Clad in typical cotton saree with a pallu over head, Sanjana was smiling ear-to-ear after people of Bharatpur voted in her favour. Victory trumpets were heard in the Bharatpur Sanjana Jatav emerged triumphant in the Lok Sabha Elections 2024. The 25-year-old woman is all set to etch her name amongst the list of four youngest Member of Parliaments (MP). She was Congress’ candidate running from Bharatpur Lok Sabha seat of Rajasthan. Jatav emerged victorious over Bhartiya Janta Party’s (BJP) Ramswaroop Koli by 51,983 votes.
Jatav is a member of the Dalit community and has now become one of the youngest MPs elected to 18th Lok sabha. She completed her graduation from Maharaja Surajmal Brij University in 2019.
Politicians hailing from political family backgrounds is a common sight. But for Sanjana, this was not really the case. She is married to Kaptan Singh, a police constable in Rajasthan and the couple are parents to two beautiful children. She was born to Harbhajan and Ramvati Devi. Her father has been an upsarpanch and is a contractor.
The rising youth is filled with a fire of passion that drives them to achieve their ambitions. Similarly , Sanjana campaigned to work towards dealing crime issues in Mewat, water-electricity ordeals, plight of the farmers etc. Working towards women empowerment, she leads the Congress slogan, ‘Ladhki Hoon Lad Sakti Hoon’.
The 25-year-old danced and celebrated with her supporters after her victory over Ramswaroop Koli whom she defeated by 51,983 votes in the Lok Sabha elections. A video of her celebratory dance has gone online. Reportedly, Jatav has declared total assets worth ₹ 23 lakh and liabilities amounting to ₹ 7 lakh as per the affidavit submitted to the Election Commission.
Sanjana Jatav, one of the youngest Dalit women to become an MP is enjoying democracy.pic.twitter.com/8pJI8HWfNr
— The Dalit Voice (@ambedkariteIND) June 4, 2024
Sanjana Jatav secured 5,79,890 votes while Ramswaroop Koli garnered 5,27,907 votes.
Notably, in Rajasthan, the BJP won 14 out of 25 seats while the Congress managed to secure eight seats. The CPI (M), Rashtriya Loktantrik Party and Bharat Adivasi Party managed to clinch one seat each.
The BJP had secured a majority in Rajasthan in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections getting 24 seats while the Congress which got zero seats in 2019 managed to notch up 8 seats this time.Voting for Rajasthan’s 25 seats was concluded in the first and second phases on April 19 and 26 respectively.
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