| File:Harsimrat Kaur Badal.jpg | |
| Office | Minister for Food Processing Industries
|
|---|---|
| Office | Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
|
| Term start | 26 May 2014 |
| Term end | 17 September 2020 |
| Predecessor | Krishna Tirath |
| Successor | Narendra Singh Tomar
|
| Born | 1966-7-25 (age 60) |
| Born | New Delhi, India
|
| Nationality | Indian
|
| Political party | Shiromani Akali Dal |
| Spouse | Template:Marriage |
| Children | 3
|
| Website | Template:URL |
Harsimrat Kaur Badal (born 25 July 1966) is an Indian politician and a former Union Cabinet Minister of Food Processing Industries in the Government of India[1] and Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha from Bathinda. She is a member of Shiromani Akali Dal Party.[2] Her husband Sukhbir Singh Badal is former deputy chief minister of Punjab and the president of Shiromani Akali Dal.[3] She resigned from the cabinet on 17 September 2020 to protest against few farmer related ordinances and legislation.[4]
Personal life
Badal was born on 25 July 1966 to Satyajit and Sukhmanjus Majithia in Delhi. She is a matriculate and holds a diploma in textile design.[5] She married Sukhbir Singh Badal on 21 November 1991,.[6] The couple have two daughters and a son. Her brother Bikram Singh Majithia is an Akali MLA from Majitha[6] and an ex minister in the Punjab state government led by her father-in-law Parkash Singh Badal.
Early life and education
Badal is born into a family that traces its roots to Attar Singh Majithia, a prominent general in Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s army. Born and brought up in New Delhi, Badal did her schooling from Loreto Convent School, New Delhi. She later entered into the field of textile designing and pursued a three-year course in textile design.
Political career
Badal started her political career with the 2009 Indian general election. She was elected to the 15th Lok Sabha from the Bathinda constituency after defeating Indian National Congress candidate Raninder Singh by 120,960 votes.[2] Her first speech was on 3 December 2009, where she expressed her concern about the victims and survivors of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. She was part of a project named "Nanhi Chhan" to save girl child and trees.[7] Badal has been re-elected as an MP from Bathinda in 2014 having defeated Indian National Congress-People's Party of Punjab joint candidate, Manpreet Singh Badal. For this, she has been appointed in the Modi government as State Minister for Food Processing. She got elected for 3rd time in a row from Bathinda in 2019 Lok Sabha election. She defeated the Congress candidate Amrinder Singh Raja Warring in a close fight with around 21,000 votes.
In May 2019, she continued her Ministry of Food Processing Industries.[8]
She resigned from the cabinet on 17 September 2020 to protest against the new farm bills passed by the government.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ Bathinda MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal sworn in as food processing minister. Hindustan Times(26 May 2014).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Constituency Wise Detailed Results (2009)." Electoral Commission of India, 2009. Page 112. Retrieved 30 October 2011.Template:Dead link
- ↑ Politically Famous Better Halves: Sonia Gandhi, Poonam Sinha & Dimple Yadav. The Economic Times(14 May 2019). Retrieved 16 June 2020.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Harsimrat Kaur Badal quits Modi govt to protest farm bills. The Times of India(18 September 2020). Retrieved 17 September 2020.
- ↑ Cabinet reshuffle: Modi government's got talent but is it being fully utilised?. The Economic Times(10 July 2016). Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "15th Lok Sabha Members Bioprofile Template:Webarchive" Government of India, 2009. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
- ↑ Harsimrat Badal launches fifth phase of Nanhi Jaan project. Punjab Newsline(9 March 2009). Retrieved 30 October 2011.
- ↑ PM Modi allocates portfolios. Full list of new ministers. Mint(31 May 2019). Retrieved 14 January 2021.
Template:S-start Template:S-par Template:S-bef Template:S-ttl Template:S-aft |- Template:S-off Template:S-bef Template:S-ttl Template:S-aft |- Template:S-end
External links
Official website of Harsimrat Badal Template:Second Narendra Modi Cabinet Template:Cabinet of Narendra Modi Template:16th LS members from Punjab Template:17th LS members from Punjab