Jagjit Singh Chauhan
Politician, Organization founder
1929 – 2007
Who was Jagjit Singh Chauhan?
Dr. Jagjit Singh Chauhan was the founder of the Khalistan movement that sought to create an independent Sikh state in the Punjab region of South Asia.
Jagjit Singh grew up in Tanda in Punjab's Hoshiarpur district, about 180 km from Chandigarh. A medical practitioner, Dr. Chauhan was first elected to the Punjab Assembly from the Tanda as a candidate of the Republican Party of India in 1967. He became Deputy Speaker when the Akali Dal-led coalition Government took office in Punjab. When Lachhman Singh Gill became Chief Minister, Chauhan was made Finance Minister. In 1969, he lost the Assembly election.
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- Born
- 1929
Urmar Tanda - Also known as
- Jagjit Singh Chohan
- Religion
- Sikhism
- Sikh
- Nationality
- India
- Profession
- Died
- Apr 4, 2007
Urmar Tanda
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on July 23, 2013
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