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{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2018}}
{{Infobox Indian politician
| name = Bikramjit Singh majithia
| image = Bikram Singh Majithia Nov 2019.png
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birthdate and age|1975|3|1|df=yes}}
| birth_place =
| residence =
| office = [[Member of Legislative Assembly|MLA]], [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]]
| constituency = [[Majitha Assembly Constituency|Majitha]]
| term_start = 2007
| predecessor = [[Swinder Singh]]
| successor = Incumbent
| office2 = Minister for Information & Public Relations
| office3 = Minister for Environment & Non- Conventional Energy
|1blankname3 = Chief Minister
|1namedata3 = [[Parkash Singh Badal]]
| term3 = 2007 – 2017
| predecessor3 = Capt. Amarinder Singh
| successor3 = Incumbent
| office4 = Minister for Water Supply & Sanitation
|1blankname4 = Chief Minister
|1namedata4 = Parkash Singh Badal
| term4 = 2007 – 2012
| predecessor4 = Capt. Amarinder Singh
| successor4 = [[Jagir Kaur]]
| office5 = Minister for Science Technology
|1blankname5 = Chief Minister
|1namedata5 = Parkash Singh Badal
| term5 = 2007 – 2012
| predecessor5 = [[Rakesh Pandey]]
| successor5 = Parkash Singh Badal
| office6 = Minister for Revenue & Rehabilitation
|1blankname6 = Chief Minister
|1namedata6 = Parkash Singh Badal
| term6 = 2012 – 2017
| predecessor6 = [[Ajit Singh Kohar]]
| successor6 =
| office7 = Minister for NRI Affairs
|1blankname7 = Chief Minister
|1namedata7 = Parkash Singh Badal
| term7 = 2012 – 2017
| predecessor7 = Parkash Singh Badal
| successor7 =
| party =[[Shiromani Akali Dal]]
| nationality = [[India]]n
| spouse = Ganieve Grewal
| children = 2
| website =
}}

'''Bikram Singh Majithia''' is an Indian politician and a former cabinet minister in the [[Government of Punjab, India|Punjab Government]]. He won 2007 [[Punjab Legislative Assembly|Punjab Vidhan Sabha]] elections from the [[Majitha Assembly Constituency|Majitha constituency]], and again won in 2012 and 2017.<ref name='a'>{{cite web|url=http://electionaffairs.com/punjab/state_assembly_elections_2012/winning_candidates_results_punjab_assembly_elections_2012.html |title=Results Punjab State Assembly Elections 2012] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130506042537/http://electionaffairs.com/punjab/state_assembly_elections_2012/winning_candidates_results_punjab_assembly_elections_2012.html |archive-date=6 May 2013 |work=electionaffairs.com |accessdate=12 March 2021}}</ref> He belongs to [[Shiromani Akali Dal]] and is president of its Youth Wing, Youth Akali Dal.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.shiromaniakalidal.org.in/akali-dal-organisation-structure/ |title=Organisation Structure Akali Dal |work=shiromaniakalidal.org.in|access-date=2 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110131202111/http://www.shiromaniakalidal.org.in/akali-dal-organisation-structure/ |archive-date=31 January 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.youthakalidal.com/latest-news |title=Youth Akali Dal Website |access-date=2 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130522165241/http://youthakalidal.com/latest-news |archive-date=22 May 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Background and family==
Majithia was born in 1976 to a [[Jat Sikh]] family. Was educated at the Lawrence School Sanawar. His father Sardar Satyajit Singh Majithia is a former Deputy Defence Minister. His grandfather [[Sardar Surjit Singh Majithia]] was a [[Wing commander (rank)|Wing Commander]] in the [[Indian Air Force]] and his great-grandfather [[Sundar Singh Majithia|Sir Sundar Singh Majithia]] was Revenue Minister in the Punjab government.<ref>The Indian Journal of Political Science. India, Indian Political Science Association, 1974.</ref> He is the younger brother of [[Bathinda]] [[Parliament of India|MP]], [[Harsimrat Kaur Badal]] and brother-in-law of former Deputy Chief Minister of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], [[Sukhbir Singh Badal]]. Bikram was married to Ganieve Grewal in November 2009 and they have two sons.<ref>{{cite news|title=The Big Fat Punjabi Wedding|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2009/20091126/ttlife1.htm|accessdate=19 May 2015|work=The Tribune|date=26 November 2009}}</ref>

==Political career==
He first won the [[Punjab Legislative Assembly|Punjab Vidhan Sabha]] elections from the [[Majitha Assembly Constituency|Majitha constituency]] in 2007.<ref>{{cite web |title=BIKRAM SINGH MAJITHIA(SAD):Constituency- Majitha(Amritsar) - Affidavit Information of Candidate: |url=http://myneta.info/pb2007/candidate.php?candidate_id=17 |website=myneta.info |accessdate=15 October 2020}}</ref> He won again from the same constituency in 2012 and 2017 assembly elections.<ref name='a'/> Subsequently he was inducted into the Punjab Cabinet.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Pandher |first1=Sarabjit |title=BJP loses one berth in new Badal Cabinet |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-newdelhi/bjp-loses-one-berth-in-new-badal-cabinet/article2992708.ece |accessdate=15 October 2020 |work=The Hindu |date=14 March 2012 |language=en-IN}}</ref> He is ex minister of Revenue, Rehabilitation and Disaster Management, Information & Public Relations and Non Conventional Energy.<ref>{{cite news |title=Council of Ministers – Government of Punjab, India |url=http://punjab.gov.in/council-of-ministers/ |accessdate=15 October 2020 |work=punjab.gov.in}}</ref>

==See also==

* [[Majithia Sirdars]]

==References==

{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://www.facebook.com/bikramsinghmajithiaa Bikram Singh Majithia] on [[Facebook]]

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[[Category:Shiromani Akali Dal politicians]]
[[Category:State cabinet ministers of Punjab, India]]
[[Category:1976 births]]
[[Category:Place of birth missing (living people)]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Punjab, India MLAs 2012–2017]]
[[Category:People from Amritsar district]]
[[Category:Punjab, India MLAs 2017–2022]]

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