Ravinder Kumar Molhu (born Ravinder Kumar) is an Indian politician and member of the
15th and the
16th Legislative assemblies of
Uttar Pradesh
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. Molhu is a member of the
Bahujan Samaj Party
The Bahujan Samaj Party ( BSP) is a political party in India that was formed to represent Bahujans (literally means "community in majority"), referring to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Other Backward Classes (OBC), along with Religious ...
and represented
Rampur Maniharan constituency of
Uttar Pradesh
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during the
Sixteenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh.
Early life and education
Ravinder Kumar Molhu was born in the village Hasanpur,
Saharanpur district
Saharanpur district is the northernmost of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state, India. Bordering the states of Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, and close to the foothills of Shivalik range, it lies in the northern part of the Doab ...
, India in 1969. His highest attained education is
high school
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. Molhu belongs to the
SC category and belongs to
Jatav community. Prior to entering politics, he was an agriculturist by profession.
Political career
Ravinder Kumar Molhu has been a
MLA for two straight terms (since 2007). During his first term, he contested from
Nagal (Assembly constituency) (ceased to exist after "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008"). He currently represents
Rampur Maniharan (Assembly constituency) and is a member of the
Bahujan Samaj Party
The Bahujan Samaj Party ( BSP) is a political party in India that was formed to represent Bahujans (literally means "community in majority"), referring to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Other Backward Classes (OBC), along with Religious ...
.
In
Seventeenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh 2017 he lost to
Bhartiya Janata Party
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candidate
Devendra Kumar Nim by a margin of 595 votes.
Posts held
See also
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Rampur Maniharan
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Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
The Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, also known as Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha, is the lower house of Bicameralism, bicameral legislature of the Indian state Uttar Pradesh. There are 403 seats in the house. Member of the Legislative Assembl ...
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16th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh
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15th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh
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Politics of India
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Bahujan Samaj Party
The Bahujan Samaj Party ( BSP) is a political party in India that was formed to represent Bahujans (literally means "community in majority"), referring to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Other Backward Classes (OBC), along with Religious ...
References
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People from Saharanpur district
1969 births
Bahujan Samaj Party politicians from Uttar Pradesh
Living people
Uttar Pradesh MLAs 2007–2012
Uttar Pradesh MLAs 2012–2017
Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Uttar Pradesh