Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa

Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa (born 1 February 1959) is an Indian politician who was the Deputy Chief Minister of Punjab.

[1][2][3] Sukhjinder Singh was born on 1 February 1959 at Dharowali village, tehsil Dera Baba Nanak in Gurdaspur district in a Sikh Jatt family.

[4] His father's name was Santokh Singh who served as Punjab congress chief twice and was one of the most senior congressmen of his time.

[5] Randhawa first successfully contested Punjab Legislative Assembly from Fatehgarh Churian in 2002 defeating Akali dal's Nirmal Singh Kahlon.

[1] He was one of the 42 INC MLAs who submitted their resignation in protest as part of their decision of the Supreme Court of India ruling Punjab's termination of the Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) water canal unconstitutional.