Sukhbir Singh Badal
Sukhbir Singh Badal (born 9 July 1962) is an Indian politician and the president of Shiromani Akali Dal, and is currently a member of Parliament from the Firozpur.[1] He served as Deputy Chief Minister of Punjab from 2009 to 2017. He is the son of Parkash Singh Badal, who has served several times as Chief Minister of Punjab. Badal and his family have ownership stakes in an array of businesses.
Sukhbir Singh Badal | |
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| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 23 May 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Sher Singh Ghubaya |
| Constituency | Firozpur |
| In office 2004–2009 | |
| Preceded by | Jagmeet Singh Brar |
| Succeeded by | Paramjit Kaur Gulshan |
| Constituency | Faridkot |
| In office 1996–1999 | |
| Preceded by | Jagmeet Singh Brar |
| Succeeded by | Jagmeet Singh Brar |
| Constituency | Faridkot |
| Deputy Chief Minister of Punjab | |
| In office 10 August 2009 – 11 March 2017 | |
| Succeeded by |
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| In office 21 January 2009 – 1 July 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Rajinder Kaur Bhattal |
| Union Minister of State for Industry | |
| In office 19 March 1998 – 12 October 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Murasoli Maran |
| Succeeded by | Murasoli Maran |
| Member of Punjab Legislative Assembly | |
| In office August 2009 – May 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Sher Singh Ghubaya |
| Succeeded by | Raminder Singh Awla |
| Constituency | Jalalabad |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sukhbir Singh Dhillon 9 July 1962 Faridkot, Punjab, India |
| Political party | Shiromani Akali Dal |
| Spouse | Harsimrat Kaur Badal |
| Children | 3 |
| Parent |
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| Relatives | Gurdas Singh Badal (uncle) Manpreet Singh Badal (first cousin) |
| Residence | Chandigarh |
| Website | http://sukhbirsinghbadal.co.in |
As of 22 September, 2006 Source: [1] | |
Early life and education
Sukhbir Badal was born on 9 July 1962 in Dhillon jatt family at Faridkot. His mother's name is Surinder Kaur. Initially, he was educated at The Lawrence School, Sanawar. He completed an M.A. Hons. School in Economics from Panjab University Chandigarh from 1980 to 1984 and an M.B.A. from California State University, Los Angeles.[1][2]
Political career
Sukhbir Singh Badal was a member of the 11th and 12th Lok Sabha, representing Faridkot.[3][4] He was Union Minister of State for Industry in Second Vajpayee Ministry during 1998 to 1999. He was also a member of Rajya Sabha during 2001 to 2004. In 2004, he was re-elected from Faridkot for 14th Lok Sabha.[5] He became the President of Akali Dal in January 2008. A year later in January 2009, he was sworn in as the Deputy Chief Minister of Punjab.[6] He was not the Member of Punjab Vidhan Sabha at that time. He resigned in July 2009, upon the completion of six-month period available for contesting elections for the assembly, during which he didn't contest any elections.[7] He was again appointed Deputy Chief Minister in August 2009 after winning by-elections from Jalalabad Assembly constituency.[8]
2012 Punjab elections
Akali Dal-BJP combined secured victory in the 2012 Punjab elections, beating anti-incumbency for the first time in Punjab.[9] Sukhbir was re-elected from Jalalabad and remained Deputy Chief Minister.[10][11] In the new government he held portfolio of Home, Governance Reforms, Housing, Excise and Taxation, Investment Promotion, Sports and Youth Services Welfare and Civil Aviation.[11] This victory and later victory in Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee elections in January 2013 elevated the position of Sukhbir Singh Badal as an important leader in politics.[12]
Badal defeated Bhagwant Mann of Aam Aadmi Party (MP Sangrur) and Ravneet Singh Bittu (MP Ludhiana) from INC in 2017 Assembly Elections. SAD and BJP alliance lost the majority to Congress. In 2019, he was elected as Member Parliament of Ferozpur Lok Sabha Constituency by defeating Sher Singh Ghubaya of INC by securing more than 600,000 votes on 23 May 2019.
Moga molestation case
In April 2015, a teenage girl died and her mother was seriously injured when they were molested and thrown from a running bus near Gil village in Moga district.[13] The bus was operated by Orbit Aviation, a company in which Badal has stake.[14]
Subsequently, it was revealed by news reports that the Chief Minister of Punjab gave the girl's father ₹3 million in compensation.[15]
2022 Punjab Assembly election
Badal was the president of Akali Dal during the 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election. Badal contested from the Jalalabad Assembly constituency and lost the election to Jagdeep Kamboj Goldy of Aam Aadmi Party.[16] Badal lost by a margin of 30,374 Votes.[17] SAD BSP alliance contested in all 117 seats, and won 3 seats. SAD finished on third spot behind AAP and INC.[18]
Business career and allegations
Badal and his family have direct or indirect interests in any array of businesses.[19] He has been accused of running the state like a "private limited company".[20] Badal holds a majority stake in the Punjabi language PTC television network.[21][22] Badal and his family are also major stakeholders in Orbit Aviation, Dabwali Transport, Indo-Canadian Transport Company, Metro Eco Green Resorts, Saanjh Foundation, Falcon Properties, and Orbit Resorts.[23][24] He has been accused of enriching private transport companies, which he has a stake in, while the state transport department has deteriorated.[25] The Oberoi Sukhvilas Spa Resort in New Chandigarh is owned by and named after Sukhbir Badal.[26]
Opinion
Opinion polls and exit polls
In March 2022, Badal said that the opinion polls and exit polls should be banned in India. He claimed that the political parties get the opinion polls done after paying money. He was speaking after most of the Exit poll agencies predicted unanimously that the Aam Aadmi Party will win with a large majority in the 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election.[27]
Personal life
He married Harsimrat Kaur Badal on 21 November 1991. She is also a politician and presently Member of Parliament of India from Bathinda Lok Sabha constituency since 2009 and was the union food processing minister under Prime Minister Narendra Modi until 17 May 2020.[28] His mother Surinder Kaur died on 24 May 2011 from throat and pancreatic cancer at PGIMER, Chandigarh.[29] His son Anantbir Singh Badal made his first political appearance in 2019 before Indian general election.[30]
See also
References
- ^ a b Bains, Satinder (31 January 2008). . Punjab Newsline. Archived from the original on 28 November 2010. Retrieved 10 December 2010.
- ^ Distinguished Alumni Panjab University
- ^ STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTIONS, 1999 TO THE 11th LOK SABHA
- ^ STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTIONS, 1999 TO THE 12th LOK SABHA
- ^ STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTIONS, 2004 TO THE 14th LOK SABHA
- ^ Badal Jr. sworn in Deputy CM
- ^ Sukhbir Badal quits as Deputy CM
- ^ Sukhbir back as Deputy CM
- ^ Punjab: SAD-BJP defies anti-incumbency, wins big
- ^ Results Punjab State Assembly Elections 2012 6 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Punjab Cabinet Ministers Portfolios 2012 3 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ How Sukhbir won the day for SAD
- ^ Webdesk, DNA News (2 May 2015). "Moga molestation: Punjab education minister stirs up controversy, says victim death 'god's will'". DNA India. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
- ^ Sharma, Sandipan (1 May 2015). "Why spare the bus owners? Punjab molestation case is no different from Uber rape incident". First Post. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
- ^ Patel, Anand Kumar (4 May 2015). "Punjab Teen Molestation Case: Family Cremates Body As Chief Minister Steps In". NDTV. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
- ^ "Punjab election 2022 result constituency-wise: Check full list of winners". Hindustan Times. 10 March 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- ^ "Riding on AAP wave, Kamboj breaches Sukhbir's bastion, defeats SAD chief by 30,374 votes". Hindustan Times. 10 March 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "Punjab election 2022, Punjab election results 2022, Punjab election winners list, Punjab election 2022 full list of winners, Punjab election winning candidates, Punjab election 2022 winners, Punjab election 2022 winning candidates constituency wise". Financialexpress. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- ^ "Parkash Singh Badal's business ventures: Top 5 facts to know about Punjab chief minister". Financialexpress. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ Rajshekhar, M. "Every business in Punjab leads back to an Akali Dal leader (well almost)". Scroll.in. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ "Honcho of Badal-owned PTC 'steers' Punjab PR dept's meet with NRI media". Hindustan Times. 3 February 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ "Not on TRP radar, yet govt ad windfall for Badal family channel -Politics News , Firstpost". Firstpost. 20 January 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ Bedi, Hardeep Singh (27 May 2019). "The Rise of Badals and fall of Shiromani Akali Dal". Oneindia. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ Malik, Aman (13 May 2014). "The business interests of Harsimrat Kaur Badal". mint. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ "How the Badal Family's Roadways Business is Taking Punjab for a Ride". The Wire. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ "Chandigarh makes NYT '52 Places to Go' list, with a little help from Sukhbir Badal". ThePrint. 18 January 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ "Punjab elections 2022: Exit polls should be banned, says SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal". Free Press Journal. 9 March 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
- ^ Badal kids miss mom but happy
- ^ Ch, ITGD Bureau; igarhMay 24; May 24, 2011UPDATED; Ist, 2011 20:51. "Punjab CM Parkash Singh Badal's wife Surinder Kaur Badal dead". India Today. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ 8 May, Neel Kamal | TNN | Updated; 2019; Ist, 9:20. "Sukhbir & Harsimrat's son makes 1st political appearance | Punjab Lok Sabha Election News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
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