Navjot Singh Sidhu, an Indian opening batsman, was born in 1963.
Navjot Singh Sidhu is a professional cricketer. He has also served as the State of Punjab's Minister of Tourism, Cultural Affairs, and Museums. Sidhu was elected to the Lok Sabha from Amritsar on a BJP ticket in 2004. Sidhu resigned from the Lok Sabha after being charged with manslaughter in 2006. In 2009, he defeated his Congress opponent Surinder Singla by a massive 77,626 vote margin. Sidhu did not run in the Lok Sabha elections in 2014. Sidhu was appointed to the Rajya Sabha by the Modi government in April 2016. On July 18, however, he resigned from the Rajya Sabha. In September of 2016, Navjot Singh Sidhu resigned from the BJP.
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