Sonkar (surname) explained

Hindi: सोनकर
Language:	Hindi
Language origin:	Sanskrit
Region:	Indian subcontinent

This is a list of people bearing the surname Sonkar.

Indian politicians

Member of Parliament

• Bizay Sonkar Shastri, Former Member of Parliament and current BJP spokesperson
• Neelam Sonkar, 16th Lok Sabha
• Rajnath Sonkar Shastri, Member of Parliament, Loksabha (1980-1984)
• Ram Raj Sonkar, known as Udit Raj, Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha^[1]
• Vinod Sonkar, Member of the Lok Sabha since 2014

Member of Legislative Assembly

• Anchal Sonkar, member of the 2013 Legislative Assembly of India
• Banke Lal Sonkar, member of 13th Legislative Assembly
• Bheem Prasad Sonkar, Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
• Jagdish Sonkar, Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
• Kailash Nath Sonkar, Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
• Prakash Sonkar, Former Member of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
• Rajesh Sonkar, Member of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
• Ravi Kumar Sonkar, Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
• Shriram Sonkar, member of 11th, 13th, and 17th Legislative Assembly
• Vidyasagar Sonkar, Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council
• Deep Chandra Sonkar, Former Member of Shahganj Legislative Assembly
• Saroj Sonkar, MLA, She won Balha Assembly Constituency by 89627 votes in 2019 Sub-election.

Entertainment

• Pinki Sonkar, featured in Smile Pinki (2008), a 39-minute documentary directed by Megan Mylan. The documentary won the 81st Academy Awards for Best Documentary.^{[2] [3]}

Sports person

• Barkha Sonkar, International basketball player, member of India women's national basketball team^[4] and represented India in 2017 FIBA WOMEN'S ASIA CUP DIVISION B.

Notes and References

1. Web site: India Conversion: Ram Raj's rally was probably just an exercise in self-promotion, Nov 11, 2001 The Week. https://web.archive.org/web/20030622160717/http://www.the-week.com/21nov18/events6.htm. dead. 2003-06-22. 2003-06-22. 2019-05-09.
2. Web site: Smile Pinki Screening. [e-mail]. 2018-02-22. Smile Train. en. 2019-05-09.
3. Web site: 'Smile Pinki' team to make film on 'burning' topic Varanasi News. 26 April 2016. The Times of India. en. 2019-05-09.
4. https://results.gc2018.com/en/basketball/athlete-profile-n6027471-barkha-sonkar.htm