Surjit Kumar Jyani
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]
Surjit Kumar Jyani | |
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| MLA, Punjab | |
| In office 1997 - 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Mohinder Kumar |
| Succeeded by | Mohinder Kumar |
| Constituency | Fazilka |
| In office 2007 - 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Mohinder Kumar |
| Succeeded by | Davinder Singh Ghubaya |
| Constituency | Fazilka |
| Minister of Forest & Wildlife and Labour | |
| In office 2007-2012 | |
| Chief Minister | Parkash Singh Badal |
| Preceded by | Tikshan Sud |
| Health Minister | |
| In office 2012-2017 | |
| Chief Minister | Parkash Singh Badal |
| Preceded by | Tikshan Sud |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janta Party |
| Children | 2 sons |
| Residence(s) | Kathera, Fazilka, Punjab, India |
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]Jyani along with Harjit Singh Grewal played a keyrole in the farmer's protest.[7]
References
- Punjab Cabinet Ministers Portfolios 2012 Archived 3 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- Cabinet Ministers - BJP Punjab Archived 15 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- "Sleazy video of rebel SAD MP: Ghubaya's undoing, or 'insult to Rai Sikhs'? Jalalabad, Fazilka get murkier". 27 January 2017.
- STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1997 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB
- STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2007 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB
- Results Punjab State Assembly Elections 2012 Archived 6 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- "BJP leaders from Punjab meet PM Modi". The Hindu. 5 January 2021. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
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