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Ranjit Singh Brahmpura

Ranjit Singh Brahmpura (8 November 1937 – 13 December 2022)[1] was 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.[2] He is often referred to as Majhe Da Jarnail (meaning General of Majha in Punjabi).[3] He has previously served as Cabinet Minister in Government of Punjab twice, and MLA four times in Punjab.[4] He was a part of the Shiromani Akali Dal led by Sukhbir Singh Badal until 2019 when he left the party, fighting injustice and for what he believed was right.[5] On 23 December 2021, he rejoined Shiromani Akali Dal.[3]

References

  1. ^ Akali leader Ranjit Singh Brahmpura passes away at 85
  2. ^ "Constituencywise-All Candidates". Archived from the original on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
  3. ^ a b Sanjeev Verma (23 December 2021). "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.
  4. ^ "Members : Lok Sabha". loksabhaph.nic.in. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  5. ^ Service, Tribune News. "Akali Dal expels MP Brahmpura, Ajnala, their sons from party". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 10 May 2020.