Ranjit Singh Brahmpura

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Ranjit Singh Brahmpura
File:Ranjit Singh Brahmpura Official portrait 2014.jpg
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
1 September 2014 – 23 May 2019
Preceded byRattan Singh Ajnala
Succeeded byJasbir Singh Gill
ConstituencyKhadoor Sahib
Cabinet Minister, Government of Punjab
In office
1997 - 2002
In office
2007 - 2012
Member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly
In office
1977 - 1980
Preceded byconstituency established
Succeeded bySurinder Singh Kairon
ConstituencyNaushehra Pannuan
In office
1997 - 2012
Preceded byHarbhajan Singh
Succeeded byconstituency went under delimitition
ConstituencyNaushehra Pannuan
Personal details
Born (1937-11-08) 8 November 1937 (age 86)
Singapore
Political partyShiromani Akali Dal
(till 2018) (2021-Present)
Other political
affiliations		Shiromani Akali Dal (Taksali)
(till 2021)
Shiromani Akali Dal (Sanyukt)
(2021)
Spouse(s)Late Smt. Manjit Kaur
Children4, including Ravinder Singh Brahmpura
ResidenceAmritsar, Punjab
OccupationAgriculturist
As of 03 July, 2019
Source: [1]

Ranjit Singh Brahmpura is an Indian politician who was a Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha for Khadoor Sahib constituency, he won the 2014 Indian general election being a Shiromani Akali Dal candidate.[1] He is often referred to as Majhe Da Jarnail (meaning General of Majha in Punjabi).[2] He has previously served as Cabinet Minister in Government of Punjab twice, and MLA four times in Punjab.[3] He was a part of the Shiromani Akali Dal led by Sukhbir Singh Badal until 2019 when he was expelled from the party.[4] On 23 December 2021, he rejoined Shiromani Akali Dal.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Constituencywise-All Candidates". Archived from the original on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Dec 23, Sanjeev Verma / TNN / Updated; 2021; Ist, 09:57. "brahmpura: Punjab: Ranjit Singh Brahmpura all set for ghar wapsi in SAD(B) today | Chandigarh News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 23 December 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ↑ "Members : Lok Sabha". loksabhaph.nic.in. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  4. ↑ Service, Tribune News. "Akali Dal expels MP Brahmpura, Ajnala, their sons from party". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
Party political offices
Preceded by
Rattan Singh Ajnala 		Leader of the Shiromani Akali Dal Party in the 16th Lok Sabha
2014–2018 		Incumbent


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