Raghvendra Pratap Singh | |
Constituency: | Domariyaganj |
Office: | MLA in 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh |
Term Start: | March 2017 |
Term End: | March 2022 |
Predecessor: | Malik Mohd Kamal Yusuf |
Birth Date: | 1966 4, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Basti, Uttar Pradesh |
Parents: | Shankar Baksh Singh |
Nationality: | Indian |
Party: | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Residence: | Siddharthnagar, Uttar Pradesh |
Alma Mater: | Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University |
Occupation: | MLA |
Profession: | Politician |
Education: | Bachelor of Arts |
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]
Singh was born 1 April 1966 in Basti district of Uttar Pradesh to father Shankar Baksh Singh. In 1987, he married Vijay Laxmi Singh, they have one son and one daughter. He belongs to General Class (Kshatriya) community. In 1986, he attended Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University and attained Bachelor of Arts degree.[3] [1]
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 to 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 was 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]