Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
12th Lok Sabha
BADAL, SHRI SUKHBIR SINGH
[SHIROMANI AKALI DAL - FARIDKOT (PUNJAB)]
Father's Name Shri Parkash Singh Badal
Date of Birth 9 July 1962
Place of Birth Badal, Distt. Faridkot (Punjab)
Marital Status Married on 21 November 1991
Spouse's Name Smt. Harsimrat Badal
Children One daughter
Educational Qualifications
B.A(Hons)Economics, M.A(Economics), M.B.A.
Educated at Panjab University, Chandigarh (Punjab) and
California State University, Los Angeles (U.S.A.)
Profession
Agriculturist, Political and Social Worker, Artist
and Economist
Permanent Address
House No. 256, Sector 9C,
Chandigarh-160017
Tels. (0172) 548156, 43744
Present Address
12, Safdarjang Road,
New Delhi
Tel. (011) 6969457
Positions Held
1996Elected to 11th Lok Sabha
1996-97Member, Committee on Commerce
Member, Consultative Committees, Ministry of External
Affairs; and Ministry of Commerce
1998Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
19 March 1998Union Minister of State, Industry
onwards
Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments
Won North Zone clay modelling competition held at Chandigarh
Social and Cultural Activities
Managing a school at Gidder Baha (Punjab)
Special Interests
Tourism and development of constituency
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Travelling, skeet and trap shooting and making sculptures
Sports and Clubs
Member, (i) Golf Club, Chandigarh; and
(ii) President's Polo Club, New Delhi
Countries Visited
Afghanistan, Australia, Canada, France, Italy, Nepal,
Netherlands, Singapore, Switzerland, Thailand, U.K. and
U.S.A.
Election Result of
Faridkot Lok Sabha Constituency
Total electorate 12,02,148
Total votes polled 8,73,572
Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates
(1) Shri Sukhbir Singh Badal (S.A.D.) 4,39,749
(2) Shri Jagmeet Singh Brar (I.N.C.) 4,04,790
(3) Shri Avtar Singh (Ind.) 13,568
(4) Shri Sukhpal Singh (Ind.) 5,341
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