[4][5] Chhotepur is son in law of Shiromani Akali Dal President Mohan Singh Tur.

In 1985, he won Dhariwal constituency in Gurdaspur district and became minister for health and tourism in Surjit Singh Barnala government.

He contested 2002 state election from Dhariwal constituency and won the seat as an Independent by margin of 80 votes against Sucha Singh Langah.

He helped Partap Singh Bajwa to defeat Vinod Khanna of Bharatiya Janta Party by 8,342 votes.

[6][7][8][9] On 9 December 2021, he joined Shiromani Akali Dal just before 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election and will contest from Batala.