Sanjay Lathar (born 7 July 1971) is an Indian politician. He was Leader of the Opposition in

Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council The Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council also known as Vidhan Parishad is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of Uttar Pradesh, a state in India. Uttar Pradesh is one of the six states in India, where the state legislature is bicameral, c ...

since March 2022 to May 2022, after death of Ahmed Hasan. He is associated with

Samajwadi Party The Samajwadi Party ( SP; ) is a Socialism, socialist political party in India. It was founded on 4 October 1992 by former Janata Dal politician Mulayam Singh Yadav and is headquartered in New Delhi. It is the third-largest political party in ...

. He was Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council since 2016 to 2022.

Early life and education

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

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. Lathar had a certificate of

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from the Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidhyapeeth.

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.

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.

References

Members of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council Samajwadi Party politicians from Uttar Pradesh 1971 births Living people Leaders of the opposition in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council {{India-politician-stub