Jagdish Sahni

Jagdish Raj Sahni was an Indian politician from Bharatiya Janata Party. Sahni was elected as a member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly from Batala (constituency) in 1992, 1997 and 2007. Sahni defeated Ashwani Sekhri of Indian National Congress by 46 votes in 2007 Punjab Assembly election.^[2] Sahni died from cardiac arrest aged 77.^[3][4]

Jagdish Raj Sahni
Member of Punjab Legislative Assembly
In office 2007–2012
Preceded by	Ashwani Sekhri
Succeeded by	Ashwani Sekhri
Constituency	Batala
In office 1992–2002
Preceded by	Ashwani Sekhri
Succeeded by	Ashwani Sekhri
Constituency	Batala
Personal details
Born	1944 (1944) Shakargarh, Punjab, Pakistan[1]
Died	2 May 2021(2021-05-02) (aged 76–77) Amritsar
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Residence(s)	Batala, Punjab