Dr. Rajesh Sonkar is an

Indian politician Politics of India works within the framework of the country's Constitution. India is a parliamentary democratic secular republic in which the president of India is the head of state & first citizen of India and the prime minister of India is ...

, and currently a member of

Bharatiya Janta Party The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; ; ) is a political party in India, and one of the two major Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. Since 2014, it has been the ruling political party in India under Narendra Modi ...

(BJP), currently serving as an MLA from

Sonkatch Sonkatch is a town and a Nagar panchayat in Dewas district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Demographics At the 2001 India census, Sonkatch had a population of 15,543. Males constituted 51% of the population and females 49%. Sonkatch h ...

constituency, defeating Sajjan Singh Verma from over 25,000 votes. Earlier he served as State President (2020-2023) from same party. In 2018 elections he faced defeat from Sanwer constituency, losing to Mr. Tulsi Silawat from under 2,200 votes. In 2013 elections he won against Mr. Tulsi Silawat from Sanwer from little under 40,000 votes. Earlier, he served as a State Vice-president of Bhartiya Janta Yuva Morcha youth wing of BJP and State Vice-president for BJP Morcha of . He is a prominent leader of BJP and is quite close to

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh ( ; , , ) is an Indian right-wing, Hindu nationalist, paramilitary volunteer organisation. The RSS is the progenitor and leader of a large body of organisations called the Sangh Parivar (Hindi for "Sangh family" ...

and its roots.

Early life and Education

Dr. Rajesh Sonkar was born in a

Khatik The Khatik (Hindi: खटीक, Urdu: کھٹیک), are an ethnic tribe found in the Indian subcontinent, mainly modern-day India, Pakistan and Nepal. They are one of the most widespread community in South Asia. Khatik have a population of ap ...

family to Nanakchand Sonkar and his wife Gulab Bai Sonkar in Indore City and belongs to the Khatik community. He did Philosophy(Ph.D) from Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, Indore. He studied law from

DAVV Devi Ahilya University (informally abbreviated DAVV), formerly Indore University, is a State University. It was named after ' Ahilya Bai Holkar', the 18th century Queen and ruler of Indore, which was part of the Hindu Maratha Empire. Its jurisdi ...

and is a Lawyer by profession .

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