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]
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]