- Jathedar Sekhwan
Jathedar Ujagar Singh Sekhwan is the former president of
Shiromani Akali Dal .He was born in 1924 atsekhwan village of
Gurdaspur district , Punjab.He belonged to a punjab based Political party Shiromani Akali Dal.Mata tej Kaur was his spouse.Late Jathedar Ujagar Singh Sekhwan former MLA (1924-1990) was a social reformer and a veteran politician, with major interest in the State of Punjab. He remained acting president of the Shiromani Akali Dal during the time of emergency in
India . Jathedar Sekhwan entered politics in 1938 at an early age. He was first elected to Vidhan Sabha in 1977. He remained MLA from kahnuwan constituency for 2 consecutive terms.He has three children, one son and two daughters. His son,
Sewa Singh Sekhwan , is presently a Member ofSGPC , a former cabinet minister of punjab and member of political affairs committee of shiromani akali dal.
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