Mohan Singh Tur Explained

Mohan Singh Tur
Birth Date:1916
Birth Place:Tur Village, Amritsar District, Punjab, British India
Death Date:July 30, 1979
Office:Jathedar of the Akal Takht
Predecessor:Acchar Singh
Successor:Sadhu Singh Bhaura
Term Start:1962
Term End:1963
Party:Shiromani Akali Dal
Source:https://loksabha.nic.in/writereaddata/biodata_1_12/2629.htm
Office1:Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Termend1:1980
Termstart1:1977
Succeeded1:Lehna Singh Tur
Preceded1:Gurdial Singh Dhillon
Constituency1:Tarn Taran, Punjab

Mohan Singh Tur (1915–1979)[1] was an Indian politician and former Jathedar of the Akal Takht and president of Shiromani Akali Dal .[2] He was also known as Jathedar Mohan Singh Tur. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India from the Tarn Taran constituency of Punjab in 1977 as a member of the Akali Dal.[3] [4] [5]

Personal life

He was married to Gurdip Kaur. He had 5 sons and 3 daughters, Lehna Singh Tur was one of his sons and also his successor in 1980.

His son, Tarlochan Singh Tur (1947 – 2016), was also a politician.[6]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Former Badal Dal MP Tarlochan Singh Tur joins Aam Aadmi Party; May contest LS polls from Khadoor Sahib. 2014-03-19. Sikh Siyasat News. en. 2020-05-21.
  2. https://www.thesikhencyclopedia.com/sikh-political-figures/mohan-singh-tur-jathedar Sikh Political figures
  3. Book: The Election Archives. 19 October 2017. 1982. Shiv Lal. 214.
  4. Book: Economic and Political Weekly. 19 October 2017. 1980. Sameeksha Trust. 97.
  5. Book: Dr. Kuldeep Kaur. Akali Dal in Punjab Politics: Splits and Mergers. 18 March 2019. 1999. Deep & Deep Publications. 978-81-7629-128-6. 63–.
  6. Web site: Former Akali MP Tur dead. Service. Tribune News. Tribuneindia News Service. en. 2020-05-21.