Ashwani Sekhri

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 - Present
Preceded by Jagdish Sahni
Constituency Batala
Minister of State for Tourism and Culture
In office
2002 - 2007
Personal details
Political party Indian National Congress
Residence Batala, Gurdaspur, Punjab, India

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]

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. July 18, 2002. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
  4. ↑ "Ashwani Sekhri appointed PPCC spokesman". Hindustan Times. July 11, 2009. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
  5. ↑ http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/syl-verdict-42-punjab-congress-mlas-submit-resignation-4369724/



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