Santosh Ahlawat (born 6 July 1963) is an Indian politician. She was member of
Lok Sabha
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, from 2014 to 2019, from
Jhunjhunu
Jhunjhunu is a city and capital of Jhunjhunu district in the state of Rajasthan. This city is in the northern state of Rajasthan, India and the administrative headquarters of Jhunjhunu District.
History
Jhunjhunu is a very old and historic ...
, and former member of
Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
The Rajasthan Legislative Assembly or the Rajasthan Vidhan Sabha is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Rajasthan.
The assembly meets at Vidhana Bhavan situated in Jaipur, the capital of Rajasthan. Members of the Legislative asse ...
elected in 2013 from
Surajgarh
Surajgarh is a city and a municipal corporation in the district of Jhunjhunun in the sekhawati region of Indian state of Rajasthan.This place is also very well acknowledged by the commendable work done by Late Rajvaidya Shri Chotelal Ji Sharma i ...
as a candidate of
Bharatiya Janata Party
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.
Born in 1965 in
Surajgarh
Surajgarh is a city and a municipal corporation in the district of Jhunjhunun in the sekhawati region of Indian state of Rajasthan.This place is also very well acknowledged by the commendable work done by Late Rajvaidya Shri Chotelal Ji Sharma i ...
, she is married to Surendra Singh Ahlawat. she completed her master's degree in Political Science and Economics from
University of Rajasthan
University of Rajasthan is a public and state university in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India and is one of the oldest universities in the state. It was set up on 8 January 1947 as the University of Rajputana and was given its current name in 1956.
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and worked in the education field. Later she joined politics. On 16 May 2014 she became a member of Parliament, and was the first-ever female MP from Jhunjhunu, after a record victory of more than 2.34 lac votes.
She started her career as a teacher, and over the years she did tremendous work in field of education, and made the town Surajgarh an educational hub. She serves the society now in the fields of education, politics and social services.
Santosh Ahlawat New MLA SurajgarhThe Bihar Times
References
Rajasthan MLAs 2013–2018
Living people
1964 births
People from Jhunjhunu district
University of Rajasthan alumni
Women in Rajasthan politics
Articles created or expanded during Women's History Month (India) - 2014
India MPs 2014–2019
Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Rajasthan
21st-century Indian women politicians
21st-century Indian politicians
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