Harpal Singh Cheema

Harpal Singh Cheema
Harpal Singh Cheema
Leader of the Opposition in Punjab
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 27 July 2018
Preceded by	Sukhpal Singh Khaira
Member of Punjab Legislative Assembly[1]
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; March 2017
Preceded by	Balvir Singh
Constituency	Dirba
Personal details
Born	10 February 1974; Nabha, Punjab
Political party	Aam Aadmi Party
Spouse(s)	Smt. Manjeet Kaur
Children	1 Daughter
Parents	S. Mehar Singh and Smt. Dilawar Kaur
Alma mater	Punjabi University, Patiala

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.

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.

References

Members detail punjabassembly.nic.in
"Government of Punjab, India". punjab.gov.in. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
"AAP replaces Punjab leader of opposition Sukhpal Khaira with Harpal Singh Cheema - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
"From Bar politics to leader of oppn in Punjab assembly, AAP's Cheema emerges as Dalit leader". The Hindustan Times. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2020.

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[1] Members detail punjabassembly.nic.in

[2] "Government of Punjab, India". punjab.gov.in. Retrieved 26 July 2018.

[3] "AAP replaces Punjab leader of opposition Sukhpal Khaira with Harpal Singh Cheema - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 July 2018.

[4] "From Bar politics to leader of oppn in Punjab assembly, AAP's Cheema emerges as Dalit leader". The Hindustan Times. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2020.