Surjit Kumar Jyani | |
Residence: | Kathera, Fazilka, Punjab, India |
Office: | MLA, Punjab |
Constituency: | Fazilka |
Term: | 1997 - 2002 |
Predecessor: | Mohinder Kumar |
Successor: | Mohinder Kumar |
Constituency2: | Fazilka |
Predecessor2: | Mohinder Kumar |
Successor2: | Davinder Singh Ghubaya |
Term2: | 2007 - 2017 |
Office3: | Minister of Forest & Wildlife and Labour |
Predecessor3: | Tikshan Sud |
Successor3: | Incumbent |
Term3: | 2007-2012 |
1Blankname3: | Chief Minister |
1Namedata3: | Parkash Singh Badal |
Office4: | Health Minister |
Predecessor4: | Tikshan Sud |
Successor4: | Incumbent |
Term4: | 2012-2017 |
1Blankname4: | Chief Minister |
1Namedata4: | Parkash Singh Badal |
Party: | Bharatiya Janta Party |
Children: | 2 sons |
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]
Jyani comes from a Hindu Jat family and his mother tongue is Bagri. His grandfather migrated from Rajasthan during British Raj .
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]