Rajesh Tripathi | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office March 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Vinay Shankar Tiwari |
| Constituency | Chillupar |
| In office May 2007 – March 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Hari Shankar Tiwari |
| Succeeded by | Vinay Shankar Tiwari |
| Constituency | Chillupar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1964 or 1965 (age 58–59)[1] |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Residence(s) | Chillupar, Uttar Pradesh, India[1] |
| Alma mater | Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University, 1985 |
Rajesh Tripathi is an Indian politician and a member of 18th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh representing Chillupar. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party,[1][2] and had represented the Chillupar constituency as a member of the 15th and 16th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh.[3][4]
Tripathi was born to Shivakant Tripathi and hails from Chillupar in Gorakhpur district of Uttar Pradesh. He did his graduation from Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University in 1985.[1]
Tripathi defeated strongman Harishankar Tiwari in 2007 in the Uttar Pradesh assembly election, and repeated it again in 2012, becoming a member of the 15th and 16th Legislative Assemblies from Chillupar.[5][3][4] In the 2017 election, Tripathi lost to Vinay Shankar Tiwari, son of Harishankar Tiwari.[6]
In the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, Tripathi defeated the junior Tiwari as a Bharatiya Janata Party candidate from Chillupar.[1][2]