Parminder Singh Dhindsa


Parminder Singh Dhindsa is an Indian politician and Belongs To The Shiromani Akali Dal Political Party. He used to be a Member of the Shiromani Akali Dal until late 2019.He is currently MLA from Lehra And Used To Be Leader of Shiromani Akali Dal Legislature group in Punjab Legislative Assembly Until He Quit.He was Minister for Finance & Planning and Public Works Minister in the previous Punjab Government. He is son of Rajya Sabha member Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa. He was first elected as MLA of Sunam in September 2000 by defeating Parmeshwari Devi of Congress. He was re-elected as an MLA of Sunam in 2002, 2007 and 2012 and in 2017 from Lehra. He is undefeated in his entire career since 2000.

Early life

His father Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa is MP Rajya Sabha . He remained former Union minister for Chemicals, Fertilizers and Sports . He also remained Member Of Lok Sabha from . Parminder has done his MBA from Punjabi University Patiala and B Com from Govt. College for Men, Chandigarh. He is married to Gagandeep Kaur Dhindsa who is also member of Core Committee of Shromani Akali Dal, Women Wing.

Political career

He was first appointed as General Secretary of Youth Akali Dal in 1998. He was elected to the Punjab Legislative Assembly in 2000 on an Akali Dal ticket from Sunam for first time in the By- Election held due to sudden demise Bhagwan Dass Arora. He was re-elected from Sunam in 2002, 2007 and 2012. In 2007, he was made cabinet minister and given the portfolio of PWD. In 2012, he was made minister of finance.
In the state assembly elections held in 2017, Shiromani Akali Dal fielded him against Former Chief Minister and five times MLA of Punjab, Rajinder Kaur Bhathal from Lehragaga. He triumphed again by defeating her with a record 26815 votes.
He was MP candidate for Sangrur Constituency for the 17th Lok Sabha Elections of India but lost from Bhagwant Mann.
On 3 August 2019 he was elected leader of SAD in Punjab assembly. However, after 5 months, due to differences with party leadership he resigned from the post on 3rd January 2020

Interest in Sports

He is the Since 2011 and . CFI is an Apex and pioneer body in the promotion of cycling sports in India affiliated to the Indian Olympic Association and International bodies like Asian Cycling Confederation and Union Cycliste International.