Harpal Singh Cheema

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Harpal Singh Cheema
Harpal Singh Cheema Official portrait 2017.jpg
Leader of the Opposition in Punjab
Assumed office
27 July 2018
Preceded bySukhpal Singh Khaira
Member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly[1]
Assumed office
March 2017
Preceded byBalvir Singh
ConstituencyDirba
Personal details
Born (1974-02-10) 10 February 1974 (age 47)
Nabha, Punjab, India
Political partyAam Aadmi Party
Spouse(s)Smt. Manjeet Kaur
Children1 Daughter
Parent(s)S. Mehar Singh and Smt. Dilawar Kaur
Alma materPunjabi University, Patiala

Harpal Singh Cheema (born 10 February 1974) is an Aam Aadmi Party MLA from Dirba Assembly Constituency located in Sangrur District, Punjab.[2] He joined the Aam Aadmi Party just before the 2017 Punjab Legislative Assembly election. He contested from Dirba Assembly Constituency against a popular Punjabi Kabbadi player Gulzar Singh Moonak from Shiromani Akali Dal and Ajaib Singh Ratolan from Indian National Congress.[3]

In July 2018 he was appointed leader of opposition of Punjab Legislative Assembly.[4]

Career[]

A graduate from Government Ranbir College, Sangrur, and having done his LLB from Punjabi University, Patiala, he also participated in student politics as a member of some Left-leaning student outfits while studying law. He led the Sangrur Bar Association in 2014.[5]

In a triangular fight from Dirba, he defeated Congress candidate Ajaib Singh Ratol and Shiromani Akali Dal’s Gulzar Singh. As a lawyer, he is also fighting AAP’s Delhi MLA Naresh Yadav’s case in the district courts over accusations of Quran desecration in Malerkotla in 2016.

Family[]

Son of Mehar Singh and Manjeet Kaur, he was born in Cheema village in Dhuri subdivision, he has five siblings, two brothers and three sisters. Now he lives in Sangrur with his wife and a three-year-old daughter.

References[]

  1. ^ Members detail punjabassembly.nic.in
  2. ^ "Government of Punjab, India". punjab.gov.in. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  3. ^ "2017 Dirba - Punjab Assembly Election Winner, LIVE Results & Latest News: Election Dates, Polling Schedule, Election Results & Live Election Updates". India.com. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  4. ^ "AAP replaces Punjab leader of opposition Sukhpal Khaira with Harpal Singh Cheema - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  5. ^ "From Bar politics to leader of oppn in Punjab assembly, AAP's Cheema emerges as Dalit leader". The Hindustan Times. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
Retrieved from ""