Jagdish Sonkar

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Geeta Sonkar
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(m. 1986)​
Jagdish Sonkar
Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
2012–2022
Children1
Residence(s) Machhlishahr, Uttar Pradesh, India
Alma mater Sampurnanand Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya
Occupation MLA
Profession
  • Politician
  • agriculturalist
  • industrialist

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]

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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

#FromToPositionConstituency
1.March 2002March 2007Member, 14th Legislative Assembly Shahganj
2.March 2007.March 2012Member, 15th Legislative Assembly
3.March 2012March 2017Member, 16th Legislative Assembly Machhalishahar
4.20172022Member, 17th Legislative Assembly

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References

  1. 1 2 "Machhlishahr - Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election Results 2017".
  2. ↑ "Machhlishahr (Uttar Pradesh) Election Results 2017".
  3. ↑ "मछलीशहर सीट से चौथी बार विधायक बने जगदीश सोनकर".
  4. ↑ "Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (UPLA): Member info". www.upvidhansabhaproceedings.gov.in. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  5. ↑ "Jagdish Sonkar(Samajwadi Party(SP)):Constituency- MACHHLISHAHR (SC)(JAUNPUR) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". myneta.info. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
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