Kalpnath Sonkar

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Kalpnath Sonkar was an Indian politician. He was elected to the Lok Sabha from Basti twice, in 1980 from Congress party and again in 1989 from Janata Dal. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Early life

Sonkar was a fruit seller before joining politics. [5] He was the father of Ravi Kumar Sonkar. He was the General Secretary of All India Rashtriya Sanjay Manch, 1982 to 1985. [6]

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  6. "MP profile".