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{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}} | {{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}} | ||
{{Infobox officeholder | {{Infobox officeholder | ||
| name = Rana Gurjeet Singh | | name = Rana Gurjeet Singh | ||
| image = | | image = | ||
| caption = Cabinet minister, Punjab | | caption = Cabinet minister, Punjab | ||
| birth_date ={{Birth date and age|1956|4|19|df=y}} | | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1956|4|19|df=y}} | ||
| birth_place =[[Udham Singh Nagar]], [[Uttarakhand]] | | birth_place = [[Udham Singh Nagar]], [[Uttarakhand]] | ||
| residence =[[Chandigarh]] | | residence = [[Chandigarh]] | ||
| death_date = | | death_date = | ||
| death_place = | | death_place = | ||
| office = [[Member of Parliament]] | | office = [[Member of Parliament]] | ||
| constituency = [[Kapurthala Assembly Constituency|Kapurthala]] | | constituency = [[Kapurthala Assembly Constituency|Kapurthala]] | ||
| term =2004–2009 | | term = 2004–2009 | ||
| predecessor = Balbir Singh | | predecessor = Balbir Singh | ||
| successor = Mohinder Singh Kay Pee | | successor = Mohinder Singh Kay Pee | ||
| party =[[Indian National Congress|INC]] | | party = [[Indian National Congress|INC]] | ||
| spouse = Rana Rajbans Kaur | | spouse = Rana Rajbans Kaur | ||
| children = Two sons | | children = Two sons | ||
| website = | | website = | ||
| footnotes = | | footnotes = | ||
| date = 17 May | | | date = 17 May| | ||
| year = 2009 | | | year = 2009| | ||
| source = http://164.100.24.208/ls/lsmember/biodata.asp?mpsno=4057 | | source = http://164.100.24.208/ls/lsmember/biodata.asp?mpsno=4057 | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Rana Gurjeet Singh''' (born 19 April 1952) is current MLA and | '''Rana Gurjeet Singh''' (born 19 April 1952) is current MLA and current Cabinet Minister of Punjab in from [[Kapurthala Assembly Constituency]]. He represented the [[Jalandhar]] Lok Sabha constituency of [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]] from 2004 to 2009 and is a member of the [[Indian National Congress]] (INC) political party. Rana Gurjeet Singh migrated to Punjab in the year 1986 and set up a [[Kraft paper|kraft]]-based [[paper mill]] in [[Rupnagar district|dist. Ropar]]. He later went on the set up a [[sugar mill]] in [[Buttar Sivia]] village of [[Amritsar district]] and various other industries. | ||
He has built a political career for himself when he won his first [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|M.L.A.]] election in [[Kapurthala]], Punjab. He has since been elected as a [[Parliament of India|M.P.]] from Jalandhar and has won the Kapurthala MLA seat numerous times. He represents the constituency of Kapurthala today as an MLA and is an ex-Minister in the [[Punjab cabinet]]. | He has built a political career for himself when he won his first [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|M.L.A.]] election in [[Kapurthala]], Punjab. He has since been elected as a [[Parliament of India|M.P.]] from Jalandhar and has won the Kapurthala MLA seat numerous times. He represents the constituency of Kapurthala today as an MLA and is an ex-Minister in the [[Punjab cabinet]]. | ||
On 25 December 2016, a criminal complaint against Singh was filed for an alleged assault against Kulwinder Singh Babbal, [[Bholath Assembly Constituency|Bholath assembly constituency]] in the [[2017 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|Punjab Legislative Assembly election]]. However, Ranjit Singh Rana went to become INC candidate from Bholath.<ref>http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/case-at-behest-of-akali-leader-congress-mla/articleshow/56236250.cms</ref> Later, Rana Gurjeet Singh claimed on 29 December that the complaint was filed on behalf of a [[Shiromani Akali Dal]] leader. | On 25 December 2016, a criminal complaint against Singh was filed for an alleged assault against Kulwinder Singh Babbal, [[Bholath Assembly Constituency|Bholath assembly constituency]] in the [[2017 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|Punjab Legislative Assembly election]]. However, Ranjit Singh Rana went to become INC candidate from Bholath.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/case-at-behest-of-akali-leader-congress-mla/articleshow/56236250.cms|title = Case at behest of Akali leader: Congress MLA | Chandigarh News - Times of India}}</ref> Later, Rana Gurjeet Singh claimed on 29 December that the complaint was filed on behalf of a [[Shiromani Akali Dal]] leader.Accused of pocketing sand mine contracts worth crores on his staff's names, Punjab Power & Irrigation Minister Rana Gurjit Singh has finally resigned in January 2018 | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||