Partap Singh Shankar

Sardar Partap Singh Shankar was an active member of Gurdwara Reform Movement.^[2]

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Partap Singh Shankar
President of Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee[1]
In office 18 June 1933 - 13 June 1936
Preceded by	Gopal Singh Qaumi
Succeeded by	Tara Singh
Member of Punjab Legislative Council
In office 1923 - 1930
Preceded by	Balwant Singh
Succeeded by	Gurbachan Singh
Constituency	Jullundar (Sikh-Rural)
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Born	N/A
Died	N/A
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He born in Sharikar Village at Jalandhar and also served as viceroy commissioned in Punjab army at Jalandhar.^[3] Partap Singh was the father of India's first Defence Minister Swaran Singh. Partap Singh assumed the Public office in 1933 after Gopal Singh Quami's one day tenure as SGPC president.^[3] He also won 1923 and 1926 Punjab Legislative Council election from Jullundar (Sikh-Rural) constituency.^[3]