Sanjeev Agarwal
{{Short description|Indian politician}}
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| office1 = Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
| constituency1 = Bareilly Cantonment
| term_start1 = March 2022
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| predecessor1 = Rajesh Agarwal
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| birth_date = {{birth based on age as of date|59|2022|03|10}}
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| nationality = Indian
| party = Bharatiya Janata Party
| residence = Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India
| occupation = Politician
| profession = Businessperson
| alma_mater = Bareilly College, (M.Com, 1984)
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Sanjeev Agarwal is an Indian politician and a member of the 18th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh representing Bareilly Cantonment of Uttar Pradesh.{{cite news |title=Sanjeev Agarwal in Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections 2022 |url=https://www.news18.com/assembly-elections-2022/uttar-pradesh/sanjeev-agarwal-bareilly-cantt-candidate-s24a125c01/ |access-date=15 March 2022 |work=News18 |language=en}} He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party and is also the State Co-treasurer of the party.{{cite news |title=Uttar Pradesh BJP released list of officials, see full list |url=https://www.indiannewslive.com/uttar-pradesh-bjp-released-list-of-officials-see-full-list.html |access-date=22 August 2020 |publisher=Indian News Live |date=22 August 2020}}
Personal life
Sanjeev Agarwal was born to Krishna Autar Agarwal and hails from Bareilly Cantonment of Uttar Pradesh. He is a postgraduate and did his Master of Commerce from Bareilly College in 1984. Agarwal is a businessman and a clearing and forwarding agent in HeidelbergCement India Ltd.{{cite web |title=Sanjeev Agarwal(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- BAREILLY CANTT.(BAREILLY) - Affidavit Information of Candidate |url=https://myneta.info/Uttarpradesh2022/candidate.php?candidate_id=828 |website=myneta.info |access-date=15 March 2022}}
Political career
In the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, Agarwal represented Bharatiya Janata Party as a candidate from Bareilly Cantonment constituency and went on to defeat Samajwadi Party's Supriya Aron by 9389 votes, succeeding own party member Rajesh Agarwal in the process.{{cite news |title=Bareilly Cantt Assembly Election results 2022 (Bareilly Cantt Vidhan Sabha Natija 2022): BJP's Sanjeev Agarwal defeats SP's Supriya Aron with 9389 votes |url=https://zeenews.india.com/india/bareilly-cantt-assembly-election-results-2022-bareilly-cantt-vidhan-sabha-natija-2022-bjp-s-sanjeev-agarwal-vs-sp-s-supriya-aron-vs-bsp-s-anil-kumar-2442079.html |access-date=15 March 2022 |work=Zee News |date=10 March 2022 |language=en}}{{cite web |title=Uttar Pradesh-Bareilly Cantonment |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenMar2022/ConstituencywiseS24125.htm?ac=125 |website=Election Commission of India |access-date=14 March 2022}}