11 Facts About Pargat Singh

1.

Pargat Singh was born on 5 March 1965 and is a hockey player turned politician in India and belongs to the Indian National Congress in Punjab.

2.

Pargat Singh is a former Indian hockey player and his playing position was full back.

3.

Pargat Singh captained Indian men's hockey team at 1992 Barcelona Olympics and 1996 Atlanta Olympics.

4.

Pargat Singh has worked as an SP with Punjab police before taking a plunge into politics.

5.

Pargat Singh came forward and scored 4 goals in the last 6 minutes.

6.

Pargat Singh captained Indian men's hockey team at 1992 Barcelona Olympics and 1996 Atlanta Olympics.

7.

Pargat Singh was nominated for Jalandhar Cantonment Assembly constituency seat as SAD nominee which he subsequently won defeating Jagbir Pargat Singh Brar of Congress.

8.

Pargat Singh was one of the 42 INC MLAs who submitted their resignation in protest of a decision of the Supreme Court of India ruling Punjab's termination of the Sutlej-Yamuna Link water canal unconstitutional.

9.

Pargat Singh has been a Congress MLA since 2017 from the Jalandhar Cantt constituency.

10.

Pargat Singh has been nominated again by Jalandhar Cantt for elections 2022.

11.

Pargat Singh is going to contest the Punjab assembly elections for the third time in a row.