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]

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

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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