Raghvendra Pratap Singh

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
Assumed office
March 2017
Preceded byMalik Mohd Kamal Yusuf
ConstituencyDomariyaganj (Assembly constituency)
Personal details
Born (1966-04-01) 1 April 1966
Basti, Uttar Pradesh
NationalityIndian
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Spouse(s)
Vijay Laxmi Singh
(
m. 1987)
Children2
ParentsShankar Baksh Singh
ResidenceSiddharthnagar, 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 with Vijay Laxmi Singh, they have one son and one daughter. He belong from General Class (Kshatriya) community. In 1986, he attend 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 by 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 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
#FromToPositionComments
01March 2017IncumbentMember, 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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