Detailed Bio-Data


Parkash Singh Badal, Sardar
SAD --Lambi (Muktsar)

Father's Name:     Late Sardar Raghuraj Singh

Date of Birth:     08/12/1927
Place:     Village Abul Khurana(Faridkot)
Marital Status:      Married
Spouse Name:     Smt. Surinder Kaur
Qualification:     B.A.
Parliamentary Services:    Entered politics in 1947 and elected MLA for the Ninth time; Remained Chief Minister of Punjab on three different occasions i.e. from 27.3.1970-14.6.1971, 20.6.1977-17.2.1980 and February 1997-February 2002; Remained Member of Parliament; Union Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation in the Govt. headed by Late Shri Morarji Desai; Leader of Opposition in Punjab Vidhan Sabha in 1972, 1980 and 2002.
Occupation:   Politics and Agriculture.
Fields of Interest:   Social Service.
Club:   Athletics and Badminton.
Travel Abroad:   America, Japan, Canada, UK and West Germany.
Members of Committeess:    Member                           Click Here See Membership Details
Conference Attended:   All Conferences of the Party.
Officeheld:   Member, Working Committee, SAD; Senior Vice-President, SAD; Member, Working Committee of SGPC; President of SAD for four terms; Chairman, Parliamentary Board, SAD.
Present Address     Permanent Address
House No. 50, Sector-2, Chandigarh.         VPO Badal, Distt. Muktsar.
Telephone     Telephone
0172-2746383(R)                 01673-44322, 44570

Other Information:Detained in Karnal jail in connection with Civil Liberties Agitation; detained under MISA during Emergency; Went to jail several times for the cause of Punjab, Punjabis and Punjabiat including Dharam Yudh Morcha and spent about 17 years in jails fighting for the bright future of Punjab.