Raghvendra Pratap Singh is an Indian politician and a member of

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. He represents the Domariyaganj (Assembly constituency) in

Siddharthnagar district Siddharthnagar district is one of the 75 Districts of Uttar Pradesh, districts of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Siddharthnagar is the district headquarters. Siddharthnagar district is a part of Basti division. It was under the ancient Kosal ...

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and is a member of the

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Early life and education

Singh was born 1 April 1966 in

Basti district Basti district is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state, India, and a part of Basti Division. Basti city is the district headquarters. The district is bordered by Sant Kabir Nagar to the east and Gonda to the west. To the south, the ...

to father Shankar Baksh Singh. In 1987, he married Vijay Laxmi Singh, they have one son and one daughter. He belongs to General Class (

Kshatriya Kshatriya () (from Sanskrit ''kṣatra'', "rule, authority"; also called Rajanya) is one of the four varnas (social orders) of Hindu society and is associated with the warrior aristocracy. The Sanskrit term ''kṣatriyaḥ'' is used in the con ...

) community. In 1986, he attended

Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University (formerly known as Gorakhpur University) is located in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The University of Gorakhpur is a teaching and residential-cum-affiliating University. It has en ...

and attained Bachelor of Arts degree.

Political career

Singh started his political career in 16th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh (2012) elections, he contested from Domariyaganj (Assembly constituency) as a member of

. But he lost this election to Peace Party candidate Malik Mohd Kamal Yusuf and stood on fourth position with 25,209 (14.26%) votes. In 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh (2017) elections, he was elected MLA from Domariyaganj by defeating

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 ...

candidate Saiyada Khatoon by a margin of 171 votes (lowest margin in 2017 assembly election).

Posts held

References

Uttar Pradesh MLAs 2017–2022 Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Uttar Pradesh Living people People from Siddharthnagar district 1966 births Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University alumni {{UttarPradesh-BJP-politician-stub