Nirmal Singh Kahlon Explained

Nirmal Singh Kahlon
Honorific Suffix:MLA
Office:Speaker of the Punjab Legislative Assembly
Term Start:2007
Term End:2012
Office1:Member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly
Term Start1:2007
Term End1:2012
Predecessor1:Rajendra Arlekar
Office2:Minister of Rural Development and Panchayats State of Punjab
Term Start2:1997
Term End2:2002
Birth Date:1942/1943
Death Place:Amritsar, Punjab, India
Occupation:Politician
Party:Shiromani Akali Dal

Nirmal Singh Kahlon (1942/1943 – 16 July 2022) was an Indian politician and member of Shiromani Akali Dal. He was the speaker of the Punjab Legislative Assembly.[1]

Posts held in the State of Punjab

Controversies

Kahlon was charged in a recruitment scam case but was later acquitted by the courts.[5] [6]

Personal life

Kahlon was married to Surinder Kaur Kahlon.[7] She died in 2015.[8] He died in Amritsar on 16 July 2022 at the age of 79.[9]

Notes and References

  1. News: Punjab assembly elects Nirmal Singh Kahlon as Speaker . Hindustan Times . 28 April 2016.
  2. News: CHARGESHEET AGAINST PUNJAB SPEAKER NIRMAL SINGH KAHLON . DNA India . 28 April 2016.
  3. News: HC quashes service rules framed by Punjab Speaker. The Indian Express. 28 April 2016.
  4. News: Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker Nirmal Singh Kahlon. The Indian Express. 28 April 2016.
  5. News: Recruitment scam was on but no evidence against Kahlon: Court . The Indian Express . 28 April 2016.
  6. News: Punjab Assembly Speaker gets anticipatory bail in graft case . The Indian Express . 28 April 2016.
  7. News: Nirmal Singh Kahlon's wife Surinder Kaur with a vigilance sleuth . The Tribune. 28 April 2016.
  8. News: Badal pays rich tribute to Surinder Kaur Kahlon . yespunjab.com . 28 April 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151019145904/http://www.yespunjab.com/punjab/news/item/77466-badal-pays-tribute-to-former-punjab-speaker-nirmal-singh-kahlon-s-wife . 19 October 2015 . dead .
  9. News: 2022-07-16 . Former Punjab Speaker Nirmal Singh Kahlon passes away at 79 . 2022-07-16 . . en.