Sanjeev Beniwal

Sanjeev Beniwal (born 14 November 1966) is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from Bhadra, Rajasthan. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.^[1] He has been elected to the Rajasthan Assembly for three terms. He was elected to the Rajasthan Assembly for first time in 1998 and then in 2003 and 2023.^[2]

Sanjeev Beniwal
Member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
In office 28 November 1998 – 4 December 2003
Constituency	Bhadra, Rajasthan
In office 8 December 2013 – 11 December 2018
Constituency	Bhadra, Rajasthan
Incumbent
Assumed office 3 December 2023
Constituency	Bhadra, Rajasthan
Personal details
Born	14 November 1966
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Other political affiliations	Indian National Congress (before 2013)

Political career

He started his political career by contesting in the 1998 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election from the Bhadra constituency as an INC candidate and was elected as an MLA. This marked the first time in 30 years that a Congress candidate had won in the Bhadra constituency^[2]

In the 2013 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election, he once again contested from the Bhadra constituency as a candidate of the Bharatiya Janata Party and was elected as an MLA.^[3]

During the tenure from 2013 to 2018, he served as a member of the Committee on Local Bodies and Panchayati Raj Institutions. This committee covered various decisions and aspects related to the local bodies and Panchayati Raj institutions of the state.^{[citation needed]}

Following the 2023 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election, he was re-elected as an MLA from the Bhadra Assembly constituency, defeating the CPI candidate Balwan Poonia by a margin of 1,132 votes.^[1]

References

1. "Bhadra Assembly Election Results 2023 Highlights: BJP's Sanjeev Kumar wins Bhadra with 101322 votes". India Today. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
2. "Sanjeev Kumar(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- BHADRA(HANUMANGARGH) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
3. "SANJEEV KUMAR BJP, Rajasthan Election, Bhadra, Election Results 2013". aajtak.intoday.in (in Hindi). Retrieved 24 June 2020.