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'''Balwant Singh''' was a leader of [[Shiromani Akali Dal]]. He was deputy chief minister and finance minister of [[Punjab, India]]. He was killed by terrorists in July 1990.<br />
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== Personal life ==<br />
Born in 1929,in the village of [[Saidpur, Kapurthala|Saidpur]] (Kapurthalla), Balwant Singh is a [[Kamboj]]. He started his political career as a member of the congress party and after losing his first election succeeded in getting elected in 1962.He later joined the [[Akali Dal (1920)|Akali]] Dal.He has been minister of finance.<br />
His family lives in Chandigarh.He has 1 son and 2 grandchildren.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/07/11/world/sikh-who-promoted-truce-is-shot-to-death.html|title=Sikh Who Promoted Truce Is Shot to Death|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|accessdate=2015-05-22}}</ref><br />
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