Jagdish Sonkar

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Jagdish Sonkar
Member of Legislative Assembly, Uttar Pradesh
In office
2002 - 2012 (2 Times)
Preceded by
Succeeded byShailendra Yadav Lalai
ConstituencyShahganj
In office
March 2012 - March 2017
Preceded by
Succeeded bySelf
ConstituencyMachhali Shahar
Assumed office
March 2017
Preceded bySelf
ConstituencyMachhali Shahar
Personal details
Born (1967-09-01) 1 September 1967 (age 54)
Dhanupur, Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
NationalityIndian
Political partySamajwadi Party
Spouse(s)
Geeta Sonkar
​
(m. 1986)​
Children1
ResidenceMachhlishahr, Uttar Pradesh, India
Alma materSampurnanand Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya
OccupationMLA
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]

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[]

SL From To Position Constituency
1. March 2002 March 2007 Member, 14th Legislative Assembly Shahganj, Jaunpur district
2. March 2007. March 2012 Member, 15th Legislative Assembly Shahganj, Jaunpur district
3. March 2012 March 2017 Member, 16th Legislative Assembly Machhalishahar, Jaunpur district
4. March 2017 Incumbent Member, 17th Legislative Assembly Machhalishahar, Jaunpur district

References[]

  1. ^ a b "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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