Rakesh Pratap Singh

Rakesh Pratap Singh (born 30 June 1976) is an Indian politician and a member of the 18th Uttar Pradesh Assembly from Gauriganj constituency.[1] 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.[2][3][4] He resigned on 31 October 2021 citing "non-fulfilment of promises" by the government.[5][6]

Rakesh Pratap Singh
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh
Assumed office
2012
Preceded byChandra Prakash
ConstituencyGauriganj
Personal details
Born (1976-06-30) 30 June 1976
Mau, Amethi, Uttar Pradesh, India
Political partySamajwadi Party
Spouse
Shilam Singh
​
(m. 1996)​
Children2
Residence(s)Mau, Amethi, Uttar Pradesh, India
Gomti Nagar, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Profession
  • Agriculturalist
  • industrialist

Personal life

Singh was born on 30 June 1976 to Tej Pratap Singh in Mau, Gauriganj of Amethi district in Uttar Pradesh.[2] He completed High School in 1991 from SPIC Raniganj Kaithaula Pratapgarh.[4] 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.[7][8]

On 31 October 2021, Singh resigned from the 17th Uttar Pradesh Assembly citing "non-fulfilment of promises" by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party government.[5][6]

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.[1][9]

Controversy

Rakesh Pratap Singh thrashed a BJP leader’s husband inside a police station in Amethi while officials made halfhearted attempts to save the victim.

The victim was identified as Deepak Singh, the husband of Rashmi Singh, a BJP municipal election candidate.

The incident took place inside the Gauriganj Kotwali police station in front of dozens of policemen who struggled to keep Rakesh Pratap Singh and his supporters off Deepak Singh.

A video of the incident has gone viral on social media.

On the basis of a complaint filed by Deepak Singh, police have lodged an FIR against the three-time MLA, his brother Umesh and 12 others.

“When I got out of the car (at the police station), Rakesh Pratap and his associates suddenly attacked me,” Deepak said. “The MLA also took out a pistol and threatened to kill me.”

The FIR has been lodged under IPC sections 307 (attempt to murder), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 352 (assault and use of criminal force), and 336 (endangering life or personal safety of others).

Deepak Singh claimed SP workers pelted stones at him "with the intention of killing him" and forcing him to take refuge in the police station, where Rakesh Singh and his supporters assaulted him.

Deepak Singh urged Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Amethi MP Smriti Irani to take strict action against the legislator and his supporters. [10]

References
  1. "Gauriganj Uttar Pradesh Election 2022 Final Results LIVE: SP Candidate RAKESH PRATAP SINGH wins from Gauriganj , Details Inside". ABP. 10 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  2. "Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (UPLA): Member info". www.upvidhansabhaproceedings.gov.in. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  3. "Gauriganj Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". www.elections.in. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  4. "Rakesh Pratap Singh(Samajwadi Party(SP)):Constituency- GAURIGANJ(AMETHI) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  5. Sen, Shilpi (31 October 2021). "SP MLA from Amethi's Gauriganj resigns from UP Assembly, accuses BJP govt of 'speaking lies'". India Today. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  6. PTI (31 October 2021). "SP MLA Rakesh Pratap Singh resigns from U.P. Assembly alleging non-fulfilment of promises by BJP government". The Hindu. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  7. "GAURIGANJ Election Result 2017, Winner, GAURIGANJ MLA, Uttar Pradesh". NDTV. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  8. "2017 Gauriganj - Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election Winner, LIVE Results & Latest News: Election Dates, Polling Schedule, Election Results & Live Election Updates". India.com. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  9. "Uttar Pradesh-Gauriganj". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  10. https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/lucknow/in-amethi-sp-mla-his-supporters-beat-bjp-candidates-husband-in-police-station-premises-8602872/
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