Virendra Pratap Shahi | |
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Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
In office June 1981 – November 1989 | |
Preceded by | Abdul Rauf Lari |
Succeeded by | Amarmani Tripathi |
Constituency | Nautanwa (then Lakshmipur) |
Personal details | |
Born | Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India | 15 August 1947
Died | 31 March 1997 Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India | (aged 49)
Manner of death | Assassination by gunshot |
Political party | Independent |
Other political affiliations | Rashtriya Sanjay Manch Janata Dal Samajwadi Party |
Spouse | Girjesh Shahi (m.1978) |
Children | 2 son's (Deceased) 2 daughter's |
Occupation | Gangster, Politician |
Known for | Involvement in the gang war with Hari Shankar Tiwari, Served as a Member of 8th Vidhan Sabha and 9th Vidhan Sabha of Uttar Pradesh |
Virendra Pratap Shahi (15 August 1947 – 31 March 1997) was an Indian gangster turned politician from Uttar Pradesh.[1] He served as the Member of the Legislative Assembly for the Nautanwa Assembly constituency of Uttar Pradesh.