Sarabjeet Singh Khalsa

• Beant Singh (father)
• Bimal Kaur Khalsa (mother)

Sarabjeet Singh Khalsa
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office 4 June 2024
Relatives	Baba Sucha Singh (grandfather)
Residence	Mohali

Sarabjeet Singh Khalsa is an Indian politician from Punjab, India. ^[1] He is serving as a Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha representing the constituency of Faridkot since 2024.

Personal life

Khalsa is the son of Beant Singh, the former bodyguard and one of the assassins of former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, and Bimal Kaur Khalsa, a former Lok Sabha MP who represented the Ropar constituency. ^[2]

His grandfather, Baba Sucha Singh was also a Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha, representing Bathinda constituency. ^[3]

Political career

Khalsa ran for the Lok Sabha election in 2004 from the Bathinda constituency and received 113,490 votes. He then competed in the Punjab Assembly election in 2007 from Bhadaur in Barnala district, garnering only 15,702 votes. In 2009 and 2014, he again ran unsuccessfully for the Lok Sabha from the Bathinda and Fatehgarh Sahib constituencies, respectively. ^[4]

Khalsa was elected as a Member of Parliament from Faridkot as an Independent candidate in 2024 General Elections. ^{[5] [6] [7]} He achieved success with 2,98,062 votes at 29.38% of the total count, defeating Punjabi actor Karamjit Anmol of the Aam Aadmi Party. ^[8]

This section is transcluded from Faridkot Lok Sabha constituency. (edit | history)

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2024 Indian general election: Faridkot

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	IND.	Sarabjeet Singh Khalsa	298,062	29.38	New
	AAP	Karamjit Anmol	228,009	22.48	10.65
	INC	Amarjit Kaur Sahoke	160,357	15.81	27.17
	SAD	Rajwinder Singh	138,251	13.63	20.81
	BJP	Hans Raj Hans	123,533	12.18	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	4,143	0.41	1.56
Majority			70,053	6.91	1.63
Turnout			1,014,455	63.64	0.39
	Independent gain from INC		Swing

References

1. "Amritpal, radical preacher and son of Indira Gandhi's killer expected to win - CNBC TV18". CNBCTV18. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
2. "Sarabjeet Singh Khalsa, son of Indira Gandhi's assassin, wins from Punjab's Faridkot Lok Sabha seat". Firstpost. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
3. Sethi, Chitleen K. (5 June 2024). "Amritpal, Sarabjeet Singh Khalsa — Sikh radicals' poll victories pose challenge for Mann govt". ThePrint. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
4. Upadhyay, Deepak Upadhyay. "Lok Sabha polls: Who is 12th dropout Sarabjit Singh Khalsa, son of Indira Gandhi's assassin, contesting from Punjab?". LiveMint. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
5. "Independent Candidate Sarabjeet Singh Khalsa Leading From Faridkot Seat, Kamaljit Anmol Trailing". Times Now. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
6. "Punjab, Haryana Election Results Live Updates: Independent candidate Sarabjeet Singh Khalsa wins from Faridkot over AAP Karamjit Singh Anmol". The Indian Express. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
7. "Faridkot Election Result 2024 LIVE Updates Highlights: Lok Sabha Winner, Loser, Leading, Trailing, MP, Margin". News18. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
8. "June 2024 Faridkot results". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
9. Election Commission of India (4 June 2024). "2024 Loksabha Elections Results - Faridkot". Archived from the original on 17 June 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.