Parkash Singh Badal (Politician) Age, Biography, Wife & More

Bio
Real Name	Parkash Singh Badal
Nickname	Not Known
Profession	Indian Politician
Party	Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD)
Political Journey	• In 1947, he became Sarpanch of Badal village. • He became chairman of Lambi Block Samiti. • In 1957, elected to Punjab Vidhan Sabha (from Indian National Congress) for the first time. • In 1969, became Minister for Community Development, Panchayati Raj, Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries in the Punjab Government. • From 1969 to 2012, he was reelected to Punjab Legislative Assembly repeatedly (the only exception is 1992). • In 1972, 1980 and 2002, he was Leader of the Opposition. • In March 1970, he became the Chief Minister of Punjab for the first time. • In 1977, he became a union minister (Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation) in Prime Minister Morarji Desai's government. • In 1996, he became the President of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD). • He served his full term as the Chief Minister of Punjab from 1997 to 2002 for the first time. • In 2012, he became the Chief Minister of Punjab for the 5th time.
Biggest Rival	Captain Amarinder Singh
Physical Stats & More
Height	in centimeters- 178 cm in meters- 1.78 m in Feet Inches- 5’ 10”
Weight (approx.)	in Kilograms- 78 kg in Pounds- 172 lbs
Eye Colour	Brown
Hair Colour	White
Personal Life
Date of Birth	8 December 1927
Age (as in 2016)	89 Years
Birth Place	Abul Khurana, Punjab, British India
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Sagittarius
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Badal Village, Lambi Tehsil, Muktsar District, Punjab, India
School	Not Known
College/University	Forman Christian College, Lahore, Pakistan
Educational Qualifications	B.A. degree
Debut	In 1947, when he became Sarpanch of Badal Village
Family	Father- S. Raghuraj Singh Mother- Sundri Kaur Brother- Gurdas Badal, Politician (younger) Sister- N/A
Religion	Sikhism
Address	Kothi No. 256, Sector-9 C, Chandigarh
Hobbies	Reading, Doing Yoga
Controversies	• In his career, he spent 17 years in jail. • During the Internal Emergency imposed by the Indira Gandhi Government in 1975-77, he was imprisoned for a civil liberty agitation. • In 1980, he was put in jail during the Dharam Yudh Morcha Days of Punjab. • He courted controversy when he publicly tore the Constitution of India. • In 2003, corruption charges were filed against him and his family. However, they were acquitted of charges in 2010.
Favourite Things
Favourite Politician	Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Girls, Affairs and More
Marital Status	Widower
Affairs/Girlfriends	Not Known
Wife	Late Surinder Kaur Badal (m. 1959, died in 2011 after a long illness due to cancer)
Children	Son- Sukhbir Singh Badal (Politician) Daughter- Preneet Kaur
Money Factor
Salary	Rs. 1 lakh per month
Net Worth (approx.)	Rs. 14.5 crore (as in 2017)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Parkash Singh Badal

• Does Parkash Singh Badal smoke:? Not Known

• Does Parkash Singh Badal drink alcohol:? Not Known

• He was born into a family of landowning farmers.

• He descends to the Dhillon Jat clan.

• He attended a college in Lahore, Pakistan.

• He was first elected to the Punjab Legislative assembly as a member of the Indian National Congress.

• A few years later, he left the Indian National Congress over differences with the then Chief Minister of Punjab & joined the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD).

• In 1970, at the age of 43, he became the youngest Chief Minister of any Indian State.

• He was elected to the Punjab Legislative Assembly repeatedly from 1969 to 2012 (the only exception is 1992; when SAD boycott the elections).

• He has served as the Chief Minister of Punjab for 5 times and also holds the record of being the oldest Chief Minister of any Indian State.

• He became the President of SAD in 1996 and was replaced by his son, Sukhbir Singh Badal, in 2008.

• He is considered one of the most powerful Sikh leaders worldwide.

• In 2015, Government of India awarded him the second highest civilian award of India- Padma Vibhushan.