Sardar Sadhu Singh Thind


Sardar Sadhu Singh Thind

Sardar Sadhu Singh Thind was an Indian scholar and politician, most notable for serving the longest term as President of the District Congress Committee, Kapurthala. He also served as an MLA from Sultanpur Lodhi. While serving as MLA, he was noted for repatriating the remains of Udham Singh from England to India in 1974.

He was born on 13th April, 1927 at Bidhipur, District Kapurthala. He has completed his matriculation.

Here are the brief details about various positions held by Sardar Sadhu Singh Thind:

  1. Chairman, Panchayat Samiti, Sultanpur Lodhi - 1960-1962
  2. Chairman, Zila Parishad, Sultanpur Lodhi - 1962-1965
  3. Director, Central Co-operative Bank Ltd., Kapurthala - 1966-1969
  4. Chairman, Panchayat Samiti, Sultanpur Lodhi - 1967-1972
  5. Director, Lamd Mortgage Bank, Sultanpur Lodhi- 1967-1970
  6. Member of Legistlative Assembly (MLA), Sultanpur Lodhi - 1972-1977
  7. Repatriating the remains of Udham Singh from England to India - 1974
  8. President, All India Shaheed Udham Singh Kamboj Yaadgaar Committee Regd. (Established in 1974)
  9. Senator, Guru Nanak Dev University - 1974-1977
  10. Senator, Guru Nanak Dev University - 1978-1981
  11. Director, Co-operative Marketing Society, Sultanpur Lodhi
  12. President, District Congress Committee, Kapurthala - 1978-1992
  13. President, District Congress Committee, Kapurthala - 2002-2003
  14. Director, Small Scale Industries - 2003-2007

Deepak Kamboj

Deepak Kamboj

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