Bikram Singh Majithia
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Bikram Singh Majithia (born 1 March 1975) is an Indian politician and a former cabinet minister in the Punjab Government. He won 2007 Punjab Vidhan Sabha elections from the Majitha constituency, and again won in 2012 and 2017.[1] He belongs to Shiromani Akali Dal and was president of its Youth Wing, Youth Akali Dal.[2][3]
Bikramjit Singh Majithia | |
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Majithia at a rally in 2021 | |
| Member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2007–2022 | |
| Preceded by | Swinder Singh |
| Succeeded by | Ganieve Kaur Majithia |
| Constituency | Majitha |
| Minister for Information & Public Relations | |
| Minister for Environment & Non- Conventional Energy | |
| In office 2007 – 2017 | |
| Chief Minister | Parkash Singh Badal |
| Preceded by | Capt. Amarinder Singh |
| Minister for Water Supply & Sanitation | |
| In office 2007 – 2012 | |
| Chief Minister | Parkash Singh Badal |
| Preceded by | Capt. Amarinder Singh |
| Succeeded by | Jagir Kaur |
| Minister for Science Technology | |
| In office 2007 – 2012 | |
| Chief Minister | Parkash Singh Badal |
| Preceded by | Rakesh Pandey |
| Succeeded by | Parkash Singh Badal |
| Minister for Revenue & Rehabilitation | |
| In office 2012 – 2017 | |
| Chief Minister | Parkash Singh Badal |
| Preceded by | Ajit Singh Kohar |
| Minister for NRI Affairs | |
| In office 2012 – 2017 | |
| Chief Minister | Parkash Singh Badal |
| Preceded by | Parkash Singh Badal |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 March 1975 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Shiromani Akali Dal |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Sardar Surjit Singh Majithia (grandfather) Harsimrat Kaur Badal (sister) Majithia Sirdars |
| Residence | Patiala |
Background and family
Majithia was born on 1 March 1975 to former Deputy Defence Minister Satyajit Singh Majithia and Sukhmanjus Kaur Majithia in Delhi.[4] He was educated at the Lawrence School Sanawar. His grandfather Sardar Surjit Singh Majithia was a Wing Commander in the Indian Air Force and his great-grandfather Sir Sundar Singh Majithia was Revenue Minister in the Punjab government.[5] He is the younger brother of Bathinda MP, Harsimrat Kaur Badal and brother-in-law of former Deputy Chief Minister of Punjab, Sukhbir Singh Badal. Bikram married Ganieve Kaur in November 2009 and they have two sons.[4][6]
Political career
He first won the Punjab Vidhan Sabha elections from the Majitha constituency in 2007.[7] He won again from the same constituency in 2012 and 2017 assembly elections.[1] Subsequently he was inducted into the Punjab Cabinet.[8] He is ex minister of Revenue, Rehabilitation and Disaster Management, Information & Public Relations and Non Conventional Energy.[9]
In February 2022, Majithia surrendered before a Mohali court in the drug case registered against him in December 2021, and was remanded in judicial custody till 8 March.[10][11] While his wife Ganieve contested from Majitha constituency in the 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election and won, Majithia instead contested from Amritsar East, and lost.[12][13]
He is imprisoned in Patiala Jail along with his rival Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu against whom Majithia contested the 2022 Punjab Assembly elections.[14]
On 10 August 2022, the Punjab and Haryana High Court granted bail to Majithia.[15]
Electoral performance
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAP | Jeevan Jyot Kaur[16] | 39,679 | 36.74 |  21.98 | |
| INC | Navjot Singh Sidhu[17] | 32,929 | 30.49 |  30.19 | |
| SAD | Bikram Singh Majithia | 25,188 | 23.32 | New | |
| BJP | Jagmohan Singh Raju | 7,286 | 6.75 | 10.98 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 690 | 0.64 | ||
| Majority | 6,750 | 6.25 | |||
| Turnout | 1,08,003 | 64.17 | 0.77 | ||
| Registered electors | 168,300 | [18] | |||
| AAP gain from INC | Swing | 19.3 |
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