Vidyasagar Sonkar

Vidyasagar Sonkar is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India from the Saidpur, Uttar Pradesh as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[1][2][3]

Vidyasagar Sonkar
Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council
Assumed office
2018
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
1996-1998
Preceded byRajnath Sonkar Shastri
Succeeded byBizay Sonkar Shastri
ConstituencySaidpur, Uttar Pradesh
Personal details
Born (1961-07-21) 21 July 1961
Sukhipur,Jaunpur District ,Uttar Pradesh
Political party Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse(s)Rekha Sonkar
ChildrenOne daughter

He is currently a member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council and State General Secretary of BJP in Uttar Pradesh.[4] In the elections on 19 April 2018, BJP won 11 out of 13 seats and the remaining two were won by Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samaj Party each.[5]

References
  1. India. Parliament. Lok Sabha (2003). Indian Parliamentary Companion: Who's who of Members of Lok Sabha. Lok Sabha Secretariat. p. 578. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  2. "BJP likely to field 2 Dalits in UP legislative council polls". Pankaj Shah. The Times of India. 4 April 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  3. "All 13 candidates declared elected unopposed to UP legislative council". The New Indian Express. 19 April 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  4. "पूर्व सांसद विद्या सागर भाजपा के प्रदेश महामंत्री". Jagran. 19 April 2018.
  5. "All 13 candidates declared elected unopposed to UP legislative council". The New Indian Express. 19 April 2018.
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