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He was also Minister of Technical Education and Training in Second Amarinder Singh ministry and leader of the opposition in the Punjab Legislative Assembly.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"2 April 1972","date":"1972-04-02"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5073934#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Chamkaur Sahib","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5069817"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5073934#P19"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"India","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q668"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5073934#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5073934#P106"}},{"key":"party","label":"Political party","values":[{"text":"Indian National Congress","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10225"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5073934#P102"}},{"key":"education","label":"Education","values":[{"text":"Panjab University","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q567899"},{"text":"I. 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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Charanjit Singh Channi.png — ABP Sanjha, CC BY 3.0.","cite":"\"Charanjit Singh Channi\". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/charanjit-singh-channi. Retrieved 5 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-10-31T11:00:45Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-04","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/charanjit-singh-channi","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/charanjit-singh-channi","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/charanjit-singh-channi?lang=ne"}}