Bizay Sonkar Shastri (born 24 September 1959) is an

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from

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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 is a

Member of Parliament A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members of ...

. He is married to Dr. Suman Sonkar Shastri and has two sons. Shastri ji spent his early years of life in

Varanasi Varanasi (; ; also Banaras or Benares (; ), and Kashi.) is a city on the Ganges river in northern India that has a central place in the traditions of pilgrimage, death, and mourning in the Hindu world. * * * * The city has a syncretic t ...

Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh (; , 'Northern Province') is a state in northern India. With over 200 million inhabitants, it is the most populated state in India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world. It was established in 1950 ...

, where he completed his primary education from

Central Hindu Boys School Central Hindu Boys School aka C.H.S is a boys secondary school (day school with hostel facility) in Kamachha, Bhelupur, Varanasi. It was established in 1898 by Annie Besant. It is associated with Banaras Hindu University. History Asia's firs ...

and intermediate from National Inter College. After this, he completed his Masters from the

Banaras Hindu University Banaras Hindu University (BHU) IAST: kāśī hindū viśvavidyālaya IPA: /kaːʃiː hɪnd̪uː ʋɪʃwəʋid̪jaːləj/), is a collegiate, central, and research university located in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, and founded in 1916 ...

Political career

He was elected to Lok Sabha from

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in 1998 elections and was subsequently chosen as the Chairman of ST/SC Commission (Government of India). In 2004, he was appointed the Vice-chairman of National SC/ST front (BJP) and was elected as the National Executive Member of

in 2008.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Shastri, Bizay Sonkar India MPs 1998–1999 Politicians from Varanasi 1959 births Living people Lok Sabha members from Uttar Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Uttar Pradesh Vishva Hindu Parishad members Banaras Hindu University alumni Sampurnanand Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya alumni Place of birth missing (living people) People from Ghazipur district