Mohan Singh Tur (1915–1979) was an Indian politician and former
Jathedar of Akal Takht
The Jathedar of the Akal Takht ( pa, ਜੱਥੇਦਾਰ ਅਕਾਲ ਤਖ਼ਤ ਸਾਹਿਬ) is the head of the Akal Takht and head of the Sikhs worldwide. The jathedar has the de facto power as the supreme spokesperson of the Khalsa t ...
and president of
Shiromani Akali Dal . He was also known as Jathedar Mohan Singh Tur. He was elected to the
Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha, constitutionally the House of the People, is the lower house of India's bicameral Parliament, with the upper house being the Rajya Sabha. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by an adult universal suffrage and a first-p ...
, the lower house of the
Parliament of India
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from the
Tarn Taran constituency of
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 a ...
in 1977 as a member of the
Akali Dal.
Personal life
He was married to Gurdip Kaur. He had 5 sons and 3 daughters,
Lehna Singh Tur was one of his sons and also his successor in 1980.
His son,
Tarlochan Singh Tur (1947 – 2016), was also a politician.
References
External links
Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website
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1916 births
1979 deaths
Shiromani Akali Dal politicians
Lok Sabha members from Punjab, India
India MPs 1977–1979
Politicians from Amritsar district
People from Tarn Taran Sahib