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Gurnam Singh (other)
Gurnam or Gurnam Singh may refer to: *Gurnam Singh (1899–1973), Chief Minister of Indian Punjab *Gurnam Singh (runner) Gurnam Singh (August 16, 1931 in Punjab, India – December 7, 2006 in Jakarta, Indonesia) was a former Indonesian track and field athlete who won a bronze medal in the 10000 meters The 10,000 metres or the 10,000-metre run is a common long-d ... (born 1931), Indonesian athlete * Gurnam Singh (high jumper) (born 1917), Indian athlete * Gurnam Singh Charuni (born 1959), Indian farm protester * Gurnam Singh death case, involving Indian cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu {{dab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gurnam Singh
Gurnam Singh (25 February 1899 – 31 May 1973) was an Indian politician and the Chief Minister of Punjab from 8 March 1967 to 25 November 1967, and again between 17 February 1969 to 27 March 1970. He was the first Shiromani Akali Dal Chief minister of Punjab. His ministry fell due to defection of Lachhman Singh Gill, who became the next Chief Minister with the support of the Indian National Congress. He died in an air crash in Delhi on 31 May 1973. Early life Singh was born in Narangwal, Ludhiana on 25 February 1899 in a Grewal Jatt family. He graduated from the Forman Christian College, Lahore. He captained the hockey team of Punjab University. Law career Singh practiced Law in Lyallpur (Present day Faisalabad, Pakistan). Later he served as the president of the Bar Association, there. During the partition of Punjab, Singh moved to Punjab, India. He was made the judge of the PEPSU and Punjab High Courts in 1950. He retired from this post in 1959. Political career In 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gurnam Singh (runner)
Gurnam Singh (August 16, 1931 in Punjab, India – December 7, 2006 in Jakarta, Indonesia) was a former Indonesian track and field athlete who won a bronze medal in the 10000 meters The 10,000 metres or the 10,000-metre run is a common long-distance running, long-distance track running event. The event is part of the athletics (sport), athletics programme at the Olympic Games and the World Athletics Championships, and is com ... run event during the fourth Asian Games in 1962 in Jakarta. Rusli Lutan described him as "remembered as a unique runner who ran bare-footed." References 1931 births Indonesian male long-distance runners Indonesian Sikhs Sportspeople from Medan Indian emigrants to Indonesia Indonesian people of Indian descent Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1962 Asian Games Indonesian people of Punjabi descent Asian Games bronze medalists for Indonesia Medalists at the 1962 Asian Games 20th-ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gurnam Singh (high Jumper)
Gurnam Singh (born 1917) was an Indian athlete. He competed in the men's high jump at the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca .... References External links * 1917 births Possibly living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1948 Summer Olympics Indian male high jumpers Olympic athletes for India Place of birth missing Date of birth missing (living people) {{India-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gurnam Singh Charuni
Gurnam Singh Charuni (also spelt Gurnam Singh Chaduni; born 1959) is a farm union leader and politician in the Indian states of Haryana and Punjab. He is the chief of the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) in Haryana, and the founder of Sanyukt Sangharsh Party. Early life Gurnam Singh was born in Charuni Jattan village in Shahbad, Kurukshetra district, Haryana in 1959. As per customs, he uses his village name. He has six siblings, and started helping his family with farming on failing his tenth standard. Activism In 2008 he successfully led a campaign for the farm loan waiver. In 2019 he protested with other farmers demanding the government purchase their sunflower crop. He participated as one of the leaders in the 2020–2021 Indian farmers' protest. Politics In past, Chaduni had contested Haryana State Legislative assembly elections from the Ladwa (Vidhan Sabha constituency). He finished on seventh place and lost his security deposit. In October 2021, it was reported that he was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |