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Parkash Singh Badal Biography, Age, Death, Wife, Children, Family, Facts, Caste, Wiki & More

Updated On : April 25, 2023

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Short Biography

Parkash Singh Badal was born on 08-12-1927 in Abul Khurana, Muktsar in the state of Punjab, India. He was an Indian Politician who served as the Chief Minister of Punjab for five terms.

Other Name: Parkash Badal, S. Parkash Singh Badal
Other Professions: Chief Minister

Parkash Singh Badal Complete Bio & Career

Prakash Singh Badal presented himself in the field of politics in the year 1947. But he won his first assembly election in the year 1957. In 1969 he won again in the assembly elections. In 1969, he was elected to the Assembly again and became the Chief Minister of Punjab. Although in 1972, he was not the chief, the opposition leader was. He came back in the form of Chief Minister in 1977 and worked in this post for three years. 
 
 During the rule of Morarji Desai, he also became an MP. He was given the responsibility of the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation as the Union Minister. In 1997, he was elected to the Punjab Legislative Assembly and served as the second-term for the Chief Minister till 2002. He lost assembly elections from Shiromani Akali Dal in 2002. Parkash Singh Badal has been fighting for the protection and interest of his state of Punjab for almost 17 years. He collected the minds of Hindus and Sikhs from Punjab and stressed the BJP and the Akali Dal to meet together and succeeded. 
 
He has worked in different positions in Shiromani Akali Dal. At present His son Sukhbir Singh Badal is the president of the prestigious Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD). In April 2012 assembly elections, Shiromani Akali Dal-BJP combines voted in power. Despite he was sworn in as Chief Minister of Punjab on March 14, 2012. In addition, Sukhbir Singh Badal gave the post of Deputy CM of Punjab. Prakash Singh Badal's daughter is married to former Punjab Chief Minister Pratap Singh Kairon 's grandson.

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Honours & Awards

AWARD NAME AWARD CATEGORY RECEIPT YEAR RECEIPT FIELD
Padma Vibhushan Civilian Award 2015 Public Affairs

Health Issues, Illness and Death Info

Parkash Singh Badal died at the age of 95 on 25-04-2023 in Mohali in the state of Punjab, India.

DEATHDAY 25 April,2023 (Thursday)
DEATH PLACE Mohali, Punjab
DEATH COUNTRY India

Parkash Singh Badal Family, Relatives and Other Relations

Father S. Raghuraj Singh
Mother Sundri Kaur
Brother Gurdas Singh Badal
Sister None
Wife Surinder Kaur Badal
Daughter Preneet Kaur
Son Sukhbir Singh Badal
Other Relatives Harsimrat Kaur Badal (Daughter-in-law), Adesh Partap Singh Kairon (son-in-law)

He was born to S. Raghuraj Singh and Sundri Kaur. He had a brother named Gurdas Singh Badal who died on 15-05-2020.. He was married to Surinder Kaur Badal since 1959. Together they had a daughter named Preneet Kaur and a son named Sukhbir Singh Badal who is a politician and the President of Shiromani Akali Dal. His son Sukhbir is married to Harsimrat Kaur Badal who is Minister of Food Processing Industries. His daughter Preneet Kaur is married to Adesh Partap Singh Kairon, former MLA from Amritsar.

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Body Measurements

Skin Colour Fair
Eye Colour Brown
Hair Colour Black

Personal Info

Home Town Abul Khurana, Muktsar
Nationality Indian
Religion Sikh
Address Kothi No. 256, Sector-9 C, Chandigarh
VPO Badal, Distt. Muktsar, Punjab, India
School N/A
College Forman Christian College, Lahore, Pakistan
Qualification Graduate
Hobbies Reading Books & Doing Yoga
Marital Status Widower
Debut Sarpanch Of Badal Village (1947)
Salary N/A
Net Worth INR 13.50 Crore
Official Website N/A
Email Address contact@shiromaniakalidal.org.in
parkashsingh.pvs@punjab.gov.in
Contact Number 0172-2741758, 2740457, 2746383
01637-244322, 244570

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Favorite Politician Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Favorite Place London, New York City
Favorite Dress Kurta Pajama

Shocking / Interesting Facts & Secrets About Parkash Singh Badal

  • He was Chief Minister of Punjab State five times 1970-71, 1977-80, 1997-2002, 2007 to 2012 and 2012-2017.
  • Prakash Singh Badal presented himself in the field of politics in the year 1947.
  • During the govt of Morarji Desai, he became the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation.
  • In 1957 he was elected to the Punjab State Legislative Assembly first time after that he has been elected MLA 9 times.
  • He had spent almost 17 years of his life in jail for protecting Punjab
  • At present His son Sukhbir Singh Badal is the president of the prestigious Shiromani Akali Dal.
  • His daughter is married to former Punjab Chief Minister Pratap Singh Kairon 's grandson.

Parkash Singh Badal Age, Birthday Facts and Birthday Countdown

Parkash Singh Badal was 95 years 4 months & 17 days old age.