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Surjit Kumar Jyani

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Surjit Kumar Jyani
MLA, Punjab
In office
1997 - 2002
Preceded byMohinder Kumar
Succeeded byMohinder Kumar
ConstituencyFazilka
In office
2007 - 2017
Preceded byMohinder Kumar
Succeeded byDavinder Singh Ghubaya
ConstituencyFazilka
Minister of Forest & Wildlife and Labour
In office
2007-2012
Chief MinisterParkash Singh Badal
Preceded byTikshan Sud
Health Minister
In office
2012-2017
Chief MinisterParkash Singh Badal
Preceded byTikshan Sud
Personal details
Political partyBharatiya Janta Party
Children2 sons
Residence(s)Kathera, Fazilka, Punjab, India

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]

Early life

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Jyani comes from a Hindu Jat family and his mother tongue is Bagri. His grandfather migrated from Rajasthan during British Raj .

Political career

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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]

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