Date of Birth: 30-09-1945;

Place of Birth: Lahore, Pakistan;

Name of Father: Late S. Heera Singh Bhattal;

Name of Mother: Late Smt. Harnam Kaur Bhattal

Name of Husband: Late S. Lal Singh Sidhu;

Children: One son and one daughter.

Elected to the Punjab Vidhan Sabha in 1980,1992,1997, 2002 and again in February, 2007; remained Chief Minister, Deputy Chief Minister and Cabinet Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development; Food & Supplies, Technical Education, Industrial Training and PWD; Minister of State for Tourism, Cultural Affairs and Archeology; now Leader of the Opposition in Punjab Vidhan Sabha; presently President, Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee; remained General Secretary, Joint Secretary and Member of PPCC; Secretary, Punjab Khadi and Village Industries Board; Chairperson, Social Welfare Advisory Board, Punjab; remained in jail for two months for protesting against the arrest of Smt. Indira Gandhi in 1979; was made Chairperson of the Committee for the Centenary Celebrations of the Congress Party; was appointed Non- Official jail visitor by the President of India; Member, Social Welfare Bal Sewika Board; belongs to the family of freedom fighters and was born in Central Jail, Lahore (Pakistan); now, Member, AICC and Central Election Authority worked; tirelessly for the development of the constituency and the city.

EDUCATION: Graduate

PROFESSION: Leader of Opposition.

FIELDS OF INTEREST: Politics.

SPORTS / CLUBS: Volleyball.

TRAVELS/COUNTRIES VISITED: Throughout India and Canada.

PERMANENT ADDRESS: VPO., Lehragaga, Distt. Sangrur.

TELEPHONE/MOBILE: 01676-272309, 9876195182.