Sanjay Chauhan (politician)

Sanjay Chauhan
संजय चौहान
12th Mayor of Shimla Municipal Corporation
Assumed office
29 May 2012
Deputy Tekinder Singh Panwar
Personal details
Citizenship India
Nationality Indian
Political party Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Occupation Politician

Sanjay Chauhan is a communist politician and the current Mayor of Shimla Municipal Corporation.

Early life

Joined SFI (Student Federation of India) in college and later became a member of CPI(M).

Career

Sanjay Chauhan had contested on CPI(M) ticket from Shimla in 2003 vidhan sabha election. But he had lost to Congress candidate by a slender margin of around 1900 votes.[1]

Shimla district secretary of CPI(M)

As district secretary of CPI(M) Chauhan defended the rights of street vendors and opposed the move of Congress government to evict them.[1]

Mayor of Shimla

Sanjay Chauhan became the mayor, beating BJP's SS Minhas by 7,868 votes in 2012 elections. Tekinder Singh Panwar of CPM is the new Deputy Mayor who beat BJP rival Digvijay Singh by 4,748 votes.[2] Sanjay Chauhan is the first Mayor of Shimla from CPI(M)

References

  1. 1 2 CPI(M)’s Sanjay Chauhan Is The Front-Runner
  2. ↑ Shimla MC polls: CPM wins mayor, deputy's post
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