Smt. Suryakanta Vyas affectionately known as "Jiji", is a prominent figure of the Pushkarna Brahmin community in Rajasthan. Jiji is current Member of the Legislative Assembly of Bharatiya Janata Party from Soorsagar constituency of Jodhpur. She is serving for the third time from this constituency, defeating Prof. Aiyub Khan of INC in 2018 by over 5000 votes. She won by a record margin in 2013. She contested election for the first time from Jodhpur's (Old City) constituency in year 1990 and won comprehensively thrice in 1990, 1993 and 2003 before contesting from Soorsagar in 2008. She has an impressive record of being 6 time MLA from the 7 elections she has contested.