Indian politician
Rakesh Pratap Singh
Assumed office 2012Preceded by Chandra Prakash Constituency Gauriganj
Born (1976-06-30 ) 30 June 1976 (age 48) Mau, Amethi , Uttar Pradesh , IndiaPolitical party Samajwadi Party Spouse
Children 2 Residence(s) Mau, Amethi , Uttar Pradesh, India Gomti Nagar, Lucknow , Uttar Pradesh, India Profession Agriculturalist industrialist
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]
Personal life
Singh 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
Singh 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
^ 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 .