Janmeja Singh Sekhon

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.

Janmeja Singh Sekhon
MLA, Punjab
In office
1997 - 2002
Preceded byRavinder Singh (politician)
Succeeded byRavinder Singh (politician)
ConstituencyFirozepur Cantonment
In office
2007 - 2012
Preceded byRavinder Singh (politician)
Succeeded byJoginder Singh (politician)
ConstituencyFirozepur Cantonment
In office
2012 – 2017
Preceded byNew Constituency
Succeeded byJagdev Singh Kamalu (AAP)
ConstituencyMaur
Minister for Irrigation
In office
2007 - 2015
Chief MinisterParkash Singh Badal
Preceded byLal Singh (politician)
Personal details
Political partyShiromani Akali Dal

Personal life

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).

Political career

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]

Electoral performance
Punjab Assembly election, 2012: Maur[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SAD Janmeja Singh Sekhon
INC
NOTA None of the above
Majority
Turnout
SAD win (new seat)
Assembly Election 2022: Zira[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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]

References
  1. Punjab Cabinet Ministers Portfolios 2012 Archived 2014-02-03 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Sekhon takes oath as Lokpal, Cong cries foul
  3. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1997 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB
  4. Punjab Assembly Election 2007 Results Archived 2013-05-08 at the Wayback Machine
  5. Irrigation scheme to benefit 6000 villages
  6. Results Punjab State Assembly Elections 2012 Archived 2013-05-06 at the Wayback Machine
  7. For cabinet berths, Badal picks experience
  8. Results Punjab State Assembly Elections 2012 Archived 2013-05-06 at the Wayback Machine
  9. "Election Commission of India". results.eci.gov.in. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  10. "Punjab Elections 2022: Full list of Aam Aadmi Party candidates and their constituencies". The Financial Express. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  11. "Punjab Elections 2022: Full list of Congress Candidates and their Constituencies". FE Online. No. The Financial Express (India). The Indian Express Group. 18 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  12. "Punjab General Legislative Election 2022". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
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