Janmeja Singh Sekhon | |
|---|---|
| MLA, Punjab | |
| In office 1997 - 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Ravinder Singh (politician) |
| Succeeded by | Ravinder Singh (politician) |
| Constituency | Firozepur Cantonment |
| In office 2007 - 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Ravinder Singh (politician) |
| Succeeded by | Joginder Singh (politician) |
| Constituency | Firozepur Cantonment |
| In office 2012 –2017 | |
| Preceded by | New Constituency |
| Succeeded by | Jagdev Singh Kamalu (AAP) |
| Constituency | Maur |
| Minister for Irrigation | |
| In office 2007 - 2015 | |
| Chief Minister | Parkash Singh Badal |
| Preceded by | Lal Singh (politician) |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Shiromani Akali Dal |
Janmeja Singh Sekhon is an Indian politician and belongs to the Shiromani Akali Dal. He was Minister for PWD in the Punjab Government. [1] He has been holding this post since 2007.
His father's name is Gurdit Singh. His brother Justice (retd) Jai Singh Sekhon is the Lokpal of Punjab. [2] He has a son (Preetinder Singh Sekhon) and a daughter (Prabhleen Sekhon).
He was first elected for the Punjab Legislative Assembly in 1997 as an Akali Dal candidate from Firozepur Cantonment. [3] He was again elected in 2007 from Firozepur Cantonment. [4] In the Parkash Singh Badal government he was made Minister of Irrigation. [5] In 2012 he successfully contested from new constituency Maur. [6] In the new government,he retained Irrigation ministry. [1] [7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAD | Janmeja Singh Sekhon | ||||
| INC | |||||
| NOTA | None of the above | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| SAD win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAP | Naresh Kataria | 64,034 | 42.35 | ||
| SAD | Janmeja Singh Sekhon | 41,258 | 27.29 | ||
| INC | Kulbir Singh Zira | 40,615 | 26.86 | ||
| BJP | Avtar Singh Zira | 2,007 | 1.33 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 676 | 0.45% | ||
| Majority | 22,776 | 15.06 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | 188,313 | [9] | |||