Ragini Sonkar
Ragini Sonkar is an Indian physician and politician serving as a member of the 18th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh from Machhlishahr representing the Samajwadi Party.[1][2][3] She is the daughter of politician Kailash Nath Sonkar.[1]
Ragini Sonkar | |
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| Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office March 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Jagdish Sonkar |
| Constituency | Machhlishahr |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1990 or 1991 (age 32–33)[1] |
| Political party | Samajwadi Party |
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| Residence(s) | Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Alma mater | R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata (MBBS) All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi (MD) |
| Profession | Physician |
Personal life
Sonkar was born to politician Kailash Nath Sonkar and hails from Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh.[1][4] She did her MBBS from R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, where she worked briefly, and then completed Doctor of Medicine with specialisation in Ophthalmology from All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.[1][5]
Political career
In the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, Sonkar represented Samajwadi Party as a candidate from Machhlishahr constituency and went on to defeat Bharatiya Janata Party's Mehilal Gautam by a margin of 8,484 votes, succeeding own party member Jagdish Sonkar in the process.[3][6]
References
- "Dr. Ragini(Samajwadi Party(SP)):Constituency- MACHHLISHAHR (SC)(JAUNPUR) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- "Machhlishahr Uttar Pradesh Election 2022 Final Results LIVE: SP Candidate DR. RAGINI wins from Machhlishahr , Details Inside". ABP. 11 March 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- "Uttar Pradesh-Machhlishahr". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- "मछलीशहर में रोड-शो निकालने पर सपा प्रत्याशी रागिनी पर आचार संहिता का केस दर्ज". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). 18 February 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- "जौनपुर में 10वीं पास से लेकर MBBS डिग्री वाले विधायक:2 डॉक्टर चुने गए विधायक; किसी के पास एलएलबी की डिग्री तो कोई स्नातक पास". Dainik Bhaskar. 12 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- "Machhlishahr Assembly Seat Results: सपा ने बनाया हैट्रिक, डा. रागिनी सोनकर ने लहराया परचम". News18 (in Hindi). 10 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.