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Bikram Singh Majithia 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 Government of Punjab.

He is a leader of Shiromani Akali Dal, country’s oldest regional party and prior to that had served as President of Youth Akali Dal. 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 be 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.

Political forays

Bikram Singh Majithia has the unique record of being the youngest ever minister in Punjab. He was a prominent figure in the Shiromani Akali Dal 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.

References

References

1. Punjab’s dream of a solar state: 200 MW by March 2015 by Charanjit Ahuja,The Financial Express 12th Feb, 2015.

2. "The Big Fat Punjabi Wedding". by Neha Walia The Tribune 26th November 2009

3. Punjab to generate 4,200 MW solar power by 2022: Bikram Singh Majithia HT Correspondent, Hindustan Times 5th May, 2015|

4. [http://www.hindustantimes.com/chandigarh/provide-easy-credit-for-solar-power-projects-bikram-singh-majithia/article1-1362324.aspx Provide easy credit for solar power projects: Bikram Singh Majithia Hindustan Times 24th June, 2015.

5. Punjab 2007 Results Punjab Assembly Elections 2007

6. Youth Akali Dal Website

7. "Government of Punjab"

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