Political families of Punjab, India
The list of members of political families of Punjab, India
Talwandi Family
- Jagdev Singh Talwandi, former President of Shiromani Akali Dal and Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee; former Member of Parliament Lok Sabha from Ludhiana; former Member of Parliament Rajya Sabha; former Cabinet Minister Government of Punjab
- Ranjit Singh Talwandi, son of Jagdev Singh Talwandi; former MLA from Raikot constituency
- Jagjit Singh Talwandi, son of Jagdev Singh Talwandi; SGPC member
- Harjit Kaur Talwandi, daughter of Jagdev Singh Talwandi; President women's wing Shiromani Akali Dal(Sanyukt)
- Dev Raj Singh Talwandi, brother of Jagdev Singh Talwandi, former MLA
Royal Family of Patiala
- Mohinder Kaur, former member of Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha
- Capt. Amarinder Singh, former Chief Minister of Punjab
- Preneet Kaur, wife of Amarinder Singh; former minister of state in the External Affairs Ministry, former Member of Parliament
- Raninder Singh, son of Amarinder Singh and Preneet Kaur; contested Lok Sabha election from Bathinda in 2009 and Assembly election from Samana (Punjab) in 2012
Badal Family
- Parkash Singh Badal, former Chief Minister of Punjab
- Sukhbir Singh Badal, former Deputy Chief Minister of Punjab and President of the Shiromani Akali Dal
- Harsimrat Kaur Badal, wife of Sukhbir and current Member of Parliament from Bathinda
- Gurdas Singh Badal, Member of Parliament from Firozpur
- Manpreet Singh Badal, Finance minister Government of Punjab
Beant Singh Family
- Beant Singh (chief minister), former Chief Minister of Punjab
- Gurkanwal Kaur, former MLA
- Ravneet Singh Bittu, Member of Parliament from Ludhiana
- Tej Parkash Singh, former MLA and Minister
- Gurkirat Singh Kotli, MLA Khanna, Cabinet minister Government of Punjab
- Gurkanwal Kaur, former MLA
Kairon Family
- Partap Singh Kairon (freedom fighter), (revolutionary), and former Chief Minister of Punjab
- Surinder Singh Kairon MP
- Adesh Partap Singh Kairon, grandson of Pratap Singh Kairon, former Cabinet minister Government of Punjab
- Gurinder Singh Kairon Congress leader
- Surinder Singh Kairon MP
Jakhar Family
- Chaudhari Rajaram Jakhar, zaildar from Panjkosi, Abohar, Fazilka, Punjab
- Balram Jakhar, 2 times MLA and leader of opposition, MP Ferozepur 1980, Speaker of Lok Sabha. Governor of Madhya Pradesh
- Sajjan Kumar Jakhar, MLA and Minister
- Sunil Kumar Jakhar, 3 times MLA, President of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Punjab, former leader of opposition, Member of Parliament from Gurdaspur. Former chief of Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee
- Sandeep Jakhar, MLA
- Sunil Kumar Jakhar, 3 times MLA, President of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Punjab, former leader of opposition, Member of Parliament from Gurdaspur. Former chief of Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee
- Sajjan Kumar Jakhar, MLA and Minister
- Balram Jakhar, 2 times MLA and leader of opposition, MP Ferozepur 1980, Speaker of Lok Sabha. Governor of Madhya Pradesh
Bajwa Family
- Late Satnam Singh Bajwa, former Minister in Government of Punjab
- Partap Singh Bajwa, son of Satnam Singh Bajwa; Member of Parliament from Gurdaspur Loksabha constituency and Rajya Sabha, former President of Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee
- Fatehjang Singh Bajwa, son of Satnam Singh Bajwa; MLA
- Charanjit Kaur Bajwa, wife of Partap Singh Bajwa; former MLA
krishan kant family
- Late Lala Achint Ram A Noted freedom Fighter , Member of the Constituent assembly of India, Later member of parliament. A close aid of Pandit Nehru. Who was popularly known as the gandhi of Punjab
- LateSatyavati Devi (born 1905) A noted freedom fighter , wife of Lala Achint Ram and mother of Krishan Kant. She Often fed Bhagat Singh with her own hands.
- Krishan Kant A freedom fighter, A noted parliamentarian , Goverener of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu and the 10th Vice President of India
Brar Family
- Late Harcharan Singh Brar, former Chief Minister of Punjab, former Minister of irrigation, power and health department, Governor of Orissa and Haryana, five-time MLA
- Gurbinder Kaur Brar, wife of Harcharan Singh Brar; former Leader of the opposition, former Member of Parliament, former Minister of State
- Adesh Kanwarjit Singh Brar, son of Harcharan Singh Brar; Vice president Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee, former MLA, former Youth Congress Chief of Punjab
- Karan Kaur Brar, daughter in law of Harcharan Singh Brar; former MLA
Chaudhary Family
- Late Master Gurbanta Singh, former Agriculture Minister of Punjab
- Late Chaudhary Jagjit Singh, former Cabinet Minister and MLA
- Chaudhary Surinder Singh, former MLA Kartarpur
- Late Chaudhary Jagjit Singh, former Cabinet Minister and MLA
- Santokh Singh Chaudhary Member of Parliament from Jalandhar and former Cabinet Minister of Punjab
- Vikramjit Singh Chaudhary, MLA Phillaur and former Chief of Punjab Youth Congress
Gupta Family
- Harbans Lal Gupta, Freedom fighter; founding member, Praja Mandal Movement; former Speaker of Punjab Legislative Assembly (1964–67); Member of Legislative Assembly of (Congress) from Bathinda (1952–62) and Minister of State in Government of Punjab (1952–57)[1]
- Anupam Gupta, special prosecutor, Central Bureau of Investigation; senior standing council for U.T Chandigarh; lawyer of the Liberhan Commission on the destruction of the Babri Masjid
Majithia Family
- Surat Singh, zamindar and military officer in the Khalsa Army[2] In 1877, he was awarded the title of Raja and made a Companion of the Star of India.
- Umrao Singh, aristocrat and a scholar in Sanskrit and Persian and Father of Amrita Sher-Gil
- Sundar Singh Majithia, landowner and politician. He was a member of Khalsa Nationalist Party and Revenue Member at the first and second legislative councils of the Punjab Legislative Assembly. The first president of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee
- Wing Commander Sardar Surjit Singh Majithia, Indian politician, diplomat, and air force officer. Son of Sundar Singh Majithia
- Amrita Sher-Gil, Hungarian-Indian painter and daughter of Umrao Singh.
- Satyajit Singh Majithia, educationist, industrialist, philanthropist, and Chancellor of Khalsa University. Son of Sardar Surjit Singh Majithia, former Deputy Defence Minister
- Harsimrat Kaur Badal, a former Union Cabinet Minister of Food Processing Industries. Daughter of Satyajit Singh Majithia
- Bikram Singh Majithia, a former cabinet minister in the Punjab Government. Son of Satyajit Singh Majithia
- Satyajit Singh Majithia, educationist, industrialist, philanthropist, and Chancellor of Khalsa University. Son of Sardar Surjit Singh Majithia, former Deputy Defence Minister
References
- Former Punjab Assembly speaker Harbans Lal Gupta passes away
- "Amrita Sher-Gil Portrait Comes to Market After 80 Years". Sotherbys. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
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