Sardar Mangal Singh Gill of Gill, was born into a Gill Jat family. He was the son of Sardar Kapur Singh of Gill was a Zaildar of Gill, Ludhiana , Punjab. Mangal Singh passed his matriculation in 1911 and then joined the Khalsa College, Amritsar for further study. After World War 1 broke out in 1914 he left the college and joined the military and posted at Mesopotamia. After he returned to country, he vehemently opposed the policies of British Government, for this he was arrested many times.
Mangal Singh actively participated in Gurdwara Reform Movement. He was the member of ad hoc committee who negotiated with Britishers which ultimately led to the passing of Sikh Gurdwaras Act, 1925. He served as president of SGPC from 1925 to 1926.
He represented the Sikhs in the Motilal Nehru Committee which drew up a draft constitution of India commonly known as Nehru Report. He elected to Central Legislative Assembly in 1935 on nominee of Indian National Congress and then again in 1945 on the nominee of Shiromani Akali Dal.
Mangal Singh withdraw from the active politics in 1960 due to health problems. He died in Chandigarh on 16 June 1987.
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- Elections in Punjab 1920-1947 (Pdf),(p. 33 and 35), Book by Kirpal C. Yadav. Retrieved 5 May 2021
- Gurdwara Sudhar Lehararthat Akali Lehar (Pdf) (Punjabi). Book by Partap Singh