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Mohan Singh Tur (1915–1979) was an Indian politician and former
Jathedar of the Akal Takht The Jathedar of the Akal Takht () is the head of the Akal Takht and head of the Sikhs worldwide. The jathedar has the de facto power as the supreme spokesperson of the Khalsa to Summons, summon, trial, try and sentence (law), sentence any person ...
and president of Shiromani Akali Dal . He was also known as Jathedar Mohan Singh Tur. He was elected to the
Lok Sabha The Lok Sabha, also known as the House of the People, is the lower house of Parliament of India which is Bicameralism, bicameral, where the upper house is Rajya Sabha. Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha, Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by a ...
, the lower house of the
Parliament of India The Parliament of India (ISO 15919, ISO: ) is the supreme legislative body of the Government of India, Government of the Republic of India. It is a bicameralism, bicameral legislature composed of the Rajya Sabha (Council of States) and the Lok ...
from the Tarn Taran constituency of
Punjab Punjab (; ; also romanised as Panjāb or Panj-Āb) is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia. It is located in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising areas of modern-day eastern Pakistan and no ...
in 1977 as a member of the
Akali Dal The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) (translation: ''Supreme Eternal Party'') is a Centre-right politics, centre-right Sikhism, Sikh-centric state political party in Punjab, India, Punjab, India. The party is the second-oldest in India, after Indian ...
.


Personal life

He was married to Gurdip Kaur. He had 5 sons and 3 daughters,
Lehna Singh Tur Lehna Singh Tur was an Indian Sikh politician. Born in Tur village of Amritsar District on 12 February 1941, Lehna Singh Tur was the son of Jathedar Mohan Singh Tur. He studied law at Punjab University in Chandigarh and Patiala, and obtained B.A ...
was one of his sons and also his successor in 1980. His son, Tarlochan Singh Tur (1947 – 2016), was also a politician.


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Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tur, Mohan Singh 1916 births 1979 deaths Shiromani Akali Dal politicians Lok Sabha members from Punjab, India India MPs 1977–1979 Politicians from Amritsar district People from Tarn Taran Sahib