Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
12th Lok Sabha
BADAL, SHRI SUKHBIR SINGH [SHIROMANI AKALI DAL - FARIDKOT (PUNJAB)]
Father's Name Shri Parkash Singh Badal Date of Birth 9 July 1962 Place of Birth Badal, Distt. Faridkot (Punjab) Marital Status Married on 21 November 1991 Spouse's Name Smt. Harsimrat Badal Children One daughter Educational Qualifications B.A(Hons)Economics, M.A(Economics), M.B.A. Educated at Panjab University, Chandigarh (Punjab) and California State University, Los Angeles (U.S.A.) Profession Agriculturist, Political and Social Worker, Artist and Economist Permanent Address House No. 256, Sector 9C, Chandigarh-160017 Tels. (0172) 548156, 43744 Present Address 12, Safdarjang Road, New Delhi Tel. (011) 6969457 Positions Held 1996Elected to 11th Lok Sabha 1996-97Member, Committee on Commerce Member, Consultative Committees, Ministry of External Affairs; and Ministry of Commerce 1998Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term) 19 March 1998Union Minister of State, Industry onwards Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments Won North Zone clay modelling competition held at Chandigarh Social and Cultural Activities Managing a school at Gidder Baha (Punjab) Special Interests Tourism and development of constituency Favourite Pastime and Recreation Travelling, skeet and trap shooting and making sculptures Sports and Clubs Member, (i) Golf Club, Chandigarh; and (ii) President's Polo Club, New Delhi Countries Visited Afghanistan, Australia, Canada, France, Italy, Nepal, Netherlands, Singapore, Switzerland, Thailand, U.K. and U.S.A.

Election Result of Faridkot Lok Sabha Constituency
Total electorate 12,02,148 Total votes polled 8,73,572 Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates (1) Shri Sukhbir Singh Badal (S.A.D.) 4,39,749 (2) Shri Jagmeet Singh Brar (I.N.C.) 4,04,790 (3) Shri Avtar Singh (Ind.) 13,568 (4) Shri Sukhpal Singh (Ind.) 5,341
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