Ranjit Singh Brahmpura (8 November 1937 – 13 December 2022) was an Indian politician who was a

Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha A Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha (abbreviated: MP) is the representative of a legislative constituency in the Lok Sabha; the lower house of the Parliament of India. Members of parliament of Lok Sabha are chosen by direct Elections in I ...

for Khadoor Sahib constituency, he won the

2014 Indian general election General elections were held in India in nine phases from 7 April to 12 May 2014 to elect the members of the 16th Lok Sabha. With 834 million registered voters, they were the largest-ever elections in the world until being surpassed by the 2019 ...

being a

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 ...

candidate. He is often referred to as Majhe Da Jarnail (meaning ''General of Majha'' in Punjabi). He has previously served as Cabinet Minister in Government of Punjab twice, and MLA four times in Punjab. He was a part of the

led by

Sukhbir Singh Badal Sukhbir Singh Badal (born 9 July 1962) is an Indian politician and the president of Shiromani Akali Dal, and is currently a member of Parliament from the Firozpur. He served as Deputy Chief Minister of Punjab from 2009 to 2017. He is the son of ...

until 2019 when he was expelled from the party. On 23 December 2021, he rejoined Shiromani Akali Dal.

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1937 births 2022 deaths India MPs 2014–2019 Shiromani Akali Dal politicians Lok Sabha members from Punjab, India People from Kapurthala district Shiromani Akali Dal (Taksali) politicians {{PunjabIN-SAD-politician-stub