| Office | Member of Legislative Assembly, Uttar Pradesh
|
|---|---|
| Predecessor | Bankey Lal Sonkar |
| Successor | Shailendra Yadav Lalai |
| Predecessor | Subhash Pandey |
| Successor | Self |
| Constituency | Shahganj |
| Constituency | Machhali Shahar |
| Born | 1967-09-01 (age 59) |
| Born | Dhanupur, Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
|
| Nationality | Indian
|
| Political party | Samajwadi Party |
| Spouse | Template:Marriage |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater | Sampurnanand Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya |
| Occupation | MLA
|
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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Machhlishahr - Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election Results 2017.
- ↑ Machhlishahr (Uttar Pradesh) Election Results 2017.
- ↑ मछलीशहर सीट से चौथी बार विधायक बने जगदीश सोनकर.
- ↑ Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (UPLA): Member info. www.upvidhansabhaproceedings.gov.in.
- ↑ Jagdish Sonkar(Samajwadi Party(SP)):Constituency- MACHHLISHAHR (SC)(JAUNPUR) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:. myneta.info.