Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa
Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa (born 1 February 1959) is an Indian politician who was the Deputy Chief Minister of Punjab.
He is also a member of Indian National Congress and Member of Punjab Legislative Assembly (MLA) and represents Dera Baba Nanak.
Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa | |
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| General Secretary of AICC for Rajasthan | |
| Assumed office December 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Ajay Maken |
| Deputy Chief Minister of Punjab | |
| In office 20 September 2021 – 16 March 2022 Serving with Om Parkash Soni | |
| Governor | Banwarilal Purohit |
| Chief Minister | Charanjit Singh Channi |
| Preceded by | Sukhbir Singh Badal |
| Member of Legislative Assembly, Punjab | |
| Assumed office 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Nirmal Singh Kahlon |
| Constituency | Dera Baba Nanak |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 February 1959 Dharowali, Gurdaspur district Punjab, India |
| Political party |  Indian National Congress |
| Residence(s) | Awakha, Gurdaspur, Punjab, India |
Early life
Sukhjinder Singh was born on 1 February 1959 at Dharowali village, tehsil Dera Baba Nanak in Gurdaspur district. His father's name was Santokh Singh who served as Punjab congress chief twice and was one of the most senior congressmen of his time. Sukhjinder completed his Matric education from Government school Chandigarh in 1975.
Political career
Randhawa first successfully contested Punjab Legislative Assembly from Fatehgarh Churian in 2002 defeating Akali dal's Nirmal Singh Kahlon. In 2012, he was elected from new constituency Dera Baba Nanak. He was one of the 42 INC MLAs who submitted their resignation in protest as part of their decision of the Supreme Court of India ruling Punjab's termination of the Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) water canal unconstitutional.
Member of Legislative Assembly
He represents the Dera Baba Nanak Assembly constituency as MLA in Punjab Assembly. The Aam Aadmi Party gained a strong 79% majority in the sixteenth Punjab Legislative Assembly by winning 92 out of 117 seats in the 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election. MP Bhagwant Mann was sworn in as Chief Minister on 16 March 2022.
- Member (2022–23) Committee on Estimates
Electoral performance
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa | 52,555 | 36.41 | ||
| SAD | Ravikaran Singh Kahlon | 52089 | 36.08 | ||
| AAP | Gurdeep Singh Randhawa | ||||
| NOTA | None of the above | ||||
| Majority | 466 | 0.33 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | 194,613 | ||||
| INC hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa | 60385 | 42.83 | ||
| SAD | Sucha Singh Langah | 59191 | 41.98 | ||
| AAP | Gurpartap Singh Khushalpur | 17222 | 12.21 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 961 | 0.68 | ||
| Majority | 1194 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | 183,088 | ||||
| INC hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa | 66,294 | 50.22 | ||
| SAD | Sucha Singh | 63,354 | 47.99 | ||
| Majority | 3060 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| INC gain from SAD | |||||
References
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