Sona Ram

Indian politician

Experience – Armed Forces Served in Armed Forces for 26 years as Lieutenant, Captain, Platoon Commander and Field Company Commander in Engineers Regiment, 1969-76; Major, Garrison Engineer, 1977-83, Major, Staff Grade-II, HQ Northern Command Udhampur; Lt. Col., Staff Officer, Grade-I at Army HQ, New Delhi; Colonel, Commander of Border Road Task Force, Arunachal Pradesh, 1988-91; Colonel, Additional Chief Engineer, Bangalore , 1991-92; Col. Addl. Chief Engineer, Jodhpur, 1992-94. Had outstanding and challenging tenures in Armed Forces (Corps of Engineers); in various States/regions in India. Recipient of three Awards (i) Vishisht Seva Medal (VSM) from President of India, (ii) Commendation of Chief of Army Staff and (iii) Commendation from Chief of Air Staff. Took premature retirement during 1994 to launch in politics to serve poor and downtrodden people of India. Had outstanding Career in education and sports during schooling and graduation in engineering spanning over 20 years. Thereafter, served for 25 years in Armed Forces with distinction for cause of National security and integration. After voluntary retirement from Armed Forces in 1994, serving nation with dedication for 25 years as MP Lok Sabha (4 Times) and MLA (1 Time) from Western Distt. Of Rajasthan.