash Singh Badal |
| Preceded by | Capt. Amarinder Singh |
| Succeeded by | Jagir Kaur |
| Minister for Science Technology | |
| In office 2007 – 2012 | |
| Chief Minister | Parkash Singh Badal |
| Preceded by | Rakesh Pandey |
| Succeeded by | Parkash Singh Badal |
| Minister for Revenue & Rehabilitation | |
| In office 2012 – 2017 | |
| Chief Minister | Parkash Singh Badal |
| Preceded by | Ajit Singh Kohar |
| Minister for NRI Affairs | |
| In office 2012 – 2017 | |
| Chief Minister | Parkash Singh Badal |
| Preceded by | Parkash Singh Badal |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 March 1975 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Shiromani Akali Dal |
| Spouse(s) | Ganieve Grewal |
| Children | 2 |
Background and familyEdit
Majithia was born in 1976 to a Jat Sikh family. Was educated at the Lawrence School Sanawar. His father Sardar Satyajit Singh Majithia is a former Deputy Defence Minister. His grandfather Sardar Surjit Singh Majithia was a Wing Commander in the Indian Air Force and his great-grandfather Sir Sundar Singh Majithia was Revenue Minister in the Punjab government.[4] He is the younger brother of Bathinda MP, Harsimrat Kaur Badal and brother-in-law of former Deputy Chief Minister of Punjab, Sukhbir Singh Badal. Bikram was married to Ganieve Grewal in November 2009 and they have two sons.[5]
Political careerEdit
He first won the Punjab Vidhan Sabha elections from the Majitha constituency in 2007.[6] He won again from the same constituency in 2012 and 2017 assembly elections.[1] Subsequently he was inducted into the Punjab Cabinet.[7] He is ex minister of Revenue, Rehabilitation and Disaster Management, Information & Public Relations and Non Conventional Energy.[8]
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Results Punjab State Assembly Elections 2012]". electionaffairs.com. Archived from the original on 6 May 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- ↑ "Organisation Structure Akali Dal". shiromaniakalidal.org.in. Archived from the original on 31 January 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
- ↑ "Youth Akali Dal Website". Archived from the original on 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
- ↑ The Indian Journal of Political Science. India, Indian Political Science Association, 1974.
- ↑ "The Big Fat Punjabi Wedding". The Tribune. 26 November 2009. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
- ↑ "BIKRAM SINGH MAJITHIA(SAD):Constituency- Majitha(Amritsar) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". myneta.info. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
- ↑ Pandher, Sarabjit (14 March 2012). "BJP loses one berth in new Badal Cabinet". The Hindu. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
- ↑ "Council of Ministers – Government of Punjab, India". punjab.gov.in. Retrieved 15 October 2020.