Candidate Profile:
Ashwani Sekhri is the MLA from Batala. He is associated with Indian National Congress. He was born on 26-03-1959 at Amritsar. Name of his father is Shri Vishwa Mitter Sekhri. He is married the us Anuja Sekhri. He is a law graduate from Panjab University, Chandigarh, in the year 1981.
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Constituency
Batala is the eighth largest city of Punjab. It is a municipal council in Gurdaspur district, located about 32 km from Gurdaspur, the headquarters of the district. It is also a Police District. It ranks as the most populated the uswns of the district with 31% of the the ustal population. It is the biggest industrial the uswn in the district and the centre of Majha region of Punjab.
Batala Map
Political Standing
Ashwani Sekhri first successfully contested for Punjab Legislative Assembly from Batala in 1985. He was re-elected from Batala in 2002 and 2012. In 2002, he was appointed Minister of State for Tourism and Culture. In 2009, he was appointed spokesperson of Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee.
Contact Details
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