Ashwani Sekhri

Ashwani Sekhri is an Indian politician and a member of Indian National Congress. He is a Member of Punjab Legislative Assembly (MLA) and represent Batala.[1]

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
In office
2002 - 2007
Personal details
Political partyIndian National Congress
ResidenceBatala, Gurdaspur, Punjab, India

Early life

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

Political career

Sekhri first successfully contested for 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]

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. 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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