Mr, Jagdev Singh Khudian, elected to the Lok Sabha for the first time as a nominee of the Akali Dal (Mann), has been in politics for almost three decades.
Born in 1937, he graduated from Khalsa College, Amritsar. He participated in the Punjab Suba morcha and remained underground for a long time to evade arrest.
He has been associated with the Akali Dal throughout his political Career and was the President of the Muktsar Akali Jatha, In 1977 he was made Chairman of the Marketing Board.
In the Faridkot parliamentary constituency, he defeated Mr. Harcharan Singh Brar (Cong I).
Mr. Khudian is a member of the Akali Dal (Mann) high command and an adviser to the Jathdar of Akal Takbt.
A deeply religious man and a committed Akali, he took part in various morchas organized by his party and courted arrest on several occasions.
Article extracted from this publication >> December 22, 1989
