Jagdish Sonkar
Jagdish Sonkar (born 1 September 1967) is an Indian politician and a member of 14th, 15th, 16th & 17th Legislative Assembly, Uttar Pradesh of India. He represents the Machhlishahr constituency in Jaunpur district of Uttar Pradesh.[1][2][3]
Jagdish Sonkar | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2012–2022 | |
| Preceded by | Subhash Pandey |
| Succeeded by | Ragini Sonkar |
| Constituency | Machhali Shahar |
| In office 2002 - 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Bankey Lal Sonkar |
| Succeeded by | Shailendra Yadav Lalai |
| Constituency | Shahganj |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 September 1967 Dhanupur, Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Political party | Samajwadi Party |
| Spouse |
Geeta Sonkar (m. 1986) |
| Children | 1 |
| Residence(s) | Machhlishahr, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Alma mater | Sampurnanand Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya |
| Occupation | MLA |
| Profession |
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Personal life
Sonkar was born on 1 September 1967 to Dayaram Sonkar in Dhanupur of Jaunpur district of Uttar Pradesh. He graduated from Sampurnanand Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya. He married Geet Sonkar on 23 May 1986, with whom he has a son. He is an agriculturalist and industrialist by profession.[4][5]
Political career
Jagdish Sonkar contested Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election as Samajwadi Party candidate and defeated his close contestant Anita Rawat from Bharatiya Janata Party with a margin of 4,179 votes.[1]
Posts held
| # | From | To | Position | Constituency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | March 2002 | March 2007 | Member, 14th Legislative Assembly | Shahganj |
| 2. | March 2007. | March 2012 | Member, 15th Legislative Assembly | |
| 3. | March 2012 | March 2017 | Member, 16th Legislative Assembly | Machhalishahar |
| 4. | 2017 | 2022 | Member, 17th Legislative Assembly | |
References
- "Machhlishahr - Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election Results 2017".
- "Machhlishahr (Uttar Pradesh) Election Results 2017".
- "मछलीशहर सीट से चौथी बार विधायक बने जगदीश सोनकर".
- "Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (UPLA): Member info". www.upvidhansabhaproceedings.gov.in. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
- "Jagdish Sonkar(Samajwadi Party(SP)):Constituency- MACHHLISHAHR (SC)(JAUNPUR) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". myneta.info. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
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