| Office | MLA, Punjab
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|---|---|
| Office | Minister of State for Tourism and Culture
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| Predecessor | Gopal Krishan Chatrath |
| Successor | Jagdish Sahni
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| Constituency | Batala
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| Political party | Indian National Congress
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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
- ↑ STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2012 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB. Election Commission of India.
- ↑ Punjab 2012. Association of Democratic Rights.
- ↑ Punjab Tourism to sell hotels. The Tribune(18 July 2002).
- ↑ Ashwani Sekhri appointed PPCC spokesman. Hindustan Times(11 July 2009).
- ↑ SYL verdict: 42 Punjab Congress MLAs submit resignation. The Indian Express(11 November 2016).