Raghvendra Pratap Singh (Uttar Pradesh politician)

Raghvendra Pratap Singh is an Indian politician and a member of 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh of India. He represents the Domariyaganj (Assembly constituency) in Siddharthnagar district of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[1][2]

Raghvendra Pratap Singh
MLA in 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh
In office
March 2017 – March 2022
Preceded byMalik Mohd Kamal Yusuf
ConstituencyDomariyaganj
Personal details
Born (1966-04-01) 1 April 1966
Basti, Uttar Pradesh
NationalityIndian
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
ParentShankar Baksh Singh
Residence(s)Siddharthnagar, Uttar Pradesh
EducationBachelor of Arts
Alma materDeen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University
OccupationMLA
ProfessionPolitician

Early life and education

Singh was born 1 April 1966 in Basti district of Uttar Pradesh to father Shankar Baksh Singh. In 1987, he married Vijay Laxmi Singh, they have one son and one daughter. He belongs to General Class (Kshatriya) community. In 1986, he attended Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University and attained Bachelor of Arts degree.[3][1]

Political career

Singh started his political career in 16th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh (2012) elections, he contested from Domariyaganj (Assembly constituency) as a member of Bharatiya Janata Party. But he lost this election to Peace Party candidate Malik Mohd Kamal Yusuf and stood on fourth position with 25,209 (14.26%) votes.[4][5]

In 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh (2017) elections, he was elected MLA from Domariyaganj by defeating Bahujan Samaj Party candidate Saiyada Khatoon by a margin of 171 votes (lowest margin in 2017 assembly election).[6][7]

Posts held
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01March 2017March 2022Member, 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh[7]

References
  1. "Candidate affidavit". my neta.info.
  2. "Domariaganj Election Results 2017 Live: Raghvendra Pratap Singh of BJP Leading". News18. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  3. "Member Profile". Official website of Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  4. "Domariaganj Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". www.elections.in. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  5. "डुमरियागंज विधानसभा चुनाव के पिछले परिणामों पर एक नजर – mobile". punjabkesari. 27 January 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  6. "2017 Domariaganj – Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election Winner, LIVE Results & Latest News: Election Dates, Polling Schedule, Election Results & Live Election Updates". India.com. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  7. "Domariaganj Election Results 2017 Live: Raghvendra Pratap Singh of BJP Leading". News18. 11 March 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2020.


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