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Charanjit Singh Atwal

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Charanjit Singh Atwal is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Charanjit Singh Atwal · Charnjit Singh Atwal · चरणजीत सिंह अटवाल				[sources]
Alias	Charanjeet Singh Atwal				[sources]
Birth date	1937-03-15				[sources]
Place of birth	Chak No. 251, District. Montgomery, Sahiwal (now in Pakistan) · Sahiwal				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	United Kingdom · India				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status) · State government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Charnjit Singh				[sources]
Last name	Atwal				[sources]
Political association	Shiromani Akali Dal				[sources]
Title	Shri				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q5073932				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Member of the 14th Lok Sabha · Member of the 14th Punjab Legislative Assembly (2012-2017) · Member of the 8th Lok Sabha · Member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly				[sources]
Education	B.A., LL.B. Educated at G.G.N. Khalsa College, Ludhiana and Panjab University, Chandigarh				[sources]
Status	Former				[sources]
Address	(i) 1, Sunehri Bagh Road, · 484-A, Model Town Extension,				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-11	Last processed	2026-04-27	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Elected unanimously as Regional Representative for Asia region, Executive Committee Chairman, Shaheed Baba Jeevan Singh Foundation (International); President, Shaheed Baba Jeevan Singh Yadgar Society; Vice-Chairman, Executive Committee, Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, at Trinidad & Tabago, September 1991; Vice-Chairman, Executive Committee, Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, London, UK, September 2001; Member, Sub-committee, International Programme Planning, Commonwealth Parliamentary Association; participated in Second Indian and Asia Regions Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Conference, New Delhi, December, 2005; participated in all India Presiding Officers Conference, Himachal Pradesh (Shimla), New Delhi, Andhra Pradesh (Hyderabad), Punjab (Chandigarh), West Bengal (Kolkata) and Chhattisgarh (Raipur), currently member, Dr. Ambedkar Foundation; Ex-Member, Advisory Board, Industry Department, Punjab, Distt. Planning Board Ludhiana; Legal Advisor, Punjab Pradesh Valmiki Sabha; Advisor, Gujranwala Educational Council running many colleges and schools; Chairman, Shaheed Baba Jeevan Singh Foundation (International); President, Shaheed Baba Jeevan Singh Yadgar Society; associated with various associations like those on World Peace, Forests and Environment Employment Opportunities and Economic Self-reliance in Rural areas; Life Patron International Punjabi Chamber of Commerce, Toronto, Canada; Chief Patron, Institute of Tourism and Future Management; initiated passport collection under the aegis of the British Embassy in Jalandhar, Canadian Consulate and British Library in Chandigarh; also initiated setting up of International Airport in Amritsar; got the Bill Protecting NRI property in Punjab passed; associated with the construction of Rahon-Machiwara Bridge over Satluj River, participated in Punjabi Suba Agitation and jailed during emergency, General Secretary, Shiromani Akali Dal for Ludhiana (Urban) for 15 years; worked with leaders like Master Tara Singh Sant Fateh Singh, Giani Bhupinder Singh, Jathedar Mohan Singh Tur, Sant Harcharan Singh Longowal, Jagdev Singh Talwandi and Sardar Prakash Singh Badal

— India Lok and Rajya Sabha Members, 2025-10-13