Balwant Singh was a leader of

Shiromani Akali Dal The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) (translation: ''Supreme Akali Party'') is a centre-right sikh-centric state political party in Punjab, India. The party is the second-oldest in India, after Congress, being founded in 1920. Although there are many ...

. He was deputy chief minister and finance minister of

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. He was killed by terrorists in July 1990.

Personal life

Born in 1929,in the village of

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(Kapurthalla), Balwant Singh is a Kamboj. He started his political career as a member of the congress party and after losing his first election succeeded in getting elected in 1962.He later joined the Akali Dal.He has been minister of finance. His family lives in Chandigarh.He has 1 son and 2 grandchildren.

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