Rakesh Pratap Singh Explained

Rakesh Pratap Singh
Office:	Member of the Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh
Term Start:	2012
Constituency:	Gauriganj
Predecessor:	Chandra Prakash
Birth Date:	1976 6, df=yes
Birth Place:	Mau, Amethi, Uttar Pradesh, India
Party:	Samajwadi Party
Residence:	Mau, Amethi, Uttar Pradesh, India Gomti Nagar, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Children:	2

Rakesh Pratap Singh (born 30 June 1976) is an Indian politician and a member of the 18th Uttar Pradesh Assembly from Gauriganj constituency. He is a member of Samajwadi Party. Singh was elected for the first time in the 2012 Uttar Pradesh election, an accomplishment he repeated in 2017. He resigned on 31 October 2021 citing "non-fulfilment of promises" by the government.

Personal life

Singh was born on 30 June 1976 to Tej Pratap Singh in Mau, Gauriganj of Amethi district in Uttar Pradesh. He completed High School in 1991 from SPIC Raniganj Kaithaula Pratapgarh.^[1] Singh married Shilam Singh on 1 June 1996, with whom he has a son and a daughter. He is an agriculturalist and industrialist by profession.^[2]

Political career

Singh has served three terms as an MLA in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Gauriganj. In 2012 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, he defeated his nearest rival Mohammad Nayeem of Indian National Congress after securing 44,287 votes, succeeding Chandra Prakash of Bahujan Samaj Party in the process.^[3] In 2017 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, he repeated this by defeating Nayeem again, but with a much larger margin, securing 77,915 votes.^{[4] [5]}

On 31 October 2021, Singh resigned from the 17th Uttar Pradesh Assembly citing "non-fulfilment of promises" by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party government.^{[6] [7]}

In the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, Singh defeated Bharatiya Janata Party's Chandra Prakash Mishra Matiyari by a margin of 6,963 votes.^{[8] [9]}

In May 2023, Singh was booked for assaulting the husband of Bharatiya Janata Party's Gauriganj municipality chairperson candidate within police premises.^{[10] [11]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rakesh Pratap Singh(Samajwadi Party(SP)):Constituency- GAURIGANJ(AMETHI) - Affidavit Information of Candidate . myneta.info . 14 October 2019.
2. Web site: Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (UPLA): Member info . www.upvidhansabhaproceedings.gov.in . 14 October 2019.
3. Web site: Gauriganj Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs . www.elections.in . 14 October 2019.
4. News: GAURIGANJ Election Result 2017, Winner, GAURIGANJ MLA, Uttar Pradesh . . 14 October 2019.
5. News: 2017 Gauriganj - Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election Winner, LIVE Results & Latest News: Election Dates, Polling Schedule, Election Results & Live Election Updates . India.com . 14 October 2019.
6. News: Sen . Shilpi . 31 October 2021 . SP MLA from Amethi's Gauriganj resigns from UP Assembly, accuses BJP govt of 'speaking lies' . India Today . 23 November 2021.
7. News: SP MLA Rakesh Pratap Singh resigns from U.P. Assembly alleging non-fulfilment of promises by BJP government . The Hindu . PTI . 31 October 2021 . 23 November 2021.
8. News: Gauriganj Uttar Pradesh Election 2022 Final Results LIVE: SP Candidate RAKESH PRATAP SINGH wins from Gauriganj, Details Inside . ABP . 10 March 2022 . 31 March 2022.
9. Web site: Uttar Pradesh-Gauriganj . Election Commission of India . 31 March 2022.
10. News: Chakraborty . Pathikrit . SP MLA booked for assaulting BJP leader’s husband in Amethi police station . The Times of India . PTI . 10 May 2023 . 2 June 2023.
11. News: In Amethi, SP MLA, his supporters beat BJP candidate’s husband in police station premises . The Indian Express . 11 May 2023 . 2 June 2023.