Lahar Singh Siroya | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| Assumed office 1 July 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Oscar Fernandes |
| Constituency | Karnataka |
| Member of the Karnataka Legislative Council | |
| In office 14 June 2016 – 13 June 2022 | |
| Constituency | Elected by Legislative Assembly members |
| In office 29 May 2010 – 28 May 2016 | |
| Constituency | Nominated by Governor |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 July 1948 Kunwariya, Udaipur State (present-day Rajasthan), India |
| Political party | BJP |
| Spouse | Shanta Bai Siroya |
| Children | Deepak Kumar Siroya, Sanjay Kumar Siroya, Asha Gandhi |
| Parent |
|
| Education | [10th Pass] |
| Occupation | Politician, Entrepreneur |
| Source: [1] | |
Lahar Singh Siroya (born 14 July 1948) is an Indian politician of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He got elected to Rajya Sabha (Upper House) as a Member of Parliament from Karnataka in July 2022. Previously Lahar Singh was a Member of the Karnataka Legislative Council for two consecutive terms from June 2010 to June 2022.[1][2]
Lahar Singh is an entrepreneur by profession and a politician by passion. As a senior party member, he has held various positions in the party from time to time. Currently, he is the co-treasurer of BJP Karnataka.
A shrewd political strategist, Lahar Singh, is known to have the ear of people who matter in the BJP and is a crucial figure at the national level on political affairs of Karnataka. Lahar Singh is known to be close to Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and former Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa and is a valued interlocutor between the top BJP leadership in Delhi and Karnataka.[3]
- ^ "Karnataka MLC poll results: Congress-4, BJP-2 and JD (S) 1". www.daijiworld.com. 10 June 2016.
- ^ "Congress bags four seats, BJP two, JD-S one in Council polls". Business Standard. Press Trust of India. 10 June 2016.
- ^ "Away from photo ops,he is BSY's bridge with high command". The Indian Express. 30 October 2010. Retrieved 6 August 2018.