Neelam Sonkar

Neelam Sonkar is an Indian politician.
She contested Indian general elections 2014 from Lalganj Seat of Uttar Pradesh as Bhartiya Janata Party candidate to enter in 16th Lok Sabha.
She is Post Graduate M.A. from Gorakhpur University in 1998.

Early life and education

Sonkar was born on 11 February 1973 to Shri Ramchandra and Smt. Bhagyvani Devi. She was born in Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh. Neelam Sonkar has completed her Master of Arts from Gorakhpur University.

Positions held

May 2014 : Elected to 16th Lok Sabha
1 Sep. 2014 onwards : Member, Standing Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment.
April. 2016 onwards : Member, National Level Steering Committee on Standup India Programme.