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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{BLP sources|date=May 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Dr. Vijay Sonkar Shastri
| image =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1959|09|24|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Varanasi]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| office = National Spokesperson, BJP
| term = Current
| office2 = Former Chairman of the National Commission for SC/ST Tribes (Govt. Of India)
| term2 = 2004
| office3 = [[Member of Parliament]]
| term3 = 1998
| constituency3 = [[Saidpur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Saidpur (SC)]]
| party = [[BJP]]
| spouse = Dr. [[Suman Sonkar Shastri]]
| children =
Vishesh Sonkar Shastri (Son)
Vikalp Sonkar Shastri (Son)
| source =
|parents=Shri Shivlal Sonkar "Neta Ji" (Father)
Smt. Munni Devi (Mother)
|relations = Shri [[Rajnath Sonkar Shastri]] (elder brother)
| residence = 9,[[Vithal Bhai Patel House]], [[Rafi Marg]], [[New Delhi]] 110001
| nationality = [[Indian people|Indian]]
|profession=[[Politician, Writer]]
|alma_mater=[[Banaras Hindu University]]
|website=[http://drbizaysonkarshastri.com | Website]
|footnotes=
|date=
|year=
}}
'''Dr Bizay Sonkar Shastri''' (born 24 September 1959) is an [[Indian politician]] from [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].

== Personal life ==

Born to Shivlal Sonkar and Munni Devi on 24 September 1959 in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, Bizay had four brothers and four sisters; his elder brother Shri [[Rajnath Sonkar Shastri|Rajnath Sonkar]] is a [[Member of Parliament]]. He is married to Dr. Suman Sonkar Shastri and has two sons.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiapress.org/election/archives/lok12/biodata/12up49.php|title=Biographical Sketch of Member of 12th Lok Sabha|author=|date=|website=www.indiapress.org|accessdate=2 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/dalits-were-upper-castes-bjp-leader/article7815509.ece|title=Dalits were upper castes: BJP leader|last=Pathak|first=Vikas|date=29 October 2015|publisher=|via=www.thehindu.com|accessdate=2 April 2018}}</ref><ref>[http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-09-13/news/53877242_1_upper-castes-kshatriyas-brahmin Valmiki community have Brahmin past says BJP leader Bizay Sonkar Shastri]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bjp.org/media-resources/press-releases/press-issued-by-bjp-national-spokesperson-dr-bizay-sonkar-shastri|title=Press: BJP National Spokesperson, Dr. Bizay Sonkar Shastri|author=|date=|website=www.bjp.org|accessdate=2 April 2018}}</ref>

Shastri ji spent his early years of life in [[Varanasi]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], where he completed his primary education from [[Central Hindu Boys School]] and intermediate from National Inter College. After this, he completed his Masters from the [[Banaras Hindu University]].

== Political career ==

He was elected to LoSabha from [[Saidpur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Saidpur]] in 1998 elections and was subsequently chosen as the Chairman of ST/SC Commission (Government of India). In 2004, he was appointed as the Vice-chairman of National SC/ST front (BJP) and was elected as the National Executive Member of [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] in 2008

==References==
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[[Category:12th Lok Sabha members]]
[[Category:Politicians from Varanasi]]
[[Category:1959 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Lok Sabha members from Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Vishva Hindu Parishad members]]
[[Category:Banaras Hindu University alumni]]
[[Category:Sampurnanand Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya alumni]]
[[Category:Place of birth missing (living people)]]
[[Category:People from Ghazipur district]]

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