Sukhdev Singh Libra, was an Indian politician and Member of Parliament.
Early life
He was born on 7th Nov., 1932 in a
Ramdasia Sikh
Chamar family to Sardar Kartar Singh and Chand Kaur at Libra village,
Khanna Khanna may refer to:
Places
* Khanna, Ludhiana, a city in the Ludhiana district of Punjab, India
* Khanna, Firozpur, a village in Firozpur district of Punjab, India
* Khanna Chamaran, a village in Gurdaspur district of Punjab, India
* Khanna Majra ...
,
Punjab
Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising ...
.
He did his schooling from Shri Guru Govind Singh High School, Khanna.
Politics
*In 2004, he became member of the
14th Lok Sabha
The 14th Lok Sabha (17 May 2004 – 18 May 2009) was convened after the 2004 Indian general election held in four phases during 20 April – 10 May 2004, which led to the formation of first Manmohan Singh ministry (2004–2009). Indian Natio ...
from
Ropar Constituency.
*In 1985 he became a member of the Legislative Assembly Punjab and Member of
Rajya Sabha
The Rajya Sabha, wikisource:Constitution of India/Part V#Article 80, constitutionally the Council of States, is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of India. , it has a maximum membership of 245, of which 233 are elected by the legisl ...
in 1998.
*In 2008, he represented the
Fatehgarh Sahib constituency.
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.
He died due to prolonged illness at his ancestral village in Khanna.
References
External links
Members of Fourteenth Lok Sabha - Parliament of India website
1932 births
2019 deaths
India MPs 2009–2014
People from Fatehgarh Sahib
People from Ludhiana district
Punjabi people
Shiromani Akali Dal politicians
Lok Sabha members from Punjab, India
India MPs 2004–2009
Rajya Sabha members from Punjab, India
Indian National Congress politicians from Punjab, India
People from Rupnagar district
Politicians from Ludhiana
Chamar
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