Alka Rai | |
|---|---|
| Member (MLA) in Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2017–2022 | |
| Preceded by | Sibakatullah Ansari |
| Succeeded by | Suhaib Ansari |
| In office 2006–2007 | |
| Preceded by | Krishnanand Rai |
| Succeeded by | Sibakatullah Ansari |
| Constituency | Mohammadabad |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | Krishnanand Rai |
| Residence(s) | Mohammadabad, Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh |
| Occupation | Politician |
Alka Rai is an Indian politician associated with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Alka Rai contested the Uttar Pradesh assembly election held in 2017. She got elected from the Mohammadabad[1][2][3]
Her husband Krishnanand Rai was allegedly murdered by Mukhtar Ansari however Ansari could not be prosecuted due to witnesses turning hostile. The judgement observed that “the case is another example of prosecution failing due to hostile witnesses. If the witnesses in this case had the benefit of the Witness Protection Scheme, 2018, during trial, the result may have been different.”[4][5]