Rakesh Pratap Singh

Rakesh Pratap Singh (born 30 June 1976) is an Indian politician and a member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Gauriganj constituency. 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.[1][2][3]

Rakesh Pratap Singh
Member of the 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh
Assumed office
2017
Preceded byHimself
ConstituencyGauriganj
Member of the 16th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh
In office
2012–2017
Preceded byChandra Prakash
ConstituencyGauriganj
Personal details
Born (1976-06-30) 30 June 1976
Mau, Amethi, Uttar Pradesh, India
Political partySamajwadi Party
Spouse(s)
Shilam Singh
​
(m. 1996)​
Children2
ResidenceMau, Amethi, Uttar Pradesh, India
Gomti Nagar, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Profession
  • Agriculturalist
  • industrialist
Known forSocial work

Personal life

Singh was born on 30 June 1976 to Tej Pratap Singh in Mau, Gauriganj of Amethi district in Uttar Pradesh.[1] He completed High School in 1991 from SPIC Raniganj Kaithaula Pratapgarh.[3] 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.[1]

Political career

Singh has served two terms as an MLA in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly. 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.[2] In 2017 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, he repeated this by defeating Nayeem again, but with a much larger margin, securing 77,915 votes.[4][5]

References
  1. "Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (UPLA): Member info". www.upvidhansabhaproceedings.gov.in. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  2. "Gauriganj Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". www.elections.in. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  3. "Rakesh Pratap Singh(Samajwadi Party(SP)):Constituency- GAURIGANJ(AMETHI) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  4. "GAURIGANJ Election Result 2017, Winner, GAURIGANJ MLA, Uttar Pradesh". NDTV. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  5. "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.
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