Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa
Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa | |
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Dhindsa in 2018 | |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 9 April 2010 – 9 April 2022 | |
| Succeeded by | Harbhajan Singh |
| Constituency | Punjab |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 13 May 2004 — 16 May 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Simranjit Singh Mann |
| Succeeded by | Vijay Inder Singla |
| Constituency | Sangrur |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 April 1936 Ubhawal, Sangrur district, Punjab Province, British India |
| Died | 28 May 2025 (aged 89) |
| Party | Shiromani Akali Dal (Sanyukt) |
| Other political affiliations | Shiromani Akali Dal (until 2021) |
| Spouse | Harjit Kaur |
| Children | 1 son and 2 daughters, including Parminder Singh Dhindsa |
| Awards | Padma Bhushan (2019) |
| Source: [1] | |
Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa (9 April 1936 – 28 May 2025) was an Indian politician who was a member of the Rajya Sabha. He was a onetime President of Shiromani Akali Dal (Sanyukt), which was formed by the merger of Shiromani Akali Dal (Democratic) and Shiromani Akali Dal (Taksali) led by him and Ranjit Singh Brahampura respectively. He returned to the Shiromani Akali Dal political party by merging his party back into it in March 2024. He had previously been a member of 14th Lok Sabha of India, representing the Sangrur constituency of Punjab. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan in the awards list of 26 January 2019. However, he returned it in December 2020 during the farmer protests.
Dhindsa was union minister of sports and chemicals and fertilisers in the Third Vajpayee Ministry from 2000 to 2004. He was member of the Rajya Sabha from 1998 to 2004. His son Parminder Singh Dhindsa was finance minister of Punjab from 2012 till 2017.