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	{{~~Infobox~~ Indian politician		{{short description\|Indian politician }}
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	\| name = Bikram Singh Majithia Ji
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			\| name = Bikramjit Singh Majithia
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			\| caption = Majithia at a rally in 2021
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	\| constituency = Majitha
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	\| term = 2007 - Present
			\| constituency = ]
	\| predecessor = ]
			\| term_start = 2007
	\| successor = Incumbent
			\| term_end = 2022
	\| office2 = Minister for Information & Public Relations
			\| predecessor = Swinder Singh
	\| office3 = Minister for Environment & Non- Conventional Energy
			\| successor = ]
	\|1blankname3 = Chief Minister
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			\| office3 = Minister for Environment & Non- Conventional Energy
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	\| successor3 = Incumbent
			\| term3 = 2007 – 2017
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	\|1namedata4 = Parkash Singh Badal
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	\| term4 = 2007 - 2012
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			\| 1namedata4 = Parkash Singh Badal
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	\| spouse = Ganieve Grewal
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	\| children = 2 Sons
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			\| relatives = ] (grandfather)<br/>] (sister)<br/>]
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			'''Bikram Singh Majithia''' (born 1 March 1975) is an Indian politician and a former cabinet minister in the ]. He won 2007 ] elections from the ], and again won in 2012 and 2017.<ref name='a'>{{cite web\|url=http://electionaffairs.com/punjab/state_assembly_elections_2012/winning_candidates_results_punjab_assembly_elections_2012.html \|title=Results Punjab State Assembly Elections 2012] \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130506042537/http://electionaffairs.com/punjab/state_assembly_elections_2012/winning_candidates_results_punjab_assembly_elections_2012.html \|archive-date=6 May 2013 \|work=electionaffairs.com \|accessdate=12 March 2021}}</ref> He belongs to ] and is president of its Youth Wing, Youth Akali Dal.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.shiromaniakalidal.org.in/akali-dal-organisation-structure/ \|title=Organisation Structure Akali Dal \|work=shiromaniakalidal.org.in\|access-date=2 April 2013 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110131202111/http://www.shiromaniakalidal.org.in/akali-dal-organisation-structure/ \|archive-date=31 January 2011 \|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.youthakalidal.com/latest-news \|title=Youth Akali Dal Website \|access-date=2 April 2013 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130522165241/http://youthakalidal.com/latest-news \|archive-date=22 May 2013 \|url-status=dead }}</ref>
	'''Bikram Singh Majithia''''''(Chitte Seller)''' Born on 1st march 1975 into the family of Sardar Satyajit Singh Majithia & Sukhmanjas Kaur, Bikram Singh Majithia is Minister for Revenue, Rehabilitation and Disaster Management, Information & Public Relations and Non Conventional Energy in ]. He is brother of Harsimrat Kaur Badal, wife of Sukhbir Singh Badal (deputy Chief Minister).

			==Background and family==
	He is a leader of Shiromani Akali Dal, country’s oldest regional party and prior to that had served as President of ]. Twice elected as a Member of Legislative Assembly from Majitha Constituency in Amritsar district of Punjab in 2007 and 2012, Bikram Singh Majithia comes with a rich legacy as he belongs to the famous Majithia family, known not only for its valor but synonymous with humanism, moral values and for raising issues of the community. Even today whenever there is talk of Majitha, people don’t forget to talk about the Majithia Sardars and Generals who lived for lofty ideals.
			Majithia was born on 1 March 1975 to former Deputy Defence Minister Satyajit Singh Majithia and Sukhmanjus Kaur Majithia in ].<ref name="Profile"/> He was educated at the ]. His grandfather ] was a ] in the ] and his great-grandfather ] was Revenue Minister in the Punjab government.<ref>The Indian Journal of Political Science. India, Indian Political Science Association, 1974.</ref> He is the younger brother of ] ], ] and brother-in-law of former Deputy Chief Minister of ], ]. Bikram married ] in November 2009 and they have two sons.<ref name="Profile">{{cite web \|title=BIKRAM SINGH MAJITHIA \|url=http://www.punjabassembly.nic.in/index.php/members/detail/18 \|website=www.punjabassembly.nic.in \|access-date=23 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Walia \|first1=Neha \|title=The big fat Punjabi wedding The word 'grandeur' just got a new meaning at Bikramjit Singh Majithia's wedding bash \|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2009/20091126/ttlife1.htm \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091202074713/https://www.tribuneindia.com/2009/20091126/ttlife1.htm \|archive-date=2 December 2009\|access-date=23 March 2022 \|work=The Tribune \|date=26 November 2009}}</ref>

			==Political career==
	He has been implicated in a internationl drug smuggling case and is currently being investigated by Enforcement Directorate.
			He first won the ] elections from the ] in 2007.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Bikram Singh Majithia (SAD): Constituency- Majitha (Amritsar) - Affidavit Information of Candidate \|url=http://myneta.info/pb2007/candidate.php?candidate_id=17 \|website=myneta.info \|accessdate=15 October 2020}}</ref> He won again from the same constituency in 2012 and 2017 assembly elections.<ref name='a'/> Subsequently he was inducted into the Punjab Cabinet.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Pandher \|first1=Sarabjit \|title=BJP loses one berth in new Badal Cabinet \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-newdelhi/bjp-loses-one-berth-in-new-badal-cabinet/article2992708.ece \|accessdate=15 October 2020 \|work=The Hindu \|date=14 March 2012 \|language=en-IN}}</ref> He is ex minister of Revenue, Rehabilitation and Disaster Management, Information & Public Relations and Non Conventional Energy.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Council of Ministers – Government of Punjab, India \|url=http://punjab.gov.in/council-of-ministers/ \|accessdate=15 October 2020 \|work=punjab.gov.in}}</ref>

			In February 2022, Majithia surrendered before a Mohali court in the drug case registered against him in December 2021, and was remanded in judicial custody till 8 March.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Drugs case: Bikram Majithia surrenders in court, remanded in judicial custody till March 8 \|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/punjab-bikram-singh-majithia-surrenders-before-mohali-court-7788889/ \|access-date=23 March 2022 \|work=The Indian Express \|date=25 February 2022 \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Vasudeva \|first1=Ravinder \|title=Drug case: Bikram Singh Majithia remanded in judicial custody \|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/drug-case-bikram-singh-majithia-remanded-in-judicial-custody-101645735820355.html \|access-date=23 March 2022 \|work=Hindustan Times \|date=25 February 2022 \|language=en}}</ref> While his wife Ganieve contested from ] in the ] and won, Majithia instead contested from ], and lost.<ref name="News18">{{cite news \|title=Majitha Election Result 2022 LIVE Updates: Ganieve Kaur Majithia of SAD Wins \|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/majitha-election-result-2022-live-updates-winner-loser-leading-trailing-mla-margin-4852622.html \|access-date=23 March 2022 \|work=News18 \|date=11 March 2022 \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=Akali Leader Bikram Singh Majithia Loses Amritsar East: Five Things About The Leader \|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/punjab-election-results-2022-akali-leader-bikram-singh-majithia-loses-amritsar-east-five-points-2815624 \|access-date=23 March 2022 \|work=NDTV \|date=10 March 2022}}</ref>
	==Early life==

			He is imprisoned in ] along with his rival Congress leader ] against whom Majithia contested the 2022 Punjab Assembly elections.<ref name="Prisoner">{{cite news \|title=How Navjot Sidhu, Prisoner Number 241383, Will Spend His Time In Jail \|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/what-a-day-in-jail-will-look-like-for-navjot-singh-sidhu-2995341 \|access-date=20 May 2022 \|work=NDTV \|date=20 May 2022}}</ref>
	A product of the prestigious St. Stephens College, New Delhi where he studied for his Graduation Degree, Bikram Singh Majithia went to DAV public School, Patiala and Bal Bharti School, Delhi for his secondary and higher education. In November 2009, he got married to Ganieve Grewal , grand-daughter of Ranjit Singh Grewal and they have two sons. He has an elder brother-Gurmehar Singh and an elder sister, Harsimrat Kaur Badal ( Food Processing Minister, Government of India).

			On 10 August 2022, the ] granted bail to Majithia.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Sandhu \|first=Jagpreet Singh \|date=10 August 2022 \|title=Punjab NDPS case: High Court grants bail to SAD leader Bikram Singh Majithia \|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/punjab-ndps-case-high-court-bail-bikram-singh-majithia-8081611/ \|work=The Indian Express \|access-date=10 August 2022}}</ref>
	==Political forays==

			==Electoral performance ==
	Bikram Singh Majithia has the unique record of being the youngest ever minister in Punjab. He was a prominent figure in the ] campaign for the 2007 and 2012 Assembly elections. While in 2007, the party fought a formidable Congress Government, in 2012 Shiromani Akali Dal set a sort of records by returning to power consecutively for the second term. He had come into active politics at a very young age and became a Legislator and the Cabinet Minister in Punjab. He became the president of Youth Akali Dal in 2011. He kept up the same pace and followed the impeccable politics that has come to him as a legacy from his forefathers and became a conscience keeper for Majithia family. He won from Majithia Assembly Constituency by a margin of 23000 votes in year 2007. With this, he changed the fortunes of Majitha area and it goes to his credit that he worked very hard and came up to the expectations of the people. The result was that he again won in Assembly elections in 2012 and that too by increasing the lead to 47581 votes to carve out a distinct niche for himself.
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			==See also==
	==Development of Majitha==
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	The good work done by Bikram Singh Majithia has been recognised and appreciated by none other than but by the Deputy Chief Minister of Punjab and President of Shiromani Akali Dal, ]. The buzz word in Majitha is comparison between the development brought out by Majithia during eight years and the work done in this constituency during the past 60 years. He is called the harbinger of development.

	==The growth story==

	The growth story of all the 155 villages falling under ] Assembly constituency is the story of an inclusive growth. As many as 50 new roads have been laid, 100 drinking water tanks have been provided in the villages, 30 bridges have been constructed over the drains and canals, Four new power stations have been setup and Five new mandis opened. In addition two new Adarsh schools have been opened and two new bus stands setup. The three new RO plants, One new Khalsa college, 19 new Airtel schools, 16400 toilets provided in as many houses and 20 existing roads totalling 110 kms have been repaired. Sardar Majithia has also made provision of ‘dharamshalas’ in villages, ‘pukka’ streets, new pathways to 658 deras, 155 new gyms for youth and also made sure that schemes like ‘shagun scheme’,’ pension scheme’, subsidized ‘atta dal’ scheme, park for children to play and construction of religious places. He has also been giving monthly assistance to rural poor from his own pocket. These are broad indicators of the work done by Bikram Singh Majithia.

	==Solar state dream==

	It was a dream for Bikram Singh Majithia to make Punjab a solar state, to turn farmers into entrepreneurs and to generate clean and green energy in the state. The first success came when Punjab’s ] Agency was chosen along with Ministry of New and Renewable Energy to install renewable energy systems at President’s Estate at New Delhi in the aftermath of successful commissioning of solar photovoltaic rooftop power plant at Parliament House Annexe. More recognition followed. Punjab was awarded as one of the best performing states by Ministry of New and Renewable Energy Government of India for capacity addition of Renewable Energy. The PEDA was adjudged as one of the best performing state nodal agencies in Energy conservation programme during years 2012 and 2013 by Union Ministry of Power. It was this buoyant moment when Majithia catapulted Punjab’s dream of a solar state into a reality. He gave PEDA a target of 1,250 MW of solar power in next three years. And now Punjab is in sniffing distance from this dream.

	Majithia became a votary of solar power generation when he found that every unit of thermal energy used emits 825 grams of carbon dioxide. One needs to plant 40 trees to neutralise the effect of every tonne of carbon dioxide emitted by coal, diesel or even natural gas. In comparison solar energy emits zero carbon dioxide. The solar energy can make farmers entrepreneurs as they can sell surplus power generated by them to Punjab State Power Corporation and supplement their incomes to shed their poverty tag.

	==Secular views==

	It’s an inborn trait in Bikram Singh Majithia, to treat people from all religions, all caste and creed at equal footing. As a true Sikh, he has been contributing 10 percent (Dasaundh) of his income for good causes. He has often donated funds for construction of Temples, Gurdwaras, Churches, Mosques and other religious places from his own resources. This is the aspect of his personality which no other leader can match.

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Indian politician

Bikramjit Singh Majithia
Majithia at a rally in 2021

Member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly
In office 2007–2022
Preceded by	Swinder Singh
Succeeded by	Ganieve Kaur Majithia
Constituency	Majitha
Minister for Information & Public Relations
Minister for Environment & Non- Conventional Energy
In office 2007 – 2017
Chief Minister	Parkash Singh Badal
Preceded by	Capt. Amarinder Singh
Minister for Water Supply & Sanitation
In office 2007 – 2012
Chief Minister	Parkash Singh Badal
Preceded by	Capt. Amarinder Singh
Succeeded by	Jagir Kaur
Minister for Science Technology
In office 2007 – 2012
Chief Minister	Parkash Singh Badal
Preceded by	Rakesh Pandey
Succeeded by	Parkash Singh Badal
Minister for Revenue & Rehabilitation
In office 2012 – 2017
Chief Minister	Parkash Singh Badal
Preceded by	Ajit Singh Kohar
Minister for NRI Affairs
In office 2012 – 2017
Chief Minister	Parkash Singh Badal
Preceded by	Parkash Singh Badal

Personal details
Born	(1975-03-01) 1 March 1975 (age 49)
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Shiromani Akali Dal
Spouse	Ganieve Kaur Majithia (m. 2009)
Children	2
Relatives	Sardar Surjit Singh Majithia (grandfather) Harsimrat Kaur Badal (sister) Majithia Sirdars
Residence	Patiala

Bikram Singh Majithia (born 1 March 1975) 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. He belongs to Shiromani Akali Dal and is president of its Youth Wing, Youth Akali Dal.

Background and family

Majithia was born on 1 March 1975 to former Deputy Defence Minister Satyajit Singh Majithia and Sukhmanjus Kaur Majithia in Delhi. He was educated at the Lawrence School Sanawar. 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. 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 married Ganieve Kaur in November 2009 and they have two sons.

Political career

He first won the Punjab Vidhan Sabha elections from the Majitha constituency in 2007. He won again from the same constituency in 2012 and 2017 assembly elections. Subsequently he was inducted into the Punjab Cabinet. He is ex minister of Revenue, Rehabilitation and Disaster Management, Information & Public Relations and Non Conventional Energy.

In February 2022, Majithia surrendered before a Mohali court in the drug case registered against him in December 2021, and was remanded in judicial custody till 8 March. While his wife Ganieve contested from Majitha constituency in the 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election and won, Majithia instead contested from Amritsar East, and lost.

He is imprisoned in Patiala Jail along with his rival Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu against whom Majithia contested the 2022 Punjab Assembly elections.

On 10 August 2022, the Punjab and Haryana High Court granted bail to Majithia.

Electoral performance

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Punjab Assembly election, 2022: Amritsar East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AAP	Jeevan Jyot Kaur	39,679	36.74	21.98
	INC	Navjot Singh Sidhu	32,929	30.49	30.19
	SAD	Bikram Singh Majithia	25,188	23.32	New
	BJP	Jagmohan Singh Raju	7,286	6.75	10.98
	NOTA	None of the above	690	0.64
Majority			6,750	6.25
Turnout			1,08,003	64.17	0.77
Registered electors			168,300
	AAP gain from INC		Swing	19.3

References

^ "Results Punjab State Assembly Elections 2012]". electionaffairs.com. Archived from the original on 6 May 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
"Organisation Structure Akali Dal". shiromaniakalidal.org.in. Archived from the original on 31 January 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
"Youth Akali Dal Website". Archived from the original on 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
^ "BIKRAM SINGH MAJITHIA". www.punjabassembly.nic.in. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
The Indian Journal of Political Science. India, Indian Political Science Association, 1974.
Walia, Neha (26 November 2009). "The big fat Punjabi wedding The word 'grandeur' just got a new meaning at Bikramjit Singh Majithia's wedding bash". The Tribune. Archived from the original on 2 December 2009. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
"Bikram Singh Majithia (SAD): Constituency- Majitha (Amritsar) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
Pandher, Sarabjit (14 March 2012). "BJP loses one berth in new Badal Cabinet". The Hindu. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
"Council of Ministers – Government of Punjab, India". punjab.gov.in. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
"Drugs case: Bikram Majithia surrenders in court, remanded in judicial custody till March 8". The Indian Express. 25 February 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
Vasudeva, Ravinder (25 February 2022). "Drug case: Bikram Singh Majithia remanded in judicial custody". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
"Majitha Election Result 2022 LIVE Updates: Ganieve Kaur Majithia of SAD Wins". News18. 11 March 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
"Akali Leader Bikram Singh Majithia Loses Amritsar East: Five Things About The Leader". NDTV. 10 March 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
"How Navjot Sidhu, Prisoner Number 241383, Will Spend His Time In Jail". NDTV. 20 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
Sandhu, Jagpreet Singh (10 August 2022). "Punjab NDPS case: High Court grants bail to SAD leader Bikram Singh Majithia". The Indian Express. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
"Punjab Election 2022: Complete List of AAP Candidates, Check Names HERE". www.india.com. Archived from the original on 22 January 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
"Punjab Elections 2022: Full list of Congress Candidates and their Constituencies". FE Online. No. The Financial Express (India). The Indian Express Group. 18 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
"Punjab General Legislative Election 2022". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 May 2022.

External links

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