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| '''Bikram Singh Majithia''' is an ]n politician and a Cabinet Minister in the ]. He won 2007 ] elections from the ] constituency and again won in 2012.<ref name='a'></ref> He belongs to the ruling ] and is president of its Youth Wing.<ref></ref><ref></ref> | '''Bikram Singh Majithia''' is an ]n politician and a Cabinet Minister in the ]. He won 2007 ] elections from the ] constituency and again won in 2012.<ref name='a'></ref> He belongs to the ruling ] and is president of its Youth Wing.<ref></ref><ref></ref> | ||
| ==Personal life== | |||
| He was born in 1976.<ref></ref> His father Satyajit Singh Majithia is a former Deputy Defence Minister. He is younger brother of ] ] ] and hence brother-in-law of Deputy Chief Minister of ] ]. He is married to Ganieve Grewal. He has 2 Sons. | He was born in 1976.<ref></ref> His father Satyajit Singh Majithia is a former Deputy Defence Minister. He is younger brother of ] ] ] and hence brother-in-law of Deputy Chief Minister of ] ]. He is married to Ganieve Grewal. He has 2 Sons. | ||
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| Bikram Singh Majithia | |
|---|---|
| MLA, Punjab | |
| In office 2007 - Present | |
| Preceded by | Swinder Singh |
| Constituency | Majitha |
| Minister for Information & Public Relations | |
| In office 2007 - Present | |
| Chief Minister | Parkash Singh Badal |
| Preceded by | Capt. Amarinder Singh |
| Minister for Environment & Non- Conventional Energy | |
| In office 2007 - Present | |
| 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 & Rehablitation | |
| In office 2012 - Present | |
| Chief Minister | Parkash Singh Badal |
| Preceded by | Ajit Singh Kohar |
| Minister for NRI Affairs | |
| In office 2012 - Present | |
| Chief Minister | Parkash Singh Badal |
| Preceded by | Parkash Singh Badal |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Shiromani Akali Dal |
| Spouse | Ganieve Grewal |
| Children | 2 Sons |
Bikram Singh Majithia is an Indian politician and a Cabinet Minister in the Punjab Government. He won 2007 Punjab Vidhan Sabha elections from the Majitha constituency and again won in 2012. He belongs to the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal and is president of its Youth Wing.
He was born in 1976. His father Satyajit Singh Majithia is a former Deputy Defence Minister. He is younger brother of Bathinda MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal and hence brother-in-law of Deputy Chief Minister of Punjab Sukhbir Singh Badal. He is married to Ganieve Grewal. He has 2 Sons.
Political career
He first won the Punjab Vidhan Sabha elections from the Majitha constituency in 2007. Again in 2012 Punjab elections, he was the elected MLA. Subsequently he was inducted into the Punjab Cabinet and made Punjab revenue and rehabilitation minister.
In 2014, he created a controversy by distorting a Sikh religious hymn while campaigning for Lok Sabha Elections. He later apologized and was asked to do religious penance at the five temporal seats of Sikhs.
References
- ^ Results Punjab State Assembly Elections 2012
- Organisation Structure Akali Dal
- Youth Akali Dal Website
- Majitha Family
- Punjab 2007
- BJP loses one berth in new Badal Cabinet
- Cong MLAs claim allowances, SAD members seek privilege motion
- "Minister Bikram Singh Majithia expletives expunged after they make debut on YouTube". The Indian Express. 21 Dec 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
- "Feud in Akali Dal, Badal family to the fore". The Hindu. 4 Jan 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
- "Punjab Govt minister ordered to do religious penance at 5 Takths". IANS. news.biharprabha.com. Retrieved 2 May 2014.