Sona Ram

Col. Sonaram Choudhary (b 1940/41) [1] is an Indian politician, and a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party since 2014. He represented Barmer constituency in Rajasthan, India, in Lok Sabha for Congress, winning elections in 1996, 1998, 1999.[2][3] He lost 2004 Lok Sabha elections to BJP's Manavendra Singh. Later, he left Congress and joined Bhartiya Janta Party before General Elections of India in 2014. He was declared candidate of BJP from Barmer instead of veteran BJP leader Jaswant Singh, and won 2014 elections.

Col. Sonaram Choudhary
Member of Parliament
In office
2014 - 2019
Preceded byHarish Chaudhary
Succeeded byKailash Choudhary
ConstituencyBarmer-Jaisalmer
Member of Parliament
In office
1999–2004
Preceded bySonaram Choudhary
Succeeded byManvendra Singh
Member of Parliament
In office
1996–1999
Preceded byRam Niwas Mirdha
Member of Rajasthan Vidhan Sabha
In office
2008–2013

Personal life

Sonaram comes from a Jat family.[4] He was from Mohangarh, Jaisalmer.

Education and career

He obtained a B.E. degree from M.B.M. Engineering College, Jodhpur (Rajasthan) and is a Fellow of the Institute of Engineers (F.I.E.). He passed out of the Indian Military Academy in 1966 and was commissioned as a Lieutenant in the Corps of Engineers into, 55th Engineers Regiment of Bengal Sappers of the Indian Army. He served in the 1971 war on the Eastern Front. He retired from the Army as a full Colonel in 1987.

References
  1. https://resultuniversity.com/election/barmer-lok-sabha
  2. Jat Mahasabha Backs Ashok Gehlot for CM Post
  3. Election Results: Jaswant goes down fighting in Barmer
  4. Jaswant's revolt may jeopardise son Manvendra's future
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