Sandeep Saurav
{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Sandeep Saurav
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| residence = Bihar
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| office1 = Bihar Legislative Assembly
| constituency1 = Paliganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
| party = Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) (Liberation)
| occupation = Politics
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Sandeep Saurav (born 1988) is an Indian politician from Bihar and a member of Bihar Legislative Assembly representing the Paliganj Assembly constituency in Patna district. He is from CPI(ML)L and was elected in the 2020 Bihar election, securing 67,917 votes against the incumbent MLA Jai Vardhan Yadav from JD(U) who secured 37,002 votes. He was nominated to contest the 2024 Indian General Election in Bihar from the Nalanda seat against the incumbent MP Kaushalendra Kumar of JD(U).
Early life and education
Saurav hails from Maner, a satellite town in Patna metropolitan region, Bihar. His father was a farmer.{{Cite web |date=2024-04-01 |title=He chose politics over Hindi professor's post in JNU; now gets a Lok Sabha ticket from Bihar |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/patna/bihar-politics-ex-jnusu-general-secretary-left-ticket-9244242/ |access-date=2024-05-26 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}} He completed his graduation from Patna University. Later, he joined the Centre of Indian Languages under School of Languages in Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi, where he also completed his M.A. in 2009, M.Phil. and Ph.D. in 2014 in Hindi.{{Cite web |date=2020-10-20 |title=2 former students of JNU set to make electoral debut in Bihar assembly polls |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bihar-election/2-former-students-of-jnu-set-to-make-electoral-debut-in-bihar-assembly-polls/story-Nm978JtPDNUWUrDLCk3BmN.html |access-date=2024-05-26 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}
Career
Saurav left his job as an assistant professor and joined politics. He contested as an MLA candidate for the first time in 2020 and was elected from Paliganj seat.{{Cite web |title=Bihar Election Results: Key Seats and Crucial Takeaways From the Campaign Trail |url=https://thewire.in/politics/bihar-assembly-election-results-2020-key-seats |access-date=2024-05-26 |website=The Wire |language=en}}
= Student leader =
Saurav was the National General Secretary of All India Students Association, a left wing students organisation. He is the leader of Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) (Liberation). Earlier, he was the councillor and general secretary of the JNU Students' Union in 2013.
= MLA =
Saurav won the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election representing (CPI-ML) (Liberation) from Paliganj Assembly Constituency in Bihar State Legislative Assembly as a Mahagathbandhan nominee.{{Cite web|date=2020-11-10|title=Paliganj Election Result 2020 Live Updates: Sandeep Saurav of CPIMLL Wins|url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/paliganj-election-result-2020-live-updates-paliganj-winner-loser-leading-trailing-mla-margin-3061685.html|access-date=2020-11-10|website=News18|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=Sandeep Saurav Election Result Paliganj Live: Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) Election Results 2020 Sandeep Saurav Paliganj Seat|url=https://www.news18.com/bihar-assembly-elections-2020/sandeep-saurav-paliganj-candidate-s04a190c06/|access-date=2020-11-10|website=News18}} He defeated JD (U) candidate Jai Vardhan Yadav by a margin of 30,915 votes and with a vote share of 44.27 per cent.{{Cite web |title=Paliganj (Bihar) Elections Results 2020 LIVE: Constituency Details, List of Candidates, Last Winner and more |url=https://www.ndtv.com/elections/bihar-vidhan-sabha-election-results-2020/paliganj |access-date=2024-05-26 |website=NDTV.com |language=en}}
Electoral record
=2024 Nalanda Lok Sabha constituency=
{{Election box begin | title=2024 Indian general election: Nalanda}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|candidate = Kaushalendra Kumar
|party = Janata Dal (United)
|votes = 5,59,422
|percentage = 48.9
|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Sandeep Saurav
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation
|votes = 3,90,308
|percentage = 34.1
|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box majority||votes=169114|percentage=|change=}}
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Janata Dal (United)
|loser = Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation
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{{Election box end}}
=Bihar State Legislative Assembly Election 2020=
{{Election box begin|
|title=Bihar Assembly election, 2020: Paliganj}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation
|candidate = Sandeep Saurav
|votes = 67,917
|percentage = 43.73
|change=
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Janata Dal (United)
|candidate = Jai Vardhan Yadav
|votes = 37,002
|percentage = 23.83
|change=
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Lok Janshakti Party
|candidate = Usha Vidyarthi
|votes = 16,102
|percentage = 10.37
|change=
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Rashtriya Lok Samta Party
|candidate = Madhu Manjari
|votes = 5,467
|percentage = 3.52
|change=
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Sunil Kumar
|votes = 5,261
|percentage = 3.39
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Gopal Chaudhari
|votes = 4,444
|percentage = 2.86
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 1,881
|percentage = 1.21
|change =
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 30,915
|percentage = 19.90
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{{Election box end}}