Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa | |
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| General Secretary of AICC forRajasthan | |
| Assumed office December 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Ajay Maken |
| Deputy Chief Minister of Punjab | |
| In office 20 September 2021 – 16 March 2022 Serving with Om Parkash Soni | |
| Governor | Banwarilal Purohit |
| Chief Minister | Charanjit Singh Channi |
| Preceded by | Sukhbir Singh Badal |
| Member of Legislative Assembly,Punjab | |
| In office March 2012 – 4 June 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Nirmal Singh Kahlon |
| Succeeded by | Gurdeep Singh Randhawa |
| Constituency | Dera Baba Nanak |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 4 June 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Sunny Deol |
| Constituency | Gurdaspur |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1959-02-01)1 February 1959 (age 66) |
| Political party |  Indian National Congress |
| Residence(s) | Awakha,Gurdaspur,Punjab, India |
Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa (born 1 February 1959) is an Indian politician who was theDeputy Chief Minister of Punjab. He is also a member ofIndian National Congress and Member ofPunjab Legislative Assembly (MLA) and representsDera Baba Nanak.[1][2][3][4]
Sukhjinder Singh was born on 1 February 1959 atDharowali village,tehsil Dera Baba Nanak inGurdaspur district.[5] His father's name was Santokh Singh who served as Punjab congress chief twice and was one of the most senior congressmen of his time. Sukhjinder completed his Matric education from Government school Chandigarh in 1975.[6]
During the2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election, he declared Rs. 5,11,87,545 as an overall financial asset and Rs. 15,93,063 as financial liability.[7]
Randhawa first successfully contested Punjab Legislative Assembly fromFatehgarh Churian in 2002 defeating Akali dal's Nirmal Singh Kahlon.[8] In 2012, he was elected from new constituency Dera Baba Nanak.[1] He was one of the 42 INC MLAs who submitted their resignation in protest as part of their decision of theSupreme Court of India ruling Punjab's termination of the Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) water canal unconstitutional.[9]
He represents theDera Baba Nanak Assembly constituency as MLA in Punjab Assembly. The Aam Aadmi Party gained a strong 79% majority in thesixteenth Punjab Legislative Assembly by winning 92 out of117 seats in the2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election. MPBhagwant Mann was sworn in asChief Minister on 16 March 2022.[10]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa | 52,555 | 36.70 |  6.13 | |
| SAD | Ravikaran Singh Kahlon | 52,089 | 36.40 | 5.58 | |
| AAP | Gurdeep Singh Randhawa | 31,742 | 22.2 |  9.99 | |
| Independent | Jagjit Singh | 2,684 | 1.86 | ||
| BJP | Kuldeep Singh | 1,913 | 1.33 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,099 | 0.6 | ||
| Majority | 466 | 0.33 | |||
| Turnout | 1,44,359 | 73.3 | |||
| Registered electors | 194,613 | [12] | |||
| INChold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa | 60,385 | 42.83 | 7.39 | |
| SAD | Sucha Singh Langah | 59191 | 41.98 | 6.01 | |
| AAP | Gurpartap Singh Khushalpur | 17222 | 12.21 | New | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 961 | 0.68 | ||
| Majority | 1194 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | 183,088 | [14] | |||
| INChold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa | 66,294 | 50.22 | ||
| SAD | Sucha Singh | 63,354 | 47.99 | ||
| Majority | 3060 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| INCgain fromSAD | |||||
