Rakesh Rathour

Not to be confused with Rakesh Rathore.
Rakesh Rathour
Minister of State: Urban Employment & Poverty Alleviation
Incumbent
Assumed office
March 25, 2022 (2022-03-25)
Chief MinisterYogi Adityanath
Member of 18th Uttar Pradesh Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
2022
Preceded byRakesh Rathore
ConstituencySitapur
Personal details
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
OccupationPolitician

Rakesh Rathore alias Guru, alternatively Rakesh Rathour is an Indian politician representing Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh Assembly constituency since 2022. He is a member of Bharatiya Janata Party.[1] Rathore won in 2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election.[2][3][4] He was a car mechanic who had the same name as the previous MLA Rakesh Rathore. The previous MLA fell into controversy with the Yogi Adityanath government after audio clips were leaked of his private conversations in which he was being extremely critical and harsh on the government after which Rakesh Rathour was found and made his replacement.[5][6]

In 2023, Rakesh Rathour himself became the subject of a major controversy after a video surfaced showing his sons, their driver and gunner attacking and tearing the clothes of two women, a police complaint was filed against them but no action was taken.[7]

  1. ^ "जानिए कौन हैं राकेश राठौर, जो कभी साइकिल पंक्‍चर लगाते थे आज योगी आदित्यनाथ की सरकार में बने मंत्री". Jansatta (in Hindi).
  2. ^ "22 दिनों में मैकेनिक से विधायक बन गए राकेश राठौर, 53 दिनों में तय किया मंत्री पद तक का सफर". Bhaskar.
  3. ^ "rakesh-rathour in Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections 2022". News18.
  4. ^ https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenMar2022/ConstituencywiseS24146.htm?ac=146
  5. ^ "Uttar Pradesh: Former auto mechanic gets BJP's ticket from Sitapur". The Times of India. 3 February 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  6. ^ Vij, Shivam (29 April 2020). "The difficulty of being Rakesh Rathore, or why the BJP's caste coalition in UP is rocky". ThePrint. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  7. ^ "UP Shocker: Minister Rakesh Rathore's Sons, Gunner Thrash & Tear Women's Clothes In Sitapur; Opposition Slams After Video Surfaces". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 16 October 2024.