Template:Infobox Indian politician
Bikram Singh Majithia is an Indian politician and a former cabinet minister in the Punjab Government. He won 2007 Punjab Vidhan Sabha elections from the Majitha constituency, and again won in 2012 and 2017.[1] He belongs to Shiromani Akali Dal and is president of its Youth Wing, Youth Akali Dal.[2][3]
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 in the Indian Air Force and his great-grandfather Sir Sundar Singh Majithia was Revenue Minister in the Punjab government.[4] He is the younger brother of Bathinda MP, Harsimrat Kaur Badal and brother-in-law of former Deputy Chief Minister of Punjab, Sukhbir Singh Badal. Bikram was married to Ganieve Grewal in November 2009 and they have two sons.[5]
Political career
He first won the Punjab Vidhan Sabha elections from the Majitha constituency in 2007.[6] He won again from the same constituency in 2012 and 2017 assembly elections.[1] Subsequently he was inducted into the Punjab Cabinet.[7] He is ex minister of Revenue, Rehabilitation and Disaster Management, Information & Public Relations and Non Conventional Energy.[8]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Results Punjab State Assembly Elections 2012].
- ↑ Organisation Structure Akali Dal. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
- ↑ Youth Akali Dal Website. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
- ↑ The Indian Journal of Political Science. India, Indian Political Science Association, 1974.
- ↑ The Big Fat Punjabi Wedding. The Tribune(26 November 2009).
- ↑ BIKRAM SINGH MAJITHIA(SAD):Constituency- Majitha(Amritsar) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:. myneta.info.
- ↑ BJP loses one berth in new Badal Cabinet. The Hindu(14 March 2012).
- ↑ Council of Ministers – Government of Punjab, India. punjab.gov.in.