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Rajkumar Sangwan (born 5 March 1960; ) is an Indian politician. He is Member of Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament from
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since 2024. He is a member of
Rashtriya Lok Dal Rashtriya Lok Dal ( RLD; ) is an Indian Regionalism (politics), regional political party in Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan. It was founded by Chaudhary Ajit Singh, son of the former prime minister of India, Chaudhary Charan Singh in 1996 as a brea ...
.


Early life and education

Sangwan was born on 5 March 1960 in Uplehera village,Meerut, Uttar Pradesh to Sahab Singh and Girirajo Devi in a
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family. He did
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and
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from
Chaudhary Charan Singh University Chaudhary Charan Singh University (CCS University), formerly Meerut University, is a public state university located in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India. The university was established in 1965. It was later renamed to its current name after Chaudh ...
in Meerut.


Political career

Sangwan began his political journey in student politics, inspired by Charan Singh, a prominent political figure and former Prime Minister of India. Within the
Rashtriya Lok Dal Rashtriya Lok Dal ( RLD; ) is an Indian Regionalism (politics), regional political party in Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan. It was founded by Chaudhary Ajit Singh, son of the former prime minister of India, Chaudhary Charan Singh in 1996 as a brea ...
(RLD), Sangwan has held several key positions, including national secretary and president of the Western Uttar Pradesh Youth RLD. He has also served as the state incharge of elections in
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and
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sangwan, Rajkumar Year of birth missing (living people) Living people India MPs 2024–2029 Lok Sabha members from Uttar Pradesh Rashtriya Lok Dal politicians