Janmeja Singh Sekhon is an Indian politician and belongs to the ruling

Shiromani Akali Dal The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) (translation: ''Supreme Akali Party'') is a centre-right sikh-centric state political party in Punjab, India. The party is the second-oldest in India, after Congress, being founded in 1920. Although there are many ...

. He is Minister for

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in the present Punjab Government.Punjab Cabinet Ministers Portfolios 2012
He has been holding this post since 2007.

Personal life

His father's name is Gurdit Singh. His brother Justice (retd) Jai Singh Sekhon is the Lokpal of Punjab. He has a son (Preetinder Singh Sekhon) and a daughter (Prabhleen Sekhon).

Political career

He was first elected for the

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in 1997 as an

Akali Dal The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) (translation: ''Supreme Akali Party'') is a centre-right sikh-centric state political party in Punjab, India. The party is the second-oldest in India, after Congress, being founded in 1920. Although there are man ...

candidate from Firozepur Cantonment. He was again elected in 2007 from Firozepur Cantonment. In the

Parkash Singh Badal Parkash Singh Badal ( pa, ਪ੍ਰਕਾਸ਼ ਸਿੰਘ ਬਾਦਲ; born 8 December 1927) is an Indian politician who was Chief Minister of Punjab state from 1970 to 1971, from 1977 to 1980, from 1997 to 2002, and from 2007 to 2017. He i ...

government he was made Minister of Irrigation. In 2012 he successfully contested from new constituency Maur.