Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa Age, Wiki and Bio

Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa

Quick Info

ProfessionPolitician
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth01/02/1959
Age65 years
BirthplaceVillage Dharowali, Tehsil Dera Baba Nanak, District Gurdaspur, Punjab

Bio/Wiki

Famous forBeing the Deputy Chief Minister of Punjab in Charanjit Singh Channi-led Punjab Congress Government

Physical Stats & More

Height5' 10" (178 cm)
Eye ColorBrown
Hair ColorSalt & Pepper

Educational Qualification(s)

SchoolGovernment School, Chandigarh (class 10 in 1975)
College/UniversityGoswami Ganesh Dutta Sanatan Dharma College (SD College), Panjab University, Chandigarh
Educational QualificationGraduation from Goswami Ganesh Dutta Sanatan Dharma College (SD College), Panjab University, Chandigarh

Personal Life

ReligionSikhism
CasteJat Sikh
HometownVillage Dharowali, Tehsil Dera Baba Nanak, District Gurdaspur, Punjab
Zodiac sign
  • Aquarius
  • Taurus

Relationships & More

Marital StatusMarried
Marriage Date15 June
Family
Wife/SpouseJatinder Kaur Randhawa
Children
SonUdhayveer Randhawa (politician)
Daughter(s)
  • Simrat Kaur
  • Divyjot Randhawa
Parents
FatherSantokh Singh Randhawa (former Punjab congress chief for two times)
MotherManjit Kaur
Siblings
BrotherInderjit Singh Randhawa (elder; politician in Shiromani Akali Dal)

Family

FatherSantokh Singh Randhawa (former Punjab congress chief for two times)
MotherManjit Kaur
Siblings
BrotherInderjit Singh Randhawa (elder; politician in Shiromani Akali Dal)
SpouseJatinder Kaur Randhawa
Children
SonUdhayveer Randhawa (politician)
Daughters
  • Simrat Kaur
  • Divyjot Randhawa

Career

Political PartyIndian National Congress
Political Journey
  • MLA from Fatehgarh Churian, Gurdaspur, Punjab (2002-2007)
  • MLA from Dera Baba Nanak, Gurdaspur, Punjab (2012-2017)
  • MLA from Dera Baba Nanak, Gurdaspur, Punjab (2017-Present)
  • Cabinet Minister of Cooperation and Jails, Government of Punjab (2017)
  • Deputy Chief Minister of Punjab (2021)
  • Vice-President, Punjab Youth Congress
  • General Secretary PPCC
  • President at Primary Agro Service Society
  • Dharowali Chairman Privilege Committee
  • Member of Committee on Public Undertakings, GAC, Library
  • Member of Committee on Estimates of Punjab Vidhan Sabha
  • Won the 2024 Lok Sabha elections from the Gurdaspur constituency in Punjab

Some Lesser Known Facts

Santokh Singh Randhawa, a prominent Congress leader in Punjab, served as the Congress chief two times.
Sukhjinder developed an interest in politics during his college years and was a part of the Indian Youth Congress party.
He later became the General Secretary of the Punjab Congress.
In 2002, he won the MLA elections from Fatehgarh Churian seat in Gurdaspur, Punjab.
In 2012, he secured victory for the second time as an MLA from Dera Baba Nanak, Gurdaspur, Punjab.
In 2015, Sukhjinder actively campaigned to replace the President of Punjab Congress with Captain Amarinder Singh.
In 2017, he became an MLA from Dera Baba Nanak, Gurdaspur, Punjab and was appointed to Captain Amarinder Singh’s council of ministers.
Sukhjinder Randhawa is part of the ‘Majha Brigade’ in the Punjab Congress along with two other leaders: Tript Rajinder Bajwa and Sukhwinder Singh Sukh.