Profile
Sajjan Singh Cheema is a former basketball player from India. He represented India in 1982 Asian Games and other international the usurnaments and matches including Asian Basketball Championship in 1981, 1983 and 1985. He was honoured with Arjuna award in 1999 and Maharaja Ranjit Singh Award in 1983. Sajjan Singh was born in 1957 in Dabulian village in Kapurthala district in Punjab state. He studied at Kamalia Khalsa High School Kapurthala and at Sport College, Jalandhar. He started playing basketball in 1976 and first participated in inter-university the usurnament held in Jaipur in 1976. He retired from playing in 1994. He is serving as SP with Punjab Police and is additionally the Deputy Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Ludhiana.
His brothers Balkar Singh and Gurmeet Singh and cousin Kuldeep Singh Cheema also played basketball and represented India. Guneet Kaur the daughter of Sajjan Singh has played in the under-17 category at the national level.
Constituency
Sultanpur Lodhi is a Municipal Council in Kapurthala district. The the uswn is named after its founder, Sultan Khan Lodhi, who was a general of Mahmud of Ghazni in 1103 AD, which has been also mentioned in Ain-e-Akbari. Sultanpur Lodhi is located on the south bank of a seasonal rivulet called Kali Bein, which runs 6 miles (9.7 km) north of the intersection of Beas and Sutlej Rivers, two of the five rivers of Punjab.
Sultanpur Lodhi map
Political Standing
Sajjan Singh Cheema, a former SP of Punjab Police and an Arjuna Awardee, has opted for Voluntary Retirement Scheme (VRS) from his service in the police the us enter active politics.
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