Raj K. Purohit
Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
In office
1999[1]–2004
Preceded byAnnie Shekhar from Colaba [2]
ConstituencyMumbadevi
In office
2004–2009
ConstituencyColaba
In office
2014–2019
ConstituencyColaba
Personal details
Born (1955-08-31) 31 August 1955 (age 68)
Sirohi, Rajasthan, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Children1
OccupationPolitician
WebsiteWebsite

Raj K. Purohit (born 31 August 1955) is an Indian politician and a senior member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He is a six term member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly.[3][4][5]

Constituency

Raj K. Purohit was elected four times from the Mumbadevi assembly constituency and twice from the Colaba[6][7] constituency of Mumbai, Maharashtra. He has been a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly for over twenty five years.[8][9]

Positions held

References

  1. ^ "Raj K Purohit of BJP WINS the Colaba constituency Maharastra Assembly Election 2014". newsreporter.in. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  2. ^ "Mumbadevi (Maharashtra) Assembly Constituency Elections". elections.in. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  3. ^ "Maharashtra: In sting operation, BJP MLA Raj Purohit embarrasses party". indianexpress.com. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  4. ^ "BJP notice to MLA Raj Purohit as sting leaves party red faced". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  5. ^ "Raj Purohit sting video". dnaindia.com. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  6. ^ "Colaba Election Result". electiontrends.in. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  7. ^ "Colaba Constituency Result". indianballot.com. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  8. ^ "BJP MLA Raj Purohit: Claims of internal democracy in party fraud". thehindu.com. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  9. ^ "BJP serves notice to Maharashtra MLA Raj Purohit for criticising PM Modi". ibnlive.com. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  10. ^ "Caught on tape: BJP leader Raj Purohit lashes out at leadership". livemint.com. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
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