Sarwan Singh Phillaur

Sarwan Singh Phillaur is an Indian politician and belongs to the ruling Indian national congress. He is Minister for Jails, Tourism, Cultural Affairs and Printing and Stationary in the present Punjab Government.[1][2]

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 - Present
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 – present
Chief MinisterParkash Singh Badal
Preceded byHarbans Kaur Dullo
Personal details
Political partyindian national congress
ChildrenDamanvir Singh Phillaur.
ResidenceJalandhar, 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 Stationary.[1] In 1997, he was Minister for Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes.[9]

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