Ranjit Singh Talwandi
Talwandi was born in 1956, to father Jagdev Singh Talwandi and mother Mohinder Kaur. He has three siblings, including SGPC member Jagjit Singh Talwandi and Shiromai Akali Dal(Sanyukt) Women's Wing President Harjit Kaur Talwandi. His son Jagteshwar Singh died in a car accident in 2015. Talwandi contested his first election in 1997 from Raikot, and was elected in 2002 from same constituency. He also served as Chairman of Punjab Small Industries and Exports Corporation (PSIEC). In 2017, during campaigning for assembly elections, former Deputy Minister of Punjab Sukhbir Singh Badal promised ministry to Talwandi at a rally in Khanna. In July 2020, he joined Shiromani Akali Dal (Democratic), which later merged into Shiromani Akali Dal (Sanyukt). In September 2021, he was appointed as secretary general of the party. In October 2021, Talwandi was detained by UP Police, who left for Lakhimpur Kheri.
Personal life
He is son of Jagdev Singh Talwandi, former president of Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee and Shiromani Akali Dal.