Raghuraj Pratap Singh | |
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Leader, JD(L) in Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
Assumed office 29 March 2022 | |
Deputy | Vinod Saroj |
Member of the Legislative Assembly, Uttar Pradesh | |
Assumed office 1993 | |
Preceded by | Shiv Narain Mishra |
Constituency | Kunda |
Minister of Food and Civil Supplies & Prison | |
In office 2004–2007 2012–2017 | |
Minister of Sports and Youth Welfare, Prantiya Vikas Dal | |
In office 1999–2000 2000-2002 | |
Minister of Programme Implementation | |
In office 1997–1999 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Calcutta (present-day Kolkata), West Bengal, India | 31 October 1969
Political party | Jansatta Dal Loktantrik (2018–present) |
Other political affiliations | Independent (1993–2018) |
Spouse |
Bhanvi Kumari (m. 1995) |
Relations | Ranjeet Singh Judeo (maternal uncle) |
Children | 4 (2 sons and 2 daughters) |
Residence(s) | Kunda, Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh[1] |
Alma mater | University of Lucknow (1989) |
Profession | Politician |
Nickname | Raja Bhaiya |
Raghuraj Pratap Singh, (born 31 October 1969), commonly known as Raja Bhaiya, is an Indian politician, currently serving as a Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) in the 18th Uttar Pradesh Assembly, representing the Kunda assembly constituency of Pratapgarh.[2] He has been elected as an MLA for the seventh consecutive time since 1993 from the same constituency.[3] In 2018, he founded and became the national president of Jansatta Dal Loktantrik party.[4] Singh has held various Cabinet Minister positions in the Government of Uttar Pradesh of both Samajwadi Party and Bharatiya Janata Party administrations.[5][6]
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