Major Harinder Singh ( – 31 August 1972) was an Indian politician in

Punjab Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising ...

who served as Leader of the Opposition in the Punjab Assembly from 1969 to 1971, and also as Minister of Revenue and Industry in

Giani Gurmukh Singh Musafir Giani Gurmukh Singh Musafir (15 January 1899 – 18 January 1976) was an Indian politician and Punjabi language writer. He was the Chief Minister of Punjab from 1 November 1966 to 8 March 1967. He was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award in Pun ...

's cabinet from 1966 to 1967. He also remained the member of

Central Legislative Assembly The Central Legislative Assembly was the lower house of the Imperial Legislative Council, the legislature of British India. It was created by the Government of India Act 1919, implementing the Montagu–Chelmsford Reforms. It was also sometim ...

by winning election in

1945 1945 marked the end of World War II and the fall of Nazi Germany and the Empire of Japan. It is also the only year in which nuclear weapons have been used in combat. Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. Januar ...

. Singh died in

Amritsar Amritsar (), historically also known as Rāmdāspur and colloquially as ''Ambarsar'', is the second largest city in the Indian state of Punjab, after Ludhiana. It is a major cultural, transportation and economic centre, located in the Majha r ...

on 31 August 1972, at the age of 55.

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1910s births 1972 deaths Leaders of the Opposition in Punjab, India Members of the Central Legislative Assembly of India Indian National Congress politicians from Punjab, India {{PunjabIN-INC-politician-stub