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Kalicharan Sonkar

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Kalicharan Sonkar
Former Member of Legislative Assembly/State Secretary, Samajwadi Party
ConstituencyChanbbey, Mirzapur
Former General Secretary, Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee
Former State President, Uttar Pradesh Congress SC/ST Department, President Yuva Janta Dal Uttar Pradesh, National General Secretary Janta Dal.
Personal details
Born (1958-07-07) 7 July 1958 (age 66)
Ramnagar, Meja, Allahabad Uttar Pradesh
NationalityIndian
Political partySamajwadi Party
Other political
affiliations
Indian National Congress, Indian Justice Party, Janta Dal
SpouseSeema Sonkar
ChildrenAbhishek Raj, Shikhar Raj Singh
EducationB.Com LLB, Allahabd University
ProfessionPolitician

Kalicharan Sonkar is an Indian politician and activist for the Dalit people who is the Leader of Samajwadi Party. He was a co-founder of the Indian Justice Party[1][2] with his brother Dr. Udit Raj and was State President that party.

Kalicharan Sonkar is a former Member of the Legislative Assembly from Chanbbey Constituency of Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh. He joined the Samajwadi Party in April 2014.[3]

Early life and education

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He was born to a Khatik (schedule cast) family in Uttar Pradesh.[citation needed]

Sonkar became involved in Dalit politics in Uttar Pradesh, Uttrakhand, Madhya Pradesh and Bihar. [citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "राष्ट्रीय अध्यक्ष उदित राज news in hindi, राष्ट्रीय अध्यक्ष उदित राज से जुड़ी खबरें, Breaking News, page1". www.livehindustan.com. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Venom in their hearts shows in their speeches: Akhilesh". Retrieved 1 July 2019 – via PressReader.
  3. ^ "Cong using co named in Bhopal tragedy for campaign: Akhilesh". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 6 April 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2020.