Kanwar Lal Meena
Kanwarlal Meena | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2013–2018 | |
| Succeeded by | Govind Prasad |
| Constituency | Manohar Thana |
| Member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2023 – 23 May 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Pramod Jain Bhaya |
| Constituency | Anta |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Kanwar Lal Meena is an Indian politician and convicted criminal[1] who served as a Member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly (MLA) from the Anta constituency in Baran district, Rajasthan, representing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He previously served as an MLA from 2013 to 2018, representing the Manohar Thana constituency. He was convicted in December 2020 for threatening a public servant with a revolver and damaging property in a 2005 criminal case, for which he was sentenced to three years of rigorous imprisonment.[2][3]
Political career
[edit]Following the 2023 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election, he was elected as an MLA from the Anta Assembly constituency, defeating Pramod Jain, the candidate from the Indian National Congress, by a margin of 5,861 votes.[2]
2005 criminal case
[edit]Meena was convicted in a 2005 criminal case involving threatening government officials, obstructing public duty, and damaging property. A sessions court in Aklera sentenced him to three years of rigorous imprisonment in December 2020, which was upheld by the Rajasthan High Court in May 2025. The Supreme Court rejected his plea against this sentence on 7 May 2025, ordering him to surrender within two weeks.[4][5] Meena surrendered in the ACJM Court of Manoharthana (Jhalawar) on 21 May 2025.[6] Meena was disqualified from the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly on 23 May 2025.[7][8]
References
[edit]- ^ Service, Statesman News (23 May 2025). "Anta BJP MLA Kanwar Lal Meena disqualified following conviction in 20-year-old criminal case". The Statesman. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
- ^ a b "Anta Assembly Election Results 2023 Highlights: BJP's Kanwarlal wins Anta with 87390 votes". India Today. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- ^ "Aklera MLA Kanwar Lal Meena assault on activists in court soon, says DGP Manoj Bhatt". The Times of India. TNN. 16 January 2017.
- ^ "Cong warns of legal action, protest if BJP MLA membership not revoked within 24 hrs". The Times of India. 13 May 2025. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
- ^ "SC rejects BJP MLA Kanwarlal Meena's plea for stay on conviction, orders to surrender in 2 weeks". The Times of India. 8 May 2025. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
- ^ रिपोर्ट, दैनिक जलतेदीप (21 May 2025). "बीजेपी विधायक कंवरलाल मीणा ने कोर्ट में किया सरेंडर". दैनिक जलतेदीप. Archived from the original on 21 May 2025. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
- ^ Service, Statesman News (23 May 2025). "Anta BJP MLA Kanwar Lal Meena disqualified following conviction in 20-year-old criminal case". The Statesman. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
- ^ PTI (23 May 2025). "BJP MLA Kanwar Lal Meena's Assembly membership terminated after conviction in criminal case". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 23 May 2025.