Kamleshwar Dodiyar
Kamleshwar Dodiyar (born 1990)[1] is an Indian politician from Madhya Pradesh. He is an MLA from Sailana Assembly constituency, which is reserved for Scheduled Tribe community, in Ratlam District. He won the 2023 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, representing the Bharat Adivasi Party.[2][3] He is the only non-BJP and non-Congress MLA in the 16th Madhya Pradesh Assembly.[4]
Early life and education
[edit]Dodiyar is from Sailana, Ratlam District, Madhya Pradesh. His father Onkarlal Dodiyar is a farmer. He completed his L.L.B. in 2023 at Delhi University, Delhi. Earlier, he did B.A. in 2013 at a college affiliated with Vikram University, Ujjain. His wife runs her own small business.[1] He comes from a family of daily wage workers. He also worked as a labourer and tiffin delivery boy to fund his education. He was said to be inspired by Barack Obama, the former US president.[5] He travelled to Vidhana Sabha in Bhopal on his motorcycle from his constituency after winning the election to attend his first session in the assembly.[4]
Career
[edit]Dodiyar is a first time MLA who won from Sailana Assembly constituency representing Bharat Adivasi Party in the 2023 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election. He polled 71,219 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Harsh Vijay Gehlot of the Indian National Congress, by a margin of 4,618 votes.[6] He contested the 2018 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from the same seat as an independent candidate but lost the poll, coming third to winner Harsh Vijay Gehlot of the Congress and Narayan Maida of BJP, who came second.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Kamleshwar Dodiyar(Bharat Adivasi Party):Constituency- SAILANA (ST)(RATLAM) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". www.myneta.info. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- ^ "Sailana, Madhya Pradesh Assembly Election Results 2023 Highlights: Sailana सीट पर Kamleshwar Dodiyar ने Harsh Vijay Gehlot guddu कोहराया". आज तक (in Hindi). 3 December 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- ^ "MP Election result: इस सीट पर नहीं चला BJP-कांग्रेस का जादू, झोपड़ी में रहने वाले कमलेश्वर बने विधायक". mpcg.ndtv.in (in Hindi). Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- ^ a b "Madhya Pradesh MLA who won poll with 'borrowed money' reaches Assembly on bike". India Today. 8 December 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- ^ "An ex-labourer 'inspired by Barack Obama', Kamleshwar Dodiyar is MP's sole non-BJP, non-Congress MLA". The Indian Express. 9 December 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- ^ "Kamleshwar Dodiya: हीरो स्प्लेंडर पर सवार होकर विधानसभा रवाना हुआ ये गरीब विधायक, झोपड़ी का घर; 12 लाख का है कर्ज - kamleshwar dodiyar wins Sailana Election Result defate BJP and Congress Candidate Madhya Pradesh Assembly". Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- ^ "Sailana Constituency Election Results 2023: Sailana Assembly Seat Details, MLA Candidates & Winner". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 November 2024.