Ashwani Sekhri
MLA, Punjab
In office
1985 - 1990
Preceded byGopal Krishan Chatrath
Succeeded byJagdish Sahni
ConstituencyBatala
In office
2002 - 2007
Preceded byJagdish Sahni
Succeeded byJagdish Sahni
ConstituencyBatala
In office
2012 - 2017
Preceded byJagdish Sahni
Succeeded byLakhbir Singh Lodhinangal
ConstituencyBatala
Minister of State for Tourism and Culture,Health and family welfare,industry
In office
2002 - 2007
Personal details
BornMarch 26, 1959
Political partyBhartiya Janta Party
SpouseAnuja Sekhri
ChildrenAbhinav Sekhri,Jaitavya Sekhri
Residence(s)Batala, Gurdaspur, Punjab, India

Ashwani Sekhri is an Indian politician and a member of Bharatiya Janata Party BJP. He was a Member of Punjab Legislative Assembly (MLA) and represented Batala.[1]

Early life

His father's name is Vishwa Mitter Sekhri.[2]

Political career

Sekhri first successfully contested Punjab Legislative Assembly from Batala in 1985. He was re-elected from Batala in 2002 and 2012. In 2002, he was appointed Minister of State for Tourism and Culture.[3] In 2009, he was appointed spokesperson of Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee.[4] He was one of the 42 INC MLAs who submitted their resignation in protest of a decision of the Supreme Court of India ruling Punjab's termination of the Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) water canal unconstitutional.[5] Chairman Punjab Health Systems Corporation 2021-2022

References

  1. ↑ "STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2012 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
  2. ↑ "Punjab 2012". Association of Democratic Rights. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
  3. ↑ "Punjab Tourism to sell hotels". The Tribune. 18 July 2002. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
  4. ↑ "Ashwani Sekhri appointed PPCC spokesman". Hindustan Times. 11 July 2009. Archived from the original on 29 June 2013. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
  5. ↑ PTI (11 November 2016). "SYL verdict: 42 Punjab Congress MLAs submit resignation". The Indian Express. Retrieved 20 April 2018.


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