Ashwani Sekhri | |
|---|---|
| MLA, Punjab | |
| In office 1985 - 1990 | |
| Preceded by | Gopal Krishan Chatrath |
| Succeeded by | Jagdish Sahni |
| Constituency | Batala |
| In office 2002 - 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Jagdish Sahni |
| Succeeded by | Jagdish Sahni |
| Constituency | Batala |
| In office 2012 - 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Jagdish Sahni |
| Succeeded by | Lakhbir Singh Lodhinangal |
| Constituency | Batala |
| Minister of State for Tourism and Culture,Health and family welfare,industry | |
| In office 2002 - 2007 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 26,1959 |
| Party | Bhartiya Janta Party |
| Spouse | Anuja Sekhri |
| Children | Abhinav 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]
His father's name is Vishwa Mitter Sekhri. [2]
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,Chief media incharge bjp Punjab present