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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2021}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Gurnam Singh Charuni
| other_names = Gurnam Singh Chaduni
| birth_date = 1959
| birth_place = Charuni Jattan village in Shahbad, Kurukshetra district, Haryana
| monuments = [[2020–2021 Indian farmers' protest|Farmer's Protest]]
| occupation = Farmer protestor and politician
| years_active = 1990-present
| children = 2
}}

'''Gurnam Singh Charuni''' (also spelt '''Gurnam Singh Chaduni''';<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Siwach|first=Sukhbir|date=2021-09-05|title=The Sunday Profile: Gurnam Singh Chanduni, the face behind Haryana’s farmer protests|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/karnal-farmers-protest-farm-laws-gurnam-singh-chaduni-7489300/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-08|website=The Indian Express}}</ref> born 1959) is a farm union leader and politician in the Indian states of Haryana and Punjab.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Haq|first=Zia|date=2021-01-27|title=Gurnam Charuni: The firebrand behind the farmers’ protests|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/gurnam-chaduni-the-firebrand-behind-the-farmers-protests-101611741694846.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-08|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=26 November 2020|title=Who is Gurnam Singh Chaduni?|url=https://haryanafirst.com/who-is-gurnam-singh-chaduni/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-08|website=Haryana First}}</ref> He is the chief of the [[Bharatiya Kisan Union]] (BKU) in [[Haryana]],<ref name="Charuni Mission Punjab" /> and the founder of Sanyukt Sangharsh Party.

== Early life ==
Gurnam Singh was born in Charuni Jattan village in Shahbad, [[Kurukshetra district]], Haryana in 1959.<ref name="Charuni Mission Punjab" /> As per customs, he uses his village name.<ref name=":1" /> He has six siblings, and started helping his family with farming on failing his tenth standard.<ref name=":0" />

==Activism==
In 2008 he successfully led a campaign for the farm loan waiver. In 2019 he protested with other farmers demanding the government purchase their sunflower crop.<ref>{{cite news |title=Farmers' protest: Five leaders at the forefront of the agitation |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/farmers-protest-five-leaders-at-the-forefront-of-the-agitation-921279.html |access-date=6 December 2021 |work=Deccan Herald |date=29 November 2020 |language=en}}</ref>

He participated as one of the leaders in the [[2020–2021 Indian farmers' protest]].<ref name="Charuni Mission Punjab">{{Cite web|last=Bhattacharya|first=Jayanta|date=14 July 2021|title='Mission Punjab': Who Is Farmer Leader Gurnam Singh Charuni?|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/india-news-mission-punjab-who-is-gurnam-singh-charuni/388179|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-08|website=Outlook India}}</ref>

==Politics==
In past, Chaduni had contested Haryana State Legislative assembly elections from the [[Ladwa (Vidhan Sabha constituency)]]. He finished on seventh place and lost his security deposit. In October 2021, it was reported that he was planning to contest in Punjab elections.<ref>{{cite news |title=Article: Farmers’ leaders want to oust BJP. Will they take the political plunge? |url=https://www.kmsnews.org/kms/2021/10/01/article-farmers-leaders-want-to-oust-bjp-will-they-take-the-political-plunge.html |access-date=26 December 2021 |work=Kashmir Media Service |quote=Chaduni had contested elections in the past from the Ladwa Assembly seat in Haryana and lost his security deposit, finishing seventh. He is now keen to test the electoral waters in Punjab. |date=1 October 2021}}</ref>

==Sanyukt Sangharsh Party==
{{Main|Sanyukt Sangharsh Party}}

In 2020, after the Passing of [[2020 Indian agriculture acts|three farm laws]] by [[Parliament of India]] there was a huge [[2020–2021 Indian farmers' protest|protest]] against it. Gurnam Singh Charuni was one of the leaders of the [[Samyukta Kisan Morcha]]. He was of the view that the farmers organisation must contest election to fulfill the demands of the farmers.<ref>[https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/agitating-farmer-unions-should-contest-punjab-assembly-polls-gurnam-singh-chaduni-279590 Agitating farmer unions should contest election.]</ref>

Gurnam Singh Chaduni launched his political party called Sanyukt Sangharsh Party on 18 December 2021. Party plans to contest in all 117 [[Punjab Legislative Assembly]] seats in the [[2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election]].<ref name="launches political party">{{cite news |title=Farmer leader Gurnam Singh Chaduni launches political party, to contest all 117 seats in Punjab |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/gurnam-singh-chaduni-sanyukt-sangharsh-party-punjab-7678865/ |access-date=18 December 2021 |work=The Indian Express |date=18 December 2021 |language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Indian farmers]]
[[Category:Farmers' rights activists]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian politicians]]
[[Category:1959 births]]
[[Category:Leaders of 2020–2021 Indian farmers' protest]]
[[Category:People from Kurukshetra district]]

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