[5] His father was a member of Punjab legislative assembly (1985 - 1986) from Beas constituency and died fighting terrorists on 26 April 1986, Gill was 18 years old when he narrowly escaped from this attack.
[1] In a later attack in 1989 at his native village Liddar, terrorists killed all seven guards at his house but he narrowly escaped and survived.
He defeated Manjinder Singh Kang from Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) by a margin of 6450 votes and became a member of the Punjab legislative assembly.
[12] In 2012 he contested from Amritsar South but lost to Inderbir Singh Bolaria of Shiromani Akali Dal with a Margin 15056 votes.
[14] Gill defeated his closest rival Bibi Jagir Kaur of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) by a margin of 140573 votes.
[16] In his first year as MP he has received approval for a Government Medical College in Kapurthala and a Law University in Patti.