Harmeet Singh Sandhu

Harmeet Singh Sandhu is a political figure associated with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Punjab and has been active in the state’s electoral politics and he currently serves as a member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly and represents the Tarn Taran Assembly Constituency after the 2025 by-election. Previously, he also represented this Constituency from 2002-2017. He has been associated with the Tarn Taran Assembly constituency and has previously been linked to the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD). 

Early Life & Education 

He was born in Amritsar, Punjab on 14 December 1969 and completed Bachelors of Arts from Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar in 1990. 

Political Career 

His earlier role and initial affiliation was with the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and was the MLA for the 3 consecutive times. He initially was aligned with the regional faction and quit SAD in 2024. In 2002, when he entered politics independently he joined Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), as he had deep grassroot level roots and connection with the rural and agricultural community people believed in him for his work which helped him to establish his regional face. In 2011 he was appointed as the Chief Parliamentary Secretary, under the SAD led Punjab Government. He switched party on  Nov 19, 2024 he officially resigned SAD due to internal leadership differences and issues and officially joined Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on July 15, 2025 under Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann. 

Electoral History 

In 2002,  his debut election was in Tarn Taran, where he contested independently and won against SAD candidate Alwinderpal S. Pakhoke with a margin of 7000+ votes. In 2007,  again with the same constituency he won the election after joining SAD. In 2012, he secured his 3rd consecutive win over the assembly election.In 2022, he was finally defeated against the AAP candidate Dr. Kashmir Singh Sohal.In 2025, there was a bypoll election where he  defeated SAD's Sukhwinder Kaur by a margin of 12,091 votes reclaiming the seat of the AAP’s due to the demise of  Dr. Kashmir Singh Sohal. 

Key Initiatives & Contributions 

He assured and advocated about the border area issues faced by the girls and gave assurance to establish a dedicated Technical education Institute.He was always focused on Rural and Agricultural development throughout his tenure. 

Personal Information 

His father's name is Surjit Singh. He was married to Kawalit Kaur. She is a housewife and an Agriculturalist and his profession is registered as full time Agriculturalist and a Politician. He holds the assets of Rs.6,24,17,279 (6cr+) and liabilities of Rs.1,24,06,241 (1cr+). 

Controversy 

His career remains free from high profile legal controversies, his only notable political challenge happened internally within his party in July 2025, which made him switch to AAP from SAD .

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