Sanjana Jatav

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Sanjana Jatav
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Born (1998-05-01) 1 May 1998 (age 25)
Bhusawar, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India
NationalityFlag of India.svg  Indian
Political partyIndian National Congress Flag.svg Indian National Congress
SpouseKaptan Singh Jatav
Children2
Parent(s)Harbhajan Singh Jatav (father)
Ramvati Devi (mother)
Residence(s) Samoochi, Kathumar, Alwar, Rajasthan
Education B.A. & L.L.B
Alma mater Maharaja Surajmal Brij University
Occupation Politician
Profession Advocate

Sanjana Jatav (born 1 May 1998) is an Indian National Congress politician and a member of Alwar Zila Parishad. She is contesting as the Congress candidate at Bharatpur (SC) in the 2024 general election and is the youngest candidate in Rajasthan at the age of 25. [1]

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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. [2] [3] 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. [1]

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. [1]

Personal life and education

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. [1]

Sanjana was born in 1998 to Harbhajan and Ramvati Devi. Her father Harbhajan is a thekedar (contractor) has been an upsarpanch. 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. [1]

Political career

Sanjana's first electoral contest was in the Alwar Zila Parishad where she won from ward 29 by 4,991 votes. [1] In the 2023 Rajasthan election, she was placed as the Congress candidate from Kathumar (SC) and lost by a slim margin of 409 votes. [5] [2] 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. [2]

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. [2] [5] [1]

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