Kanwar Lal Meena

Kanwar Lal Meena is an Indian politician and convicted criminal^[1] who served as a Member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly (MLA) from the Anta constituency in Baran district, Rajasthan, representing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He previously served as an MLA from 2013 to 2018, representing the Manohar Thana constituency. He was convicted in December 2020 for threatening a public servant with a revolver and damaging property in a 2005 criminal case, for which he was sentenced to three years of rigorous imprisonment.^[2][3]

Kanwarlal Meena
Member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
In office 2013–2018
Succeeded by	Govind Prasad
Constituency	Manohar Thana
Member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
In office 2023 – 23 May 2025
Preceded by	Pramod Jain Bhaya
Constituency	Anta
Personal details
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party

Political career

Following the 2023 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election, he was elected as an MLA from the Anta Assembly constituency, defeating Pramod Jain, the candidate from the Indian National Congress, by a margin of 5,861 votes.^[2]

2005 criminal case

Meena was convicted in a 2005 criminal case involving threatening government officials, obstructing public duty, and damaging property. A sessions court in Aklera sentenced him to three years of rigorous imprisonment in December 2020, which was upheld by the Rajasthan High Court in May 2025. The Supreme Court rejected his plea against this sentence on 7 May 2025, ordering him to surrender within two weeks.^[4][5] Meena surrendered in the ACJM Court of Manoharthana (Jhalawar) on 21 May 2025.^[6] Meena was disqualified from the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly on 23 May 2025.^[7][8][9]