Ravi Kumar Sonkar

Ravi Kumar Sonkar (born 16 August 1980) is an Indian politician and a member of 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh of India. He represents the Mahadewa (Assembly constituency) in the Basti district of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.^[1]

Ravi Kumar Sonkar
MLA in 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh
Incumbent
Assumed office March 2017
Preceded by	Ram Karan Arya
Constituency	Mahadewa (Assembly constituency)
Personal details
Born	(1980-08-16) 16 August 1980 (age 44) Purani Basti, Basti, Uttar Pradesh, India
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse	Archana Sonkar ​ (m. 2006)​
Children	2
Parent	Kalpnath Sonkar
Residence(s)	C-102, Bahukhandi Mantri Awas, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Education	Bachelor of Arts
Alma mater	Gorakhpur University
Occupation	MLA
Profession	Agriculture business

Early life and education

Sonkar was born 16 August 1980 in Purani Basti, Basti district of Uttar Pradesh to his father Kalpnath Sonkar (former MP of Basti). In 2006, he married Archana Sonkar, they have two daughters. He belongs to Scheduled Caste (Khatik Sonkar) community. In 2011, he attended Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University and attained Bachelor of Arts degree.^[2][3]

Political career

Sonkar inherited his passion for politics, his father Kalpanath Sonkar has been the MP from Basti (1989-1991). Since 2017, he has represented the Mahadewa (Assembly constituency) and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.^[1] He defeated Bahujan Samaj Party candidate Doodhram Chaudhary by a margin of 25,884 votes.^[4]

Posts held

#	From	To	Position	Comments
01	March 2017	March 2022	Member, 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh	[4]