Anil Kumar Tripathi is an Indian politician and a member of the

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 ...

representing the Menhdawal constituency in

Sant Kabir Nagar district Sant Kabir Nagar district is one of the 75 districts of Uttar Pradesh States and territories of India, state in northern India. Khalilabad, India, Khalilabad is the district headquarters. Sant Kabir Nagar district is a part of Basti division. Th ...

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Early life and political career

Anil Kumar Tripathi was born on 12 June 1965 in Karma Kalan village of

Sant Kabir Nagar Sant Kabir Nagar district is one of the 75 districts of Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. Khalilabad is the district headquarters. Sant Kabir Nagar district is a part of Basti division. The total area of Sant Kabir Nagar district is . Eco ...

(then a part of Basti),

. He has been active in politics for the last 18 years contesting the

polls from the Menhdawal legislative assembly constituency. He contested the 2007 polls independently, earning the fourth position. In 2012, he was the Menhdawal constituency candidate of the

Peace Party of India The Peace Party (PECP) is a political party in India. It became the sixth largest political party of India's most populous state, Uttar Pradesh, following the 2012 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, state legislative assembly electi ...

, placing himself in the second position. He retained his second position in the

2017 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election The election to the 17th Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly was held from 11 February to 8 March 2017 in 7 phases. This election saw a voter turnout of 61.11% compared to 59.40% in the 2012 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, previous ...

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 ...

's ticket. With a history of three defeats from the same constituency, he won in his fourth attempt in 2022.

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