Sanwar Lal Jat addressing the National Seminar on Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar – Multipurpose Development of Water Resources and Present Challenges, in New Delhi
Sanwar Lal Jat (1 January 1955 – 9 August 2017) was the chairman of Rajasthan Kisan Aayog and MP of constituency from Ajmer, Rajasthan. He was also a cabinet minister in the Government of Rajasthan. He held portfolios of irrigation, Indira Gandhi Nahar Pariyojana, PHED, CAD, Ground Water Dev. He won election to Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from Nasirabad, Ajmer in Ajmer district. He was a senior leader of state Bharatiya Janata Party.
He was born in 1955 and educated to M Com and Ph.D. He was a professor before entering politics. He was married to Narbada and they have two sons and a daughter together. He died on 9 August 2017 in Delhi.[1]
Career
Lal served as Minister of State for Water Resources from November 2014 to July 2016.[2]