Udit Raj

Dr. Udit Raj
Dr. Udit Raj
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
16 May 2014 – 23 May 2019
Preceded byKrishna Tirath
Succeeded byHans Raj Hans
ConstituencyNorth West Delhi
Personal details
Born (1958-01-01) 1 January 1958 (age 66)
Ramnagar, Uttar Pradesh, India
Political partyIndian National Congress (2019-present)
Other political
affiliations
Bharatiya Janata Party (2014-2019)
Spouse
Seema Raj
(m. 1990)
Children2
Alma materOsmania University(MA, 1988) CCS University(LLB) , India Bible College and Seminary ,Kota ,Rajasthan (Hon Dr.), Jawaharlal Nehru University (Alumni)
ProfessionCivil servant (Indian Revenue Service), social activist, writer, politician
Websitedruditraj.com

Dr.Udit Raj (born 1 January 1958) is an Indian politician and member of the Indian National Congress.[1] He was a Member of Parliament between 2014 and 2019 in the Lok Sabha, representing North West Delhi as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party but left the party after its first term. He was a civil servant and is the former Deputy Commissioner, Joint Commissioner and Additional Commissioner of Income Tax at New Delhi. Raj is also the National Chairman of the Confederation of Dalit, OBC, Minorities and Adivasi organisations ( DOMA Parisangh).[2]

  1. ^ "Denied ticket by the BJP, Udit Raj joins Congress". Hindustan Times. 24 April 2019. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Noted Dalit Activist Udit Raj joins Bharatiya Janata Party". IANS. news.biharprabha.com. Retrieved 24 February 2014.