Vidyasagar Sonkar is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India from 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 by | Rajnath Sonkar Shastri |
| Succeeded by | Bizay Sonkar Shastri |
| Constituency | Saidpur, Uttar Pradesh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 July 1961 Sukhipur, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | Rekha Sonkar |
| Children | One daughter |
| Source: [1] | |
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 edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ "BJP likely to field 2 Dalits in UP legislative council polls". Pankaj Shah. The Times of India. 4 April 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
- ^ "All 13 candidates declared elected unopposed to UP legislative council". The New Indian Express. 19 April 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
- ^ "पूर्व सांसद विद्या सागर भाजपा के प्रदेश महामंत्री". Jagran. 19 April 2018.
- ^ "All 13 candidates declared elected unopposed to UP legislative council". The New Indian Express. 19 April 2018.