Sanjana Jatav

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Kaptan Singh Jatav
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(m. 2016)​
Sanjana Jatav
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office
4 June 2024
Children2
Parent(s)Sita Ram Jatav (father)
Resham Devi Jatav (mother)
Residence(s) Samoochi, Kathumar, Alwar, Rajasthan
Education B.A. & L.L.B
Alma mater Maharaja Surajmal Brij University & Lords University
Occupation MP
Profession Advocate & Politician

Sanjana Jatav (born 1 May 1998) is an Indian politician from Bharatpur, Rajasthan. She is a member of the Indian National Congress. She was elected to the 18th Lok Sabha, the lower house of the parliament in 2024 from the Bharatpur. She is among the youngest MPs from Rajasthan. [1] [2] [3]

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117 November 202115 June 2024Member Zila Parishad, Alwar
24 June 2024Incumbent Member of Parliament, 18th Lok Sabha
326 September 2024IncumbentMember, Committee on Water Resources

Early life and education

Sanjana was born on 1 May 1998 to Harbhajan and Ramvati Devi. Her father is a thekedar (contractor) and has been an up-sarpanch. Her maiden home is in Bhusawar, Bharatpur district. She completed her BA from Gandhi Jyoti College of Maharaja Surajmal Brij University and her LLB from Lords University, Alwar. She is a resident of Samunchi village in Kathumar tehsil, Alwar district and is married to Kaptan Singh, who is a constable with the Rajasthan Police. [4] They have two children. [5]

Political career

Sanjana's first electoral contest was in the Alwar Zila Parishad where she won from ward 29 by 4,991 votes. [5] In the 2023 Rajasthan election, she was placed as the Congress candidate from Kathumar (SC) and lost by a slim margin of 409 votes. [6] [7] The candidacy had marked a change in tactics of the Congress party where they had pushed for a young female leader instead of relying on the traditional veteran former MLA of the constituency. [7] She has the backing of senior Congress leaders Bhanwar Jitendra Singh and Vishvendra Singh and is also associated with Priyanka Gandhi, leading the Congress's "Ladki Hoon Lad Sakti Hoon" campaign in eastern Rajasthan, to amplify messages of women's empowerment and gender equality among rural women. [7] [6] [5]

She is seen as a young rising star in the Congress party who has been campaigning to tackle issues of rampant crime in Mewat, inflation, unemployment, shortage of water, electricity, roads and farmers getting fair prices, fertilisers and seeds. [7] [8] Her candidature has gotten the backing of veteran leaders like Bhanwar Jitendra Singh and Vishvendra Singh. [4] Rajasthan Congress president Govind Singh Dotasra has also campaigned in her support in the constituency. [5] She is also leading Congress's "Ladki Hoon Lad Sakti Hoon" in eastern Rajasthan with the aim of spreading the message of the importance of women's empowerment in the region. Sanjana had previously contested as the Congress candidate from Kathumar (SC) in 2023 Rajasthan election, losing by a razor thin margin of 409 votes. [5]

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