Surjit Kumar Jyani

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Surjit Kumar Jyani
MLA, Punjab
In office
1997 - 2002
Preceded byMohinder Kumar
Succeeded byMohinder Kumar
ConstituencyFazilka
In office
2007 - 2017
Preceded byMohinder Kumar
Succeeded byDavinder Singh Ghubaya
ConstituencyFazilka
Minister of Forest & Wildlife and Labour
In office
2007-2012
Chief MinisterParkash Singh Badal
Preceded by
Health Minister
In office
2012-2017
Chief MinisterParkash Singh Badal
Preceded by
Personal details
Political partyBharatiya Janta Party
Children2 sons
Residence(s)Kathera, Fazilka, Punjab, India

Surjit Kumar Jyani is an Indian politician and was ex health Minister in the Punjab Government.He has also served as Minister for Forest & Wildlife & Labour.[1] He is member of Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP).[2]

Early life[]

Jyani comes from a Hindu Jat family and his mother tongue is Bagri. His grand father migrated from Rajasthan during English time. They own 350 acres of land in Fazilka.[3]

Political career[]

He first became a member of Punjab Vidhan Sabha from Fazilka in 1997.[4] In 2007 and 2012, he was re-elected from Fazilka.[5][6] he was cabinet minister and holding portfolio of Health Minister.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Punjab Cabinet Ministers Portfolios 2012 Archived 3 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Cabinet Ministers - BJP Punjab Archived 15 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Sleazy video of rebel SAD MP: Ghubaya's undoing, or 'insult to Rai Sikhs'? Jalalabad, Fazilka get murkier". 27 January 2017.
  4. ^ STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1997 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB
  5. ^ STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2007 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB
  6. ^ Results Punjab State Assembly Elections 2012 Archived 6 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine
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