Sardar Partap Singh Shankar was an active member of Gurdwara Reform Movement.[2]
Partap Singh Shankar | |
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| President of Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee[1] | |
| In office 18 June 1933 - 13 June 1936 | |
| Preceded by | Gopal Singh Qaumi |
| Succeeded by | Tara Singh |
| Member of Punjab Legislative Council | |
| In office 1923 - 1930 | |
| Preceded by | Balwant Singh |
| Succeeded by | Gurbachan Singh |
| Constituency | Jullundar (Sikh-Rural) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | N/A |
| Died | N/A |
He born in Sharikar Village at Jalandhar and also served as viceroy commissioned in Punjab army at Jalandhar.[3] Partap Singh was the father of India's first Defence Minister Swaran Singh. Partap Singh assumed the Public office in 1933 after Gopal Singh Quami's one day tenure as SGPC president.[3] He also won 1923 and 1926 Punjab Legislative Council election from Jullundar (Sikh-Rural) constituency.[3]
References edit
- ^ SGPC former Presidents. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ Akali Lehar de Mahan Neta (Punjabi). Book by Partap Singh, Giani 1976.
- ^ a b c Sikh Political figures-Partap Singh. thesikhencyclopaedia.com