Rakesh Pratap Singh (born 30 June 1976) is an Indian politician and a member of the 18th Uttar Pradesh Assembly from Gauriganj constituency.[1] He is a member of Samajwadi Party. Singh was elected for the first time in the 2012 Uttar Pradesh election, an accomplishment he repeated in 2017.[2][3][4] He resigned on 31 October 2021 citing "non-fulfilment of promises" by the government.[5][6]
Rakesh Pratap Singh | |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh | |
| Assumed office 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Chandra Prakash |
| Constituency | Gauriganj |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 June 1976 Mau, Amethi, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Political party | Samajwadi Party |
| Spouse |
Shilam Singh (m. 1996) |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence(s) | Mau, Amethi, Uttar Pradesh, India Gomti Nagar, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Profession |
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Personal life
editSingh was born on 30 June 1976 to Tej Pratap Singh in Mau, Gauriganj of Amethi district in Uttar Pradesh.[2] He completed High School in 1991 from SPIC Raniganj Kaithaula Pratapgarh.[4] Singh married Shilam Singh on 1 June 1996, with whom he has a son and a daughter. He is an agriculturalist and industrialist by profession.[2]
Political career
editSingh has served three terms as an MLA in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Gauriganj. In 2012 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, he defeated his nearest rival Mohammad Nayeem of Indian National Congress after securing 44,287 votes, succeeding Chandra Prakash of Bahujan Samaj Party in the process.[3] In 2017 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, he repeated this by defeating Nayeem again, but with a much larger margin, securing 77,915 votes.[7][8]
On 31 October 2021, Singh resigned from the 17th Uttar Pradesh Assembly citing "non-fulfilment of promises" by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party government.[5][6]
In the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, Singh defeated Bharatiya Janata Party's Chandra Prakash Mishra Matiyari by a margin of 6,963 votes.[1][9]
In May 2023, Singh was booked for assaulting the husband of Bharatiya Janata Party's Gauriganj municipality chairperson candidate within police premises.[10][11]
References
edit- ^ a b "Gauriganj Uttar Pradesh Election 2022 Final Results LIVE: SP Candidate RAKESH PRATAP SINGH wins from Gauriganj , Details Inside". ABP. 10 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ a b c "Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (UPLA): Member info". www.upvidhansabhaproceedings.gov.in. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
- ^ a b "Gauriganj Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". www.elections.in. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
- ^ a b "Rakesh Pratap Singh(Samajwadi Party(SP)):Constituency- Gauriganj (Amethi) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
- ^ a b Sen, Shilpi (31 October 2021). "SP MLA from Amethi's Gauriganj resigns from UP Assembly, accuses BJP govt of 'speaking lies'". India Today. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ a b "SP MLA Rakesh Pratap Singh resigns from U.P. Assembly alleging non-fulfilment of promises by BJP government". The Hindu. PTI. 31 October 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ "GAURIGANJ Election Result 2017, Winner, GAURIGANJ MLA, Uttar Pradesh". NDTV. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
- ^ "2017 Gauriganj - Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election Winner, LIVE Results & Latest News: Election Dates, Polling Schedule, Election Results & Live Election Updates". India.com. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
- ^ "Uttar Pradesh-Gauriganj". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ Chakraborty, Pathikrit (10 May 2023). "SP MLA booked for assaulting BJP leader's husband in Amethi police station". The Times of India. PTI. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
- ^ "In Amethi, SP MLA, his supporters beat BJP candidate's husband in police station premises". The Indian Express. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.