Janmeja Singh Sekhon | |
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MLA, Punjab | |
In office 1997 - 2002 | |
Preceded by | Ravinder Singh (politician) |
Succeeded by | Ravinder Singh (politician) |
Constituency | Firozepur Cantonment |
In office 2007 - 2012 | |
Preceded by | Ravinder Singh (politician) |
Succeeded by | Joginder Singh (politician) |
Constituency | Firozepur Cantonment |
In office 2012 – 2017 | |
Preceded by | New Constituency |
Succeeded by | Jagdev Singh Kamalu ( AAP) |
Constituency | Maur |
Minister for Irrigation | |
In office 2007 - 2015 | |
Chief Minister | Parkash Singh Badal |
Preceded by | Lal Singh (politician) |
Personal details | |
Political party | Shiromani Akali Dal |
Janmeja Singh Sekhon is an Indian politician and belongs to the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal. He is Minister for PWD in the present Punjab Government. [1] He has been holding this post since 2007.
His father's name is Gurdit Singh. His brother Justice (retd) Jai Singh Sekhon is the Lokpal of Punjab. [2] He has a son (Preetinder Singh Sekhon) and a daughter (Prabhleen Sekhon).
He was first elected for the Punjab Legislative Assembly in 1997 as an Akali Dal candidate from Firozepur Cantonment. [3] He was again elected in 2007 from Firozepur Cantonment. [4] In the Parkash Singh Badal government he was made Minister of Irrigation. [5] In 2012 he successfully contested from new constituency Maur. [6] In the new government, he retained Irrigation ministry. [1] [7]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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SAD | Janmeja Singh Sekhon | ||||
INC | |||||
NOTA | None of the above | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
SAD win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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AAP | Naresh Kataria [10] | 64034 | 42.35 | - | |
SAD | Janmeja Singh Sekhon | 41258 | 27.29 | ||
INC | Kulbir Singh Zira [11] | 40615 | 26.86 | ||
BJP | Avtar Singh Zira | 2007 | 1.33 | ||
NOTA | None of the above | 676 | 0.45% | ||
Majority | 22776 | 15.06 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Registered electors | 188,313 | [12] |