Surinder Singh Kairon (8 December 1927 – 16 March 2009) was an Indian politician from

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 ...

. He was a member of

Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party but often simply the Congress, is a political party in India with widespread roots. Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British Em ...

and represented Taran Taran in 10th Lok Sabha. He was son of ex-chief minister of

Partap Singh Kairon Partap Singh Kairon (1 October 1901 – 6 February 1965) was the Chief Minister of the Punjab province (then comprising Punjab, Haryana and part of Himachal Pradesh), and is widely acknowledged as the architect of post-Independence Punjab Pro ...

. He was a member of

Punjab Vidhan Sabha The Punjab Legislative Assembly or the Punjab Vidhan Sabha is the unicameral legislature of the state of Punjab in India. The Sixteenth Punjab Legislative Assembly was constituted in March 2022. At present, it consists of 117 members, directl ...

before being elected to the Lok Sabha. His son Adesh Partap Singh Kairon is married to

Parkash Singh Badal Parkash Singh Badal ( pa, ਪ੍ਰਕਾਸ਼ ਸਿੰਘ ਬਾਦਲ; born 8 December 1927) is an Indian politician who was Chief Minister of Punjab state from 1970 to 1971, from 1977 to 1980, from 1997 to 2002, and from 2007 to 2017. He i ...

's daughter Preneet Kaur. He died after suffering a massive cardiac arrest in Amritsar on 16 March 2009.

Early life

Surinder Singh Kairon was the son of ex-chief minister of

, Pratap Singh Kairon. He was born on 8 December 1927 at Kairon

Amritsar district Amritsar district is one of the twenty three districts that make up the Indian state of Punjab. Located in the Majha region of Punjab, the city of Amritsar is the headquarters of this district. As of 2011, it is the second most populous distr ...

. He has done a

B.Sc. A Bachelor of Science (BS, BSc, SB, or ScB; from the Latin ') is a bachelor's degree awarded for programs that generally last three to five years. The first university to admit a student to the degree of Bachelor of Science was the University of ...

(Hons) and

M.A. A Master of Arts ( la, Magister Artium or ''Artium Magister''; abbreviated MA, M.A., AM, or A.M.) is the holder of a master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The degree is usually contrasted with that of Master of Science. Tho ...

from

Panjab University, Chandigarh Panjab University (PU) is a collegiate public state university located in Chandigarh, Punjab. Funded through both State and Union governments, it is considered a state university. It traces its origins to the University of the Punjab in Laho ...

Political career

Kairon was a prominent political leader in Punjab and was considered a stalwart leader in the

Majha Majha ( Punjabi: ਮਾਝਾ (Gurmukhi), (Shahmukhi); ''Mājhā'') is a region located in the central parts of the historical Punjab region split between India and Pakistan. It extends north from the right banks of the river Beas, and reaches ...

area of Punjab. He was elected for

three times. In 1991, he became a member of 10th Lok Sabha and represented Tarn Taran.

Personal life

Kairon was married to Kusum Kumari. The couple had 3 sons, Adesh Partap Singh Kairon, Gurpartap Singh Kairon and Uday Singh Kairon. Adesh Partap is Minister of Food and Civil Supplies and IT in Punjab Government.

Death

Kairon died after suffering a massive cardiac arrest in Amritsar on 16 March 2009. He had suddenly collapsed after a regular evening walk. He was cremated in his native village Kairon.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kairon, Surinder Singh India MPs 1991–1996 People from Amritsar district Indian Sikhs Indian National Congress politicians Panjab University alumni 1927 births 2009 deaths Lok Sabha members from Punjab, India People from Tarn Taran Sahib