Tota Singh

Jathedar Tota Singh (2 March 1941 – 21 May 2022)[1] was an Indian politician who belonged to the Shiromani Akali Dal. He was Minister for Agriculture & NRI Affairs in the previous Punjab Government.[2] He was Senior Vice President and Member, High Power Committee of Shiromani Akali Dal. He was also a Member of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee. He also served as acting president of Shiromani Akali Dal after Surjit Singh Barnala when Barnala was appointed as Governor of Tamil Nadu in 1989.

Jathedar Tota Singh
MLA, Punjab
In office
1997–2007
Preceded byMalti (politician)
Succeeded byJoginder Pal Jain
ConstituencyMoga
In office
2012–2017
Preceded bySeetal Singh
Succeeded bySukhjit Singh, Kaka Lohgarh
ConstituencyDharamkot
Minister for Education
In office
1997–2002
Chief MinisterParkash Singh Badal
Succeeded byHarnam Dass Johar
Minister for Agriculture
In office
2012–2017
Chief MinisterParkash Singh Badal
Preceded bySucha Singh Langah
Personal details
Born2 March 1941
Didar Singh Wala, Moga, Punjab, British Raj
Died21 May 2022(2022-05-21) (aged 81)
Political partyShiromani Akali Dal
ResidenceJathedar Tota Singh Residence MOGA-142001

Family and education

His father's name was Babu Singh. He completed his school education from his village school and for further studies he joined DM college Moga.

Political career

He was elected to the Punjab Legislative Assembly in 1997 on a Shiromani Akali Dal ticket from Moga.[3] He was made Minister for Education in the Third Badal ministry during 1997–2002.[4] He was re-elected from Moga in 2002.[5] In 2012, he successfully contested from Dharamkot.[6] He was cabinet minister and held portfolio of Agriculture & NRI Affairs.[2] He also served at designation of Chairman Punjab Mandi Board 1985–1987 under Surjit Singh Barnala government. He was a continuous member of Shiromani Gurudwara Parbandak Committee (known as Sikh Parliament) for many years. He also served as acting president of Shiromani Akali Dal after Surjit Singh Barnala when barnala was appointed as governor of Tamil Nadu in 1989.

In 2017, Singh contested the assembly election from Dharamkot Assembly Constituency but was defeated by Sukhjit Singh (INC) who succeeded Singh as the MLA from Dharamkot.[7]

References
  1. Former Agriculture Minister Jathedar Tota Singh passes away
  2. Punjab Cabinet Ministers Portfolios 2012 Archived 3 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1997 to the Legislative Assembly of Punjab" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 March 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  4. The life and times of Tota Singh : a profile Archived 19 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  5. "Punjab Assembly Elections-2002 winners". Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  6. Results Punjab State Assembly Elections 2012 Archived 6 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  7. "Members: Sukhjit Singh". punjabassembly.nic.in. Archived from the original on 30 September 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
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