Pooja Pal Explained

Pooja Pal
Alma Mater:Swami Vivekanand Subharti University
Birth Date:1979 7, df=yes[1]
Birth Place:Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
Father:Amrit Lal Pal
Profession:Agriculture
Party:Samajwadi Party
Constituency1:Chail
Termstart1:2022
Preceded1:Sanjay Kumar
Office1:Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Constituency2:Allahabad West
Termstart2:2007
Termend2:2017
Preceded2:Khalid Azim
Succeeded2:Sidharth Nath Singh

Pooja Pal is an Indian politician from the Samajwadi Party. She is the wife of erstwhile Allahabad West MLA Raju Pal who was gunned down in broad daylight after defeating Mohammad Ashraf in the 2004 elections for the seat.

Subsequently, Mohammad Ashraf, who was named as the prime accused in the murder[2] became the MLA. However, in the 2007 Uttar Pradesh state assembly elections, Ashraf was defeated by Pooja Pal.

Pooja Pal has also filed a request for a CBI investigation into the murder of Raju Pal.[3] Pooja Pal was elected on Samajwadi Party ticket from Chail in the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Members Profile . 30 April 2023 . uplegisassembly.gov.in.
  2. News: Uttar Pradesh Assembly Polls : Gangsters join race for UP Assembly . . https://web.archive.org/web/20070927224752/http://sify.com/news/fullstory.php?id=14413910 . dead . 2007-09-27 . April 2007 . 2007-05-12.
  3. News: Let CBI probe Raju Pal murder: new government . https://web.archive.org/web/20071116151152/http://www.hindu.com/2007/05/16/stories/2007051601961500.htm . dead . 2007-11-16 . Chennai, India . . 2007-05-16.