Harpal Singh Cheema

Harpal Singh Cheema (born 10 February 1974) is an Aam Aadmi Party MLA from Dirba Assembly Constituency located in Sangrur District, Punjab.[2] He joined the Aam Aadmi Party just before the 2017 Punjab Legislative Assembly election.

Harpal Singh Cheema
Leader of the Opposition in Punjab
Assumed office
27 July 2018
Preceded bySukhpal Singh Khaira
Member of Punjab Legislative Assembly[1]
Assumed office
March 2017
Preceded byBalvir Singh
ConstituencyDirba
Personal details
Born (1974-02-10) 10 February 1974
Nabha, Punjab
Political partyAam Aadmi Party
Spouse(s)Smt. Manjeet Kaur
Children1 Daughter
ParentsS. Mehar Singh and Smt. Dilawar Kaur
Alma materPunjabi University, Patiala

In July 2018 he was appointed leader of opposition of Punjab Legislative Assembly.[3]

Career

A graduate from Government Ranbir College, Sangrur, and having done his LLB from Punjabi University, Patiala, he also participated in student politics as a member of some Left-leaning student outfits while studying law. He led the Sangrur Bar Association in 2014.[4]

In a triangular fight from Dirba, he defeated Congress candidate Ajaib Singh Ratol and Shiromani Akali Dal’s Gulzar Singh. As a lawyer, he is also fighting AAP’s Delhi MLA Naresh Yadav’s case in the district courts over accusations of Quran desecration in Malerkotla in 2016.

Family

Son of Mehar Singh and Manjeet Kaur, he was born in Cheema village in Dhuri subdivision, he had to struggle for studies as he has five siblings, two brothers and three sisters. Now he lives in Sangrur with his wife and a three-year-old daughter.


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