Sarup Chand Singla

Sarup Chand Singla
Chief Parliamentary Secretary
Assumed office
10 April 2012
Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Incumbent Member of Punjab Legislative Assembly
Constituency Bathinda(Urban)
Junior Vice President, Shiromani Akali Dal
Assumed office
July 2014
Personal details
Born (1961-04-13) 13 April 1961
Dod, Punjab, India
Nationality Indian
Political party Shiromani Akali Dal
Spouse(s) Urmila Singla
Children Dhinav Singla
Occupation Industrialist
Religion Hinduism

Sarup Chand Singla (born 13 April 1961) is an Indian politician and a businessman. He is currently the elected Member of Punjab Legislative Assembly from Bathinda Urban Constituency and the Chief Parliamentary Secretary.[1][2] He is currently member of Shiromani Akali Dal and was appointed as the junior vice-president of the party in 2014[3] and also the president of the trader's wing of Shiromani Alkali Dal[4]

Early life, Family and Education

Sarup Singla was born on 13 April 1961 in village Dod, Punjab, India, to a middle class Hindu family. His father Piyare Lal had six children and Sarup Singla is the youngest amongst all brothers.

Sarup Singla completed his elementary education in a government primary school in village Dod. He then went to government school in BajaKhana but quit the studies before passing his matriculation examinations to join his father's business. He is married to Urmila Singla and they have a son named Dhinav Singla.[5] He currently lives in Aggarwal colony in Bathinda.

Political career

In 1998, a First Information Report was lodged against Sarup Singla in PS Kotwali, Bathinda, Punjab for participating in an agitation against government's decision to levy an excise duty. He was later acquitted by the Hon'ble Court vide order dated 22.10.2008.[5] Active participation in this agitation gained him a lot of support.

In 2007, he joined Shiromani Akali Dal and ran for the office for time from Bathinda Urban constituency but lost the elections. It is widely acknowledged that the political wing of Dera Sacha Sauda was the main reason of his defeat.[6]

In 2012, he again ran for the office from Bathinda Urban constituency and won the elections.[7] On April 10, 2012 he was appointed as chief parliamentary secretary.[2] In 2014, he was appointed as junior vice-president of Shiromani Akali Dal and was given the responsibility of campaigning along with 39 other party workers during elections of Talwandi Sabo Assembly constituency.[8] Later this year he was also given charge of Traders' wing of Shiromani Akali Dal.

As MLA, he is known for his efforts to improve work efficiency and remove corruption from his constituency by paying surprise visits to government offices.[9]

Industrial career

Sarup Chand Singla is a notable businessman of Bathinda.[10] His father owned diesel generator manufacturing plant. He is also credited with manufacturing first ISI mark diesel generator in Bathinda district. Before coming to power also he has spent a lot of time in Bathinda development work which is said to be the main reason of his success in elections despite an influence religious figure supporting his opposition.

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