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| name = Dhian Singh Mand<br />
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| caption = Mand in 2020<br />
| office = [[Jathedar of the Akal Takht|Acting Jathedar of the Akal Takht]]{{efn|Appointed by [[Sarbat Khalsa (2015)|Sarbat Khalsa]] in 2015. Disputed by [[Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee|SGPC]].<ref name="appoint">[https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/community/at-sarbat-khalsa-hardliners-appoint-hawara-akal-takht-jathedar/156857.html At Sarbat Khalsa, hardliners appoint Hawara Akal Takht Jathedar]</ref>}} ('''Disputed''')<br />
| term_start = 10 November 2015{{efn|Disputed with [[Giani Gurbachan Singh|Gurbachan Singh]] until 18 October 2018, Harpreet Singh from 22 October 2018 to 16 June 2023, Raghbir Singh from 22 June 2023 to 7 March 2025, Kuldeep Singh Gagraj since 8 March 2025<ref name="Gargaj">{{cite news |last1=Singh |first1=Surjit |title=SGPC removes Giani Raghbir Singh as Akal Takht jathedar |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/sgpc-removes-giani-raghbir-singh-as-akal-takht-jathedar-101741374185270.html |access-date=8 March 2025 |publisher=Hindustan Times}}</ref>}}<br />
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| predecessor = [[Giani Gurbachan Singh|Gurbachan Singh]]<br />
| successor = <!-- should not be filled until the successor takes office--><br />
| office1 = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]<br />
| constituency1 = [[Firozpur Lok Sabha constituency|Firozpur]]<br />
| term_start1 = 2 December 1989<br />
| term_end1 = 13 March 1991<br />
| predecessor1 = [[Gurdial Singh Dhillon]]<br />
| successor1 = Mohan Singh<br />
| birth_name = Dhian Singh Mand<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1961|05|03}}<br />
| birth_place = Sedia Ka Ruhila, [[Ferozepur]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]<br />
| party = [[Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar)]]<br />
| father = Ajaib Singh Mand<br />
| alma_mater = Government High School, Noorpur Sethiean<br />
| appointer = [[Sarbat Khalsa (2015)|Sarbat Khalsa]]<br />
}}<br />
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'''Dhian Singh Mand''' (born 3 May 1961) is a [[Sikh]] politician<ref name="Lok Sabha">{{cite web |title=9th Lok Sabha Members Bioprofile |url=https://loksabhaph.nic.in/writereaddata/biodata_1_12/3329.htm |website=Lok Sabha |access-date=10 November 2022}}</ref> who has been serving as the [[Sarbat Khalsa (2015)|Sarbat Khalsa]]-appointed acting [[jathedar of the Akal Takht]] since 2015 due to the imprisonment of its permanent jathedar [[Jagtar Singh Hawara]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Booked for sedition, Giani Dhian Singh Mand sent to police custody |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/booked-for-sedition-giani-dhian-singh-mand-sent-to-police-custody/story-CDvZSQW1shPBWAUlFf5vYP.html |access-date=10 November 2022 |agency=Hindustan Times |date=20 November 2015 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="appoint"/><br />
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==Early life==<br />
Dhian Singh Mand was born on 3 May 1961 in Sedia Ka Ruhila, [[Firozpur]], [[Punjab, India]]. He is the son of Ajaib Singh Mand and completed his [[matriculation]] at Government High School, Noorpur Sethiean.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dhian Singh Mand |url=https://www.myneta.info/ls2014/candidate.php?candidate_id=7793 |website=My Neta |publisher=National Election Watch |access-date=27 July 2024}}</ref><br />
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==Political career==<br />
In 1989, Dhian Singh Mand achieved a surprising victory by over 200,000 votes in the [[Firozpur Lok Sabha constituency|Firozepur constituency]] during the [[1989 Indian general election|Indian general elections]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sandhu |first1=Kanwar |title=People of Punjab cast a negative vote against Congress(I) |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/nation/story/19891215-people-of-punjab-cast-a-negative-vote-against-congressi-816961-1989-12-14 |access-date=27 July 2024 |work=India Today |publisher=India Today |date=15 December 1989 |language=en}}</ref> Mand, who was relatively unknown at the time, defeated prominent figures such as [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] leader [[Jagmeet Singh Brar]] and [[Janata Dal]] leader [[Devi Lal]]. His success was attributed to endorsement from the [[Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar)]], as well as the influence of the [[martyrdom]] of three of his brothers in police encounters.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Arora |first1=Subhash Chander |title=Turmoil in Punjab Politics |date=1990 |publisher=Mittal Publications |location=New Delhi |isbn=978-81-7099-251-6 |page=222 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gwG-yOpSEy8C |access-date=27 July 2024 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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[[Category:1961 births]]<br />
[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) politicians]]<br />
[[Category:Independent politicians in India]]<br />
[[Category:People from Firozpur district]]<br />
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