Nirmal Singh Kahlon

Nirmal Singh Kahlon
Nirmal Singh Kahlon (center of the picture) accompanies governor of Punjab, Shivraj Patil, for his inaugural address to the State Assembly in Chandigarh.
Speaker of the Punjab Legislative Assembly
In office 2007–2012
Member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly
In office 2007–2012
Preceded by	Rajendra Arlekar
Minister of Rural Development and Panchayats State of Punjab
In office 1997–2002
Personal details
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Shiromani Akali Dal
Occupation	Politician

Nirmal Singh Kahlon is an Indian politician and member of the Shiromani Akali Dal.He was the speaker of the Punjab Legislative Assembly.^[1]

Posta held in the State of Punjab

• Minister of Rural Development and Panchayats State of Punjab from 1997 to 2002.^[2][3]
• Speaker of the Punjab Legislative Assembly from 2007 to 2012.^[4]

Controversies

He was charged in a recruitment scam case but was later acquitted by the courts.^[5][6]

Personal life

He was married to Surinder Kaur Kahlon.^[7] She passed away in 2015.^[8]

References

1. "Punjab assembly elects Nirmal Singh Kahlon as Speaker". hindustantimes.com. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
2. "CHARGESHEET AGAINST PUNJAB SPEAKER NIRMAL SINGH KAHLON". dnaindia.com. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
3. "HC quashes service rules framed by Punjab Speaker". indianexpress.com. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
4. "Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker Nirmal Singh Kahlon". indianexpress.com. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
5. "Recruitment scam was on but no evidence against Kahlon: Court". indianexpress.com. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
6. "Punjab Assembly Speaker gets anticipatory bail in graft case". indianexpress.com. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
7. "Nirmal Singh Kahlon's wife Surinder Kaur with a vigilance sleuth". tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
8. "Badal pays rich tribute to Surinder Kaur Kahlon". yespunjab.com. Retrieved 28 April 2016.