Meet BJP MP Upendra Singh Rawat who opted out of Lok Sabha Elections 2024 after Pawan Singh


Upendra Singh Rawat

    Upendra Singh Rawat is a first time MP from Barabanki in Uttar Pradesh. He then replaced then sitting MP Priyanka Singh Rawat in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

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Viral obscene video

    Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Upendra Singh Rawat, who has been fielded from Barabanki again. However, he will not contest any election till he is proven innocent over a viral obscene video which he has termed as fake.

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Early life

    He was born on January 17, 1969, Rawat holds a masters degree in sociology and an LLB. He is an alumnus of JNPJ College in Barabanki.

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Political journey

    Rawat was elected as a member of legislative assembly from Zaidpur in Barabanki in 2017. He remained an MLA till 2019 when he was fielded by the BJP to contest the Lok Sabha election.

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Parliament committes

    Upendra Singh Rawat is a member of various parliament committes since 2019.

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Pawan Singh

    Rawat joins Bhojpuri actor Pawan Singh, who opted out as party candidate from Asansol in West Bengal.

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BJP Candidates list

    Rawat was among the 195 candidates announced by the BJP in its first list for the Lok Sabha elections.

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