Raghuraj Singh Shakya (Indian Politician) Biography

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Education	Post Graduate

Marital Status	Married
Marriage Date	09/05/1998
Children	Piyush Raj Shakya Ayush Raj Shakya

Father	Paatiram Shakya
Mother	Ramvati Shakya
Spouse	Seema Singh Shakya
Children	Piyush Raj Shakya Ayush Raj Shakya

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Political Journey

Elected to the 13th Lok Sabha in 1999
Re-elected to the 14th Lok Sabha (2nd term) in 2004
Elected to the Uttar Pradesh Legislative assembly from the Etawah Sadar seat in 2012
Resigned from the Samajwadi Party on 27 January 2017 and joined Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party (Lohia)
Resigned from Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party (Lohia) and joined BJP on 7 February 2022
Filed nomination for the Mainpuri Lok Sabha bypoll from BJP against Dimple Yadav in 2022
Served as MLA from 2012 to 2017
Served as President of the Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party (Lohia) in Uttar Pradesh

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1. Raghuraj Singh Shakya served as the President of the Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party (Lohiya) prior to joining the BJP.
2. He respected the late Mulayam Singh Yadav as his political mentor.
3. He is actively involved in politics alongside his wife, Seema Singh Shakya.
4. He was defeated in the 2009 Lok Sabha election from the Fatehpur Sikri constituency.
5. In his 2012 affidavit, he declared ownership of a revolver, rifle, and gun.
6. He considered the late Mulayam Singh Yadav as his political guru.
7. From 1999 to 2000, he served as a member of various parliamentary committees including the Committee on Home Affairs, the Committee on Private Members' Bills and Resolutions, the Committee on Energy, and the Committee on Public Accounts.
8. From 2000 to 2004, he was a member of the Consultative Committee, Ministry of Rural Development.
9. In 2005, he became a member of the Committee on Defence and the Committee on Water Resources.
10. He is an agricultural consultant by profession.