Laljit Singh Bhullar Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Nickname	Udta Mantri
Profession	Politician
Physical Stats
Height (approx.)	5' 10" (178 cm)
Eye Colour	Light Brown
Hair Colour	Light Brown
Politics
Political Party	Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)
Political Journey	• 2010: Joined local politics in Punjab • 2011: Joined Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) • 2015: Joined the Aam Aadmi Party • 2022: Won Patti seat in Punjab Legislative Assembly elections • 2022–2026: Served as Transport Minister in Punjab Cabinet
Personal Life
Date of Birth	1 September 1981 (Tuesday)
Age (as of 2025)	44 Years
Birthplace	Patti, Tarn Taran, Punjab, India
Zodiac sign	Virgo
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Patti, Tarn Taran
School	Govternment Senior Secondary School, Gharyala, Tarn Taran
Educational Qualification	Higher Secondary
Religion	Sikhism
Address	H. No. 255, Ward No. 7 Patti, District Tarn Taran, Punjab
Controversy	Arrested for Suicide case (March 2026) In March 2026, Laljit Singh Bhullar was arrested for an alleged case of abetment of suicide against a government officer, Gagandeep Singh Randhawa. An FIR was registered against Laljit and his father and PA on serious charges. The controversy was so quick that Laljit had to resign from his ministerial position and a CBI inquiry into the case was demanded by the opposition parties. [1]Hindustan Timess
Social Media	• Instagram • Facebook • YouTube • Twitter
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Family
Wife/Spouse	Suridarpal Kaur
Children	Son- Himmat Singh Daughter(s)- 2 • Nimrat Kaur • Jot Kaur
Parents	Father- Sukhdev Singh Mother- Bhupidar kaur
Style Quotient
Car Collection	• Toyota Fortuner • Tata Manza
Money Factor
Assets/Properties	• Movable Assets: Rs 2 Crore approx (as of 2024) • Immovable Assets: Rs 6 Crore approx (as of 2024)
Net Worth (approx.)	Rs 9 Crore (as of 2024)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Laljit Singh Bhullar

• Laljit Singh Bhullar was born and grew up in Patti, Tarn Taran.

• He belongs to a family of farmers. Before joining politics, Bhullar ran a commission shop at the grain market in Pati.

• Bhullar joined local politics in the early 2010s, where he was a member of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD).

• In 2019, inspired by the personality of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal, he joined AAP.

• In an interview, he revealed that in February 2019, he launched a campaign in support of an AAP candidate for the municipal council of Patti. He added that on the day of polling, he was detained and tortured by the police. Soon, the AAP senior leaders nominated him as the Halka in-charge.

• In the 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election, Laljit nominated him as their candidate. He ran successfully and defeated four-time SAD MLA Adesh Partap Singh Kairon and one-time Congress MLA Harminder Singh Gill.
  

  Laljit Singh Bhullar with Bhagwant Mann during an election campaign

• After winning the election, he became a cabinet minister in Bhagwant Mann’s government as a greenhorn Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) (first-time).

• In Mann’s ministry, he was given charge of the transport department and hospitality department.

• In June 2022, one of the early initiatives he took in Punjab included improving the government bus transport facilities and breaking the monopoly of private bus operators between IGI Airport and different cities of Punjab.

• In 2024, Laljit Singh Bhullar contested for the Lok Sabha seat from the Khadoor Sahib seat as an AAP candidate.

• During the 2024 Lok Sabha election campaign, he came into controversy for his derogatory remarks targeting the Ramgarhia and Suniyar communities, and called them Ghuli gharh. He faced a lot of criticism from the opposition parties.

• However, he later apologised to the Ramgarhia and Suniyar communities. Despite the apology, Ramgarhia community organizations remained unsatisfied and demanded Bhullar’s removal from the cabinet and called for a boycott of AAP candidates across Punjab.

• In March 2026, Laljit Singh Bhullar was arrested by police from Mandi Gobindgarh, in connection with the suicide case of Punjab State Warehousing Corporation district manager Gagandeep Singh Randhawa.

• On 22 March 2026, Gagandeep Singh Randhawa’s family registered an FIR against Laljit Singh Bhullar. They accused him of threatening Randhawa with violent consequences if he refused to cancel a tender and reissue it in Bhullar’s father’s name.

• On 23 March 2026, after the Bullar’s arrest, several ministers of other political parties demanded a CBI investigation of the matter.

• After the suicide video of Gagandeep Singh Randhawa, in which he was consuming Celphos (aluminum phosphide) poison, and accusing Laljit Singh Bhullar of severe harassment, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann asked Bhullar to resign immediately.