Sanjay Meshram
Sanjay Narayanrao Meshram (born 1959)[1] is an Indian politician from Maharashtra. He is an MLA from Umred Assembly constituency, which is reserved for Scheduled Caste community, in Nagpur district. He won the 2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election representing the Indian National Congress.[2]
Early life and education
[edit]Meshram is born in Nagpur, Maharashtra.[3] He is the son of Naryanrao Meshram. He completed his BTech in mechanical at IIT, Mumbai in 1986.[1] He is a former Rotary district president.[3]
Career
[edit]Meshram won from Umred Assembly constituency representing Indian National Congress in the 2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election. He polled 85,372 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Sudhir Laxman Parwe of the Bharatiya Janata Party, by a margin of 12,825 votes.[4]
In January 2024, he filed a plea in the Supreme Court along with Congress leader Jaya Thakur, seeking an interim stay on the then new law for appointing Election Commission of India members, where the chief justice of India was excluded from the panel. However, the court declined the request.[5]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Sanjay Narayanrao Meshram(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- UMRED (SC)(NAGPUR) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
- ↑ "Umred Election Result 2024 LIVE: Sanjay Narayanrao Meshram of INC Wins". News18. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
- 1 2 "Umred MLA Meshram, an IIT-Bombay graduate, to rely on engg background for problem-solving". The Times of India. 25 November 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
- ↑ "Umred, Maharashtra Election Results 2024 Highlights: Umred विधानसभा सीट पर INC प्रत्याशी Sanjay Narayanrao Meshram ने फहराया विजयी परचम". आज तक (in Hindi). 23 November 2024. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
- ↑ "SC refuses to stay new law excluding CJI from panel picking CEC, ECs". The Indian Express. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 4 December 2024.