Alka Rai | |
|---|---|
| Member (MLA) in Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2017–2022 | |
| Preceded by | Sibakatullah Ansari |
| Succeeded by | Mannu Ansari |
| In office 2006–2007 | |
| Preceded by | Krishnanand Rai |
| Succeeded by | Sibakatullah Ansari |
| Constituency | Mohammadabad |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | Krishnanand Rai |
| Residence(s) | Mohammadabad, Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh |
| Occupation | Politician |
Alka Rai is an Indian politician associated with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Alka Rai contested the Uttar Pradesh assembly election held in 2017. She got elected from the Mohammadabad constituency by defeating Sibakatullah Ansari with a margin of more than one lakh votes.[1][2][3]
She claimed that her husband Krishnanand Rai was allegedly murdered by Mukhtar Ansari but later in 2019 Mukhtar Ansari was found not guilty.[4][5] The person she defeated in the elections was Ansari's brother.[6] However this is not the first victory of Alka Rai in an assembly election. She defeated her rival in the by-poll of year 2005, when her husband was shot dead. In the by-poll of 2005 no one from Ansari family contested the election. However they pitched Sri Krishan urf Gama Ram in the contest and supported him. Krisan Kumar was defeated by Alka Rai with a margin of 33,744 votes.[7]
Posts held
| # | From | To | Position | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 2017 | 2022 | Member, 17th Legislative Assembly | |
See also
References
- ↑ "My Neta National Election Watch".
- ↑ "Up election 2017".
- ↑ "Mohammadabad – Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election Results 2017".
- ↑ Ansaris acquitted in Krishnanand Rai murder case
- ↑ Ansaris found not guilty in 2005 MLA murder case
- ↑ "UP: Alka Rai, widow of murdered MLA, could become states jail minister". Retrieved 19 May 2017.
- ↑ "Sitting and previous MLAs from Mohammadabad Assembly Constituency".