Sanjay Lathar

Sanjay Lathar (born 7 July 1971) is an Indian politician. He was Leader of the Opposition in Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council since March 2022 to May 2022,^[1] after death of Ahmed Hasan. He is associated with Samajwadi Party.^[2][3][4][5] He was Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council since 2016 to 2022.^[6]

Sanjay Lathar
Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council
In office 2016–2022
Leader of Opposition Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council
In office March 2022 – May 2022
Preceded by	Ahmed Hasan
Succeeded by	Lal Bihari Yadav
Personal details
Born	(1971-07-07) 7 July 1971 (age 54)
Political party	Samajwadi Party

Early life and education

Lathar was born on 7 July 1971, to Chaudhary Bhale Ram and Santosh Devi in Budha Khera Lathar, Jind district, Haryana.

Lathar had a certificate of Doctor of Philosophy from the Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidhyapeeth.^{[citation needed]}

Career

Lathar is associated with the Samajwadi Party from 1990. He was elected to Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council in 2016. He became Leader of Opposition in 2022 succeeding Ahmed Hasan.^{[citation needed]}

Personal life

Lathar is married to Dr. Babita Lathar and they have two sons together. Their elder son, Aditya Lathar is the elected president of Durham University Students Union since 2022.^{[7][8][9][10]}