Dinesh Pratap Singh, currently a minister in Yogi Adityanath’s cabinet in Uttar Pradesh has been selected by the BJP to run from Raebareli for the second consecutive time, have a look at his biography
In a strategic decision before the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has named Dinesh Pratap Singh as its candidate for the Raebareli constituency. Raebareli, a stronghold of the Congress party, is scheduled to vote in the fifth phase on May 20, 2024.
The family of Sonia Gandhi was very close to Congressman Dinesh Pratap Singh. After the Congressman was elected twice, the BJP sent him to the Assembly for a third time, where he was named Minister of State with independent responsibility
Who is Dinesh Pratap Singh BJP’s Lok Sabha elections Raebareli candidate, biography, age, education, profile and net worth
56-year-old Dinesh Pratap Singh was born on born 3 October 1967. He attended the Feroze Gandhi College, Kanpur University.
S/o|D/o|W/o: Late Mahavir Singh
Age: 56
Self Profession: Agriculture & MLA & Other Business
Spouse Profession: Construction Work
Assets: Rs 2,96,76,192 ~2 Crore+
Liabilities: Rs 9,72,748 ~9 Lacs+
Educational Details
Category: Graduate
Graduate From Firoz Gandhi Degree College,Raibareli,Sambandh Kanpur University in The Year 1986
Dinesh Pratap Singh career
In the 2019 elections, Dinesh Pratap Singh ran against Sonia Gandhi in Raebareli. He lost by nearly 1.6 lakh votes but managed to secure 38 percent of the total votes, which is the highest percentage any BJP candidate has ever received in the history of Raebareli. He has also been elected to the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council three times in 2010, 2016, and 2022.
The deadline for filing nominations in the Raebareli constituency is May 3, and the Congress party has not yet announced its candidate for this significant seat. Raebareli is politically significant as it has been a traditional stronghold of the Congress party since 1960, with notable figures like Feroze Gandhi and Indira Gandhi having represented the constituency previously.
It is expected that someone from the Gandhi family will contest from here. As for Kaiserganj, Brijbhushan, a six-time MP, faces criminal charges of sexual harassment against female wrestlers. Due to this, it was already anticipated that the party would not rely on him this time. Sonia Gandhi, the former president of Congress, has been a Lok Sabha MP five times and is currently a Rajya Sabha MP.