He was expelled from Yadavindra State High School by the ruler of Sangrur as he espoused the agenda of Indian National Congress.
[1] He was elected as the managing director of the Central Bank of Sangrur and chairman of the panchayat samiti of Kalayat in Kaithal.
Surjewala was elected as a member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly in 1967, 1977, 1982 and 1991 from Narwana.
He was the president of the Haryana Krishak Samaj and All India Kisan Congress.
[11] Surjewala died on 20 January 2020 at All India Institute of Medical Sciences Hospital, New Delhi at the age of 87.