Bikram Singh Majithia

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Bikramjit Singh Majithia

| image = Bikram Singh Majithia.jpg

| caption = Majithia at a rally in 2021

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1975|3|1|df=yes}}

| birth_place =

| office = Member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly

| constituency = Majitha

| term_start = 2007

| term_end = 2022

| predecessor = Swinder Singh

| successor = Ganieve Kaur Majithia

| office2 = Minister for Information & Public Relations

| office3 = Minister for Environment & Non- Conventional Energy

| 1blankname3 = Chief Minister

| 1namedata3 = Parkash Singh Badal

| term3 = 2007 – 2017

| predecessor3 = Capt. Amarinder Singh

| successor3 = Incumbent

| office4 = Minister for Water Supply & Sanitation

| 1blankname4 = Chief Minister

| 1namedata4 = Parkash Singh Badal

| term4 = 2007 – 2012

| predecessor4 = Capt. Amarinder Singh

| successor4 = Jagir Kaur

| office5 = Minister for Science Technology

| 1blankname5 = Chief Minister

| 1namedata5 = Parkash Singh Badal

| term5 = 2007 – 2012

| predecessor5 = Rakesh Pandey

| successor5 = Parkash Singh Badal

| office6 = Minister for Revenue & Rehabilitation

| 1blankname6 = Chief Minister

| 1namedata6 = Parkash Singh Badal

| term6 = 2012 – 2017

| predecessor6 = Ajit Singh Kohar

| successor6 =

| office7 = Minister for NRI Affairs

| 1blankname7 = Chief Minister

| 1namedata7 = Parkash Singh Badal

| term7 = 2012 – 2017

| predecessor7 = Parkash Singh Badal

| successor7 =

| party = Shiromani Akali Dal

| nationality = Indian

| spouse = {{marriage|Ganieve Kaur Majithia|November 2009}}

| children = 2

| residence = Patiala

| website =

| relatives = Sardar Surjit Singh Majithia (grandfather)
Harsimrat Kaur Badal (sister)
Majithia Sirdars

}}

Bikram Singh Majithia (born 1 March 1975) is an Indian politician and a former cabinet minister in the Punjab Government. He won 2007 Punjab Vidhan Sabha elections from the Majitha constituency, and again won in 2012 and 2017.{{cite web|url=http://electionaffairs.com/punjab/state_assembly_elections_2012/winning_candidates_results_punjab_assembly_elections_2012.html |title=Results Punjab State Assembly Elections 2012] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130506042537/http://electionaffairs.com/punjab/state_assembly_elections_2012/winning_candidates_results_punjab_assembly_elections_2012.html |archive-date=6 May 2013 |work=electionaffairs.com |accessdate=12 March 2021}} He belongs to Shiromani Akali Dal and was president of its Youth Wing, Youth Akali Dal.{{Cite web |url=http://www.shiromaniakalidal.org.in/akali-dal-organisation-structure/ |title=Organisation Structure Akali Dal |work=shiromaniakalidal.org.in|access-date=2 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110131202111/http://www.shiromaniakalidal.org.in/akali-dal-organisation-structure/ |archive-date=31 January 2011 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |url=http://www.youthakalidal.com/latest-news |title=Youth Akali Dal Website |access-date=2 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130522165241/http://youthakalidal.com/latest-news |archive-date=22 May 2013 |url-status=dead }}

Background and family

Majithia was born on 1 March 1975 to former Deputy Defence Minister Satyajit Singh Majithia and Sukhmanjus Kaur Majithia in Delhi. He was educated at the Lawrence School Sanawar. His grandfather Sardar Surjit Singh Majithia was a Wing Commander in the Indian Air Force and his great-grandfather Sir Sundar Singh Majithia was Revenue Minister in the Punjab government.The Indian Journal of Political Science. India, Indian Political Science Association, 1974. He is the younger brother of Bathinda MP, Harsimrat Kaur Badal and brother-in-law of former Deputy Chief Minister of Punjab, Sukhbir Singh Badal. Bikram married Ganieve Kaur in November 2009 and they have two sons.{{cite web |title=BIKRAM SINGH MAJITHIA |url=http://www.punjabassembly.nic.in/index.php/members/detail/18 |website=www.punjabassembly.nic.in |access-date=23 March 2022}}{{cite news |last1=Walia |first1=Neha |title=The big fat Punjabi wedding The word 'grandeur' just got a new meaning at Bikramjit Singh Majithia's wedding bash |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2009/20091126/ttlife1.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091202074713/https://www.tribuneindia.com/2009/20091126/ttlife1.htm |archive-date=2 December 2009|access-date=23 March 2022 |work=The Tribune |date=26 November 2009}}

Political career

He first won the Punjab Vidhan Sabha elections from the Majitha constituency in 2007.{{cite web |title=Bikram Singh Majithia (SAD): Constituency- Majitha (Amritsar) - Affidavit Information of Candidate |url=http://myneta.info/pb2007/candidate.php?candidate_id=17 |website=myneta.info |accessdate=15 October 2020}} He won again from the same constituency in 2012 and 2017 assembly elections. Subsequently he was inducted into the Punjab Cabinet.{{cite news |last1=Pandher |first1=Sarabjit |title=BJP loses one berth in new Badal Cabinet |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-newdelhi/bjp-loses-one-berth-in-new-badal-cabinet/article2992708.ece |accessdate=15 October 2020 |work=The Hindu |date=14 March 2012 |language=en-IN}} He is ex minister of Revenue, Rehabilitation and Disaster Management, Information & Public Relations and Non Conventional Energy.{{cite news |title=Council of Ministers – Government of Punjab, India |url=http://punjab.gov.in/council-of-ministers/ |accessdate=15 October 2020 |work=punjab.gov.in}}

In February 2022, Majithia surrendered before a Mohali court in the drug case registered against him in December 2021, and was remanded in judicial custody till 8 March.{{cite news |title=Drugs case: Bikram Majithia surrenders in court, remanded in judicial custody till March 8 |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/punjab-bikram-singh-majithia-surrenders-before-mohali-court-7788889/ |access-date=23 March 2022 |work=The Indian Express |date=25 February 2022 |language=en}}{{cite news |last1=Vasudeva |first1=Ravinder |title=Drug case: Bikram Singh Majithia remanded in judicial custody |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/drug-case-bikram-singh-majithia-remanded-in-judicial-custody-101645735820355.html |access-date=23 March 2022 |work=Hindustan Times |date=25 February 2022 |language=en}} While his wife Ganieve contested from Majitha constituency in the 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election and won, Majithia instead contested from Amritsar East, and lost.{{cite news |title=Majitha Election Result 2022 LIVE Updates: Ganieve Kaur Majithia of SAD Wins |url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/majitha-election-result-2022-live-updates-winner-loser-leading-trailing-mla-margin-4852622.html |access-date=23 March 2022 |work=News18 |date=11 March 2022 |language=en}}{{cite news |title=Akali Leader Bikram Singh Majithia Loses Amritsar East: Five Things About The Leader |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/punjab-election-results-2022-akali-leader-bikram-singh-majithia-loses-amritsar-east-five-points-2815624 |access-date=23 March 2022 |work=NDTV |date=10 March 2022}}

He is imprisoned in Patiala Jail along with his rival Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu against whom Majithia contested the 2022 Punjab Assembly elections.{{cite news |title=How Navjot Sidhu, Prisoner Number 241383, Will Spend His Time In Jail |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/what-a-day-in-jail-will-look-like-for-navjot-singh-sidhu-2995341 |access-date=20 May 2022 |work=NDTV |date=20 May 2022}}

On 10 August 2022, the Punjab and Haryana High Court granted bail to Majithia.{{Cite news |last=Sandhu |first=Jagpreet Singh |date=10 August 2022 |title=Punjab NDPS case: High Court grants bail to SAD leader Bikram Singh Majithia |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/punjab-ndps-case-high-court-bail-bikram-singh-majithia-8081611/ |work=The Indian Express |access-date=10 August 2022}}