Sukhdev Singh Libra | |
Birth Date: | 7 November 1932 |
Birth Place: | Ludhiana, Punjab, British India |
Residence: | Libra, Khanna, Punjab |
Death Place: | Khanna, Punjab, India |
Constituency: | Fatehgarh Sahib |
Office: | Member of Lok Sabha |
Term: | 2009–2014 |
Term1: | 2004–2009 |
Constituency1: | Ropar |
Successor: | Harinder Singh Khalsa |
Party: | Indian National Congress |
Otherparty: | Shiromani Akali Dal |
Office2: | Member of Rajya Sabha |
Term2: | 1998–2004 |
Spouse: | Surjit Kaur |
Children: | 6 |
Year: | 2009 |
Sukhdev Singh Libra (7 November 1932 – 6 September 2019) was an Indian politician and Member of Parliament.
He was born on 7 November 1932 in a Dalit family to Sardar Kartar Singh and Chand Kaur at Libra village, Khanna, Punjab.[1]
In 1985 he became a member of the Legislative Assembly Punjab and Member of Rajya Sabha in 1998.[2]
In 2004, he became member of the 14th Lok Sabha from Ropar Constituency.
In 2008, he represented the Fatehgarh Sahib constituency.[3]
He also served as chairman of Scheduled Castes Welfare Corporation (Punjab), member of Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) and Board Gurdwara Sahib Sach Khand Shri Abchal Nagar Hazur Sahib Nanded, Maharashtra.[4]
He died due to prolonged illness at his ancestral village in Khanna.[5]