Sarabjeet Singh Khalsa Explained

Sarabjeet Singh Khalsa
Birth Date:1 November 1979
Residence:Mohali
Office:Member of Parliament
Constituency:Faridkot
Termstart:4 June 2024
Predecessor:Mohammad Sadiq
Party:Independent
Father:Beant Singh
Mother:Bimal Kaur Khalsa
Relatives:Baba Sucha Singh (grandfather)

Sarabjeet Singh Khalsa is an Indian politician from Punjab, India.[1] He is serving as a Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha representing the constituency of Faridkot since 2024.

Personal life

He is the son of Beant Singh, the former bodyguard and one of the assassins of former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, and Bimal Kaur Khalsa, a former Lok Sabha MP who represented the Ropar constituency.[2]

His grandfather, Baba Sucha Singh was also an MP in Lok Sabha, representing Bathinda constituency.[3]

Political career

Khalsa ran for the Lok Sabha election in 2004 from the Bathinda constituency and received 113,490 votes. He then competed in the Punjab Assembly election in 2007 from Bhadaur in Barnala district, garnering only 15,702 votes. In 2009 and 2014, he again ran unsuccessfully for the Lok Sabha from the Bathinda and Fatehgarh Sahib constituencies, respectively.[4]

Khalsa was elected as a Member of Parliament from Faridkot as an Independent candidate in 2024 General Elections.[5] [6] [7] He achieved success with 2,98,062 votes at 29.38% of the total count, defeating Punjabi actor Karamjit Anmol.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2024-06-04 . Amritpal, radical preacher and son of Indira Gandhi's killer expected to win - CNBC TV18 . 2024-06-04 . CNBCTV18 . en.
  2. Web site: 2024-06-04 . Sarabjeet Singh Khalsa, son of Indira Gandhi's assassin, wins from Punjab's Faridkot Lok Sabha seat . 2024-06-04 . Firstpost . en-us.
  3. News: Sethi . Chitleen K. . 5 June 2024 . Amritpal, Sarabjeet Singh Khalsa — Sikh radicals' poll victories pose challenge for Mann govt . 5 June 2024 . ThePrint.
  4. News: Upadhyay . Deepak Upadhyay . Lok Sabha polls: Who is 12th dropout Sarabjit Singh Khalsa, son of Indira Gandhi's assassin, contesting from Punjab? . 5 June 2024 . LiveMint.
  5. Web site: 2024-06-04 . Independent Candidate Sarabjeet Singh Khalsa Leading From Faridkot Seat, Kamaljit Anmol Trailing . 2024-06-04 . Times Now . en.
  6. Web site: 2024-06-04 . Punjab, Haryana Election Results Live Updates: Independent candidate Sarabjeet Singh Khalsa wins from Faridkot over AAP Karamjit Singh Anmol . 2024-06-04 . The Indian Express . en.
  7. Web site: 2024-06-04 . Faridkot Election Result 2024 LIVE Updates Highlights: Lok Sabha Winner, Loser, Leading, Trailing, MP, Margin . 2024-06-04 . News18 . en.
  8. Web site: June 2024 Faridkot results . Election Commission of India . 2024-06-04.