Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa | |
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| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 9 April 2010 – 9 April 2022 | |
| Succeeded by | Harbhajan Singh |
| Constituency | Punjab |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 2004–2009 | |
| Preceded by | Simranjit Singh Mann |
| Succeeded by | Vijay Inder Singla |
| Constituency | Sangrur |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 April 1936 Sangrur, Punjab, British India |
| Political party | Shiromani Akali Dal[1] |
| Spouse | Harjit Kaur |
| Children | 1 son and 2 daughters including Parminder Singh Dhindsa |
| Residence | Sangrur |
| Awards | Padma Bhushan (2019) |
| Source: [1] | |
Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa (born 9 April 1936) is a member of the Rajya Sabha. He was the former President of Shiromani Akali Dal (Sanyukt), which was formed by the merger of Shiromani Akali Dal (Democratic) and Shiromani Akali Dal (Taksali) led by him and Ranjit Singh Brahampura respectively. He returned to the Shiromani Akali Dal political party by merging his party back into it in March 2024. He was previously a member of 14th Lok Sabha of India, representing the Sangrur constituency of Punjab. He has been awarded the Padma Bhushan in the awards list of 26 January 2019. However, he returned it in December 2020 during the farmer protests.
He was union minister of sports and chemicals and fertilisers in Third Vajpayee Ministry from 2000 to 2004. He was member of Rajya Sabha from 1998 to 2004.[2] His son Parminder Singh Dhindsa was finance minister of Punjab from 2012 till 2017.[3]
- ^ Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa proclaims himself as SAD chief. 8 July 2020. The Tribune. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa Biography, Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa Bio, Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa Photos, Videos, Wallpapers, News
- ^ "Parminder Singh Dhindsa". PTC News. 1 February 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2023.