Sarwan Singh Phillaur

Sarwan Singh Phillaur is an Indian politician. He was Minister for Jails, Tourism, Cultural Affairs and Printing and Stationery in the present Punjab Government.[1][2]

For disambiguation, see Sarwan.

Sarwan Singh Phillaur
MLA, Punjab
In office
1977 - 1990
Preceded bySurjit Singh Atwal
Succeeded bySantokh Singh Chaudhary
ConstituencyPhillaur
In office
1997 -2002
Preceded bySantokh Singh Chaudhary
Succeeded bySantokh Singh Chaudhary
ConstituencyPhillaur
In office
2007 -2012
Preceded bySantokh Singh Chaudhary
Succeeded byAvinash Chander
ConstituencyPhillaur
In office
2012 - 2017
Preceded byAvinash Chander
ConstituencyKartarpur
Minister for Welfare of SCs and BCs
In office
1997-2002
Chief MinisterParkash Singh Badal
Succeeded byGurkanwal Kaur
Minister for Tourism
In office
2012 – 2017
Chief MinisterParkash Singh Badal
Preceded byHarbans Kaur Dullo
Personal details
BornPhillaur
Political partyUnited Akali Dal
ChildrenDamanvir Singh Phillaur
Residence(s)Jalandhar, Punjab, India
Websitehttp://sarwansinghphillaur.com

Political career

He was elected to the Punjab Legislative Assembly in 1977 on an Akali Dal ticket from Phillaur for first time.[3] He was re-elected from Phillaur in 1980, 1985, 1997 and 2007.[4][5][6][7] In 2012, he successfully contested from Kartarpur.[8] Presently he is cabinet minister and holding portfolio of Jails, Tourism, Cultural Affairs and Printing and Stationery.[1] In 1997, he was Minister for Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes.[9]

References
  1. Punjab Cabinet Ministers Portfolios 2012 Archived 3 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Sarwan Singh Phillaur bats for Censor board for Punjab
  3. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1977 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB
  4. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1980 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB
  5. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1985 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB
  6. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1997 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB
  7. Punjab Assembly Election 2007 Results Archived 8 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  8. Results Punjab State Assembly Elections 2012 Archived 6 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  9. Minister’s kin dies in lock-up
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