Surjit Kumar Jyani
Indian politician
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Surjit Kumar Jyani is an Indian politician and who served as health Minister in the Punjab Government. He has also served as Minister for Forest & Wildlife & Labour.[1] He is member of Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP).[2]
Preceded byMohinder Kumar
Succeeded byMohinder Kumar
ConstituencyFazilka
Preceded byMohinder Kumar
Surjit Kumar Jyani | |
|---|---|
| MLA, Punjab | |
| In office 1997 - 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Mohinder Kumar |
| Succeeded by | Mohinder Kumar |
| Constituency | Fazilka |
| In office 2007 - 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Mohinder Kumar |
| Succeeded by | Davinder Singh Ghubaya |
| Constituency | Fazilka |
| Minister of Forest & Wildlife and Labour | |
| In office 2007-2012 | |
| Chief Minister | Parkash Singh Badal |
| Preceded by | Tikshan Sud |
| Health Minister | |
| In office 2012-2017 | |
| Chief Minister | Parkash Singh Badal |
| Preceded by | Tikshan Sud |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janta Party |
| Children | 2 sons |
Early life
Jyani comes from a Hindu Jat family and his mother tongue is Bagri. His grandfather migrated from Rajasthan during British Raj .
Political career
He first became a member of Punjab Vidhan Sabha from Fazilka in 1997.[3] In 2007 and 2012, he was re-elected from Fazilka.[4][5]