Rajesh Agrawal (born 1966) is an Indian politician from Chhattisgarh. He is an MLA from Ambikapur Assembly constituency in Surguja District. He won the 2023 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election, representing the Bharatiya Janata Party.[1][2]
Early life and education
editAgrawal is from Ambikapur, Surguja District, Chhattisgarh. He is the son of late Chandi Ram Agrawal. He passed Class 10 in 1983, the higher secondary school examination conducted by Madhyamik Siksha Mandal, Bhopal.[3] He and his wife run their own businesses.[3]
Career
editAgrawal won from Ambikapur Assembly constituency representing the Bharatiya Janata Party in the 2023 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election. He polled 90,780 votes and defeated his nearest rival and deputy chief minister, T. S. Singh Deo of the Indian National Congress, by a narrow margin of 94 votes.[4] In 2018, he quit Indian National Congress and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party and became the Surguja district executive committee member. He rose the ladder quickly and was nominated to contest the important Ambikapur seat and won the 2023 Assembly election.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Ambikapur Election Result 2023 LIVE Updates and Highlights: Winner, Loser, Leading, Trailing, MLA, Margin". News18. 2023-12-03. Retrieved 2024-10-26.
- ^ "Ambikapur assembly election results 2023: Ambikapur Winning Candidates List and Vote Share". India Today. Retrieved 2024-10-26.
- ^ a b "Rajesh Agrawal(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- AMBIKAPUR(SURGUJA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". myneta.info. Retrieved 2024-10-26.
- ^ Live, A. B. P. (2023-12-03). "Ambikapur Election Result 2023 Live: Bjp Candidate Rajesh Agrawal Wins From Ambikapur". news.abplive.com. Retrieved 2024-10-26.
- ^ "Chhattisgarh Election: Who Is Rajesh Agarwal? BJP's Confidante To Take On Congress Stalwart TS Singh Deo in Ambikapur". Times Now. 2023-11-04. Retrieved 2024-10-26.