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{{Short description|Indian politician (born 1962)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2025}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Gurmeet Singh Khuddian
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1962|09|30|df=y}}
| birth_place =
| image =
| office = [[Mann ministry|Cabinet Minister]], [[Government of Punjab (India)|Government of Punjab]]
| predecessor = [[Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal]]
| successor =
| governor = [[Banwarilal Purohit]]
| 1blankname = Chief Minister
| 1namedata = [[Bhagwant Mann]]
| subterm = '''Cabinet'''
| suboffice = [[Mann ministry]]
| 2blankname = Ministry and Departments
| 2namedata = * [[Departments of Government of Punjab, India|Agriculture]]
| office1 = Member of [[Punjab Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start1 = 10 March 2022
| term_end1 =
| constituency1 = [[Lambi Assembly constituency|Lambi]]
| office2 = President of District Congress Committee Muktsar
| term2 = 2014–2019
| party = [[Aam Aadmi Party]]
| other_party = [[Indian National Congress]] (until 2021)
| children = 2
| father = [[Jagdev Singh Khuddian]]
| mother =
| profession = Agriculture
| website = {{Facebook|gurmeetkhuddian}}
| spouse = Bhupinder Kaur
}}

'''Gurmeet Singh Khuddian''' (born 30 September 1962) is an Indian politician and member of [[Aam Aadmi Party]]. He is currently serving as a member of the [[Punjab Legislative Assembly]] from [[Lambi Assembly constituency|Lambi]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=It is people's victory, says AAP's Gurmeet Singh Khudian who defeated SAD patron Parkash Singh Badal |url=https://www.aninews.in/news/national/politics/it-is-peoples-victory-says-aaps-gurmeet-singh-khudian-who-defeated-sad-patron-parkash-singh-badal20220310184859/ |access-date=2022-03-11 |website=ANI News |language=en}}</ref> He defeated [[Shiromani Akali Dal|SAD]] Veteran and Patron of [[Shiromani Akali Dal]] [[Parkash Singh Badal]] from [[Lambi Assembly constituency|Lambi]] in 2022 [[2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|Punjab Assembly Elections]]. He is the son of former [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]] [[Jagdev Singh Khudian|Jagdev Singh Khuddian]].

== Personal life ==
Gurmeet's father [[Jagdev Singh Khuddian]] was elected [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]] from [[Faridkot, Punjab|Faridkot]] constituency in 1989.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Members Bioprofile |url=http://loksabhaph.nic.in/writereaddata/biodata_1_12/3314.htm |access-date=2022-03-11 |website=loksabhaph.nic.in}}</ref> His father went missing under mysterious circumstances after being elected to the lower house of the Parliament in 1989. Six days later the body of Khuddian was found from Rajasthan Feeder Canal.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sandhu |first=Kanwar |date=May 15, 1990|title=Jagdev Singh Khudian killed, proves probe |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19900515-jagdev-singh-khudian-killed-proves-probe-812564-1990-05-15 |access-date=2022-03-11 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=February 15, 1990|title=Death of Jagdev Singh Khudian, Akali Dal MP from Faridkot, sets alarm bells ringing |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19900215-death-of-jagdev-singh-khudian-akali-dal-mp-from-faridkot-sets-alarm-bells-ringing-812358-1990-02-15 |access-date=2022-03-11 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref> He is agriculturist by profession.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-10 |title=Meet AAP's giant-slayers who defeated Channi, Sidhu, Captain, Parkash Singh Badal |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/elections/punjab-assembly-election/meet-aap-s-giant-slayers-who-defeated-channi-sidhu-captain-parkash-singh-badal-101646908175090.html |access-date=2022-03-14 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref>

== Political career ==
Gurmeet Khuddian was associated with the [[Indian National Congress]] from 2004 before joining the [[Aam Aadmi Party]].<ref>{{Cite web |title='Ignored', Cong's Lambi leader Gurmeet Singh Khudian quits, may join another party |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/ignored-congs-lambi-leader-gurmeet-singh-khudian-quits-may-join-another-party-287474 |access-date=2022-03-11 |website=Tribuneindia News Service |language=en}}</ref> He was the covering candidate for [[Amarinder Singh|Capt.Amarinder Singh]] during the 2017 [[2017 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|Punjab Legislative Assembly Elections]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-01-19 |title=Will cook Badal's goose in his backyard, says Capt Amarinder |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/will-cook-badal-s-goose-in-his-backyard-says-capt-amarinder/story-pKXySM52dH0ffKJyeHaZIO.html |access-date=2022-03-11 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref> He was a strong contender for Chairman's post during the [[Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee|Congress Government]] in [[Punjab, India|Punjab]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gurmeet Khudian from Muktsar front runner for chairman's post |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/bathinda/gurmeet-khudian-from-muktsar-front-runner-for-chairman-s-post-803129 |access-date=2022-03-11 |website=Tribuneindia News Service |language=en}}</ref>

Gurmeet remained President of [[Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee|District Congress Committee]], [[Sri Muktsar Sahib|Muktsar]] for five years.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Senior Congress leader from Lambi Gurmeet Khudian quits party |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/senior-congress-leader-from-lambi-gurmeet-khudian-quits-party-287154 |access-date=2022-03-11 |website=Tribuneindia News Service |language=en}}</ref> After feeling ignored by the [[Indian National Congress|Congress Party]], he quit the party and joined the [[Aam Aadmi Party]] in July, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-08-03 |title=Post change of guard, two big losses for Congress in Malwa; AAP gains |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/post-change-of-guard-two-big-losses-for-congress-in-malwa-aap-gains-7435771/ |access-date=2022-03-11 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>

Soon after joining the [[Aam Aadmi Party]] Gurmeet was declared the candidate for [[Aam Aadmi Party]] from [[Lambi Assembly constituency|Lambi]] against the Patron of [[Shiromani Akali Dal]] [[Parkash Singh Badal]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Punjab polls Former state police officer among 30 candidates announced by AAP |url=https://www.theweek.in/wire-updates/national/2021/12/13/des6-pb-aap-candidates.html |access-date=2022-03-11 |website=The Week |language=en}}</ref> Gurmeet Khuddian defeated the [[Shiromani Akali Dal|SAD]] veteran [[Parkash Singh Badal]] who was a 11 time [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]], 5 time former [[Chief minister|Chief Minister]] from his home turf [[Lambi Assembly constituency|Lambi]] by a margin of more than 11000 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-10 |title=The 59-year-old who wrested the fort of Lambi |url=https://indianexpress.com/elections/the-59-year-old-who-wrested-the-fort-of-lambi-7813935/ |access-date=2022-03-11 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Punjab poll results: AAP's Gurmeet Singh Khudian defeats SAD patron Parkash Singh Badal |url=https://www.aninews.in/news/national/politics/punjab-poll-results-aaps-gurmeet-singh-khudian-defeats-sad-chief-parkash-singh-badal20220310184059/ |access-date=2022-03-11 |website=ANI News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-10 |title=Meet AAP's giant-slayers who defeated Channi, Sidhu, Captain, Parkash Singh Badal |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/elections/punjab-assembly-election/meet-aap-s-giant-slayers-who-defeated-channi-sidhu-captain-parkash-singh-badal-101646908175090.html |access-date=2022-03-11 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref> After winning the election Khuddian stated, "It is people's victory. Youth has brought a new Inquilab."<ref>{{Cite web |title=It is people's victory, says AAP's Gurmeet Singh Khudian who defeated SAD patron Parkash Singh Badal |url=https://www.aninews.in/news/national/politics/it-is-peoples-victory-says-aaps-gurmeet-singh-khudian-who-defeated-sad-patron-parkash-singh-badal20220310184859/ |access-date=2022-03-11 |website=ANI News |language=en}}</ref> The Aam Aadmi Party gained a strong 79% majority in the [[sixteenth Punjab Legislative Assembly]] by winning 92 out of [[List of constituencies of the Punjab Legislative Assembly|117 seats]] in the [[2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election]]. MP [[Bhagwant Mann]] was sworn in as [[List of chief ministers of Punjab (India)|Chief Minister]] on 16 March 2022.<ref>{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=16 March 2022 |title=AAP's Bhagwant Mann sworn in as Punjab Chief Minister |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/punjab-assembly/aaps-bhagwant-mann-sworn-in-as-punjab-cm/article65230309.ece |access-date=22 March 2022 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

==Member of Legislative Assembly==
He represents the [[Lambi Assembly constituency]] as MLA in Punjab Assembly.

;[[Punjab Legislative Assembly#Committees|Committee assignments of Punjab Legislative Assembly]]
*Member (2022–23) [[Punjab Assembly Committee on Panchayati Raj Institutions|Committee on Panchayati Raj Institutions]]<ref name="Committee on Panchayati Raj Institutions">{{cite web |title=vidhan Sabha |url=http://punjabassembly.nic.in/index.php/component/content/article?id=44&Itemid=119 |website=punjabassembly.nic.in |access-date=2022-06-13 }}</ref>

==Electoral performance ==
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== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{Facebook|gurmeetkhuddian}}

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