Radha Mohan Das Agarwal
Dr Radha Mohan Das Agarwal is an Indian politician and member of 14th, 15th, 16th and 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh. Since 2002, he represent Gorakhpur Urban (Assembly constituency) as a member of Bharatiya Janata Party.[1][2]
Dr Radha Mohan Das Agarwal | |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Gorakhpur Urban | |
| Assumed office February 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Shiv Pratap Shukla |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 October 1955 Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party (2007-persent) |
| Other political affiliations | Hindu Mahasabha (until 2007) |
| Parents | Daudas Agarwal |
| Residence | Daudpur, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh |
| Alma mater | Banaras Hindu University |
| Occupation | MLA |
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Early life and education
Before becoming a politician, Agarwal was a doctor. Agarwal did his MBBS and MD from the Banaras Hindu University.
From 1981 to 1986, he was a professor in the medical college. After leaving Banaras, Agrawal came back to Gorakhpur and established his own practice.
Political career
Agrawal's political journy started during his college days, that he joined the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and then later joined the student politics. He was elected president of Junior Doctors Association in 1974 and later secretary of "BHU Teachers Association". He was then chosen as General Secretary of "Federation of Central University Teacher's Unions" by profession.
His political activities started in 1998, when on the invitation of Yogi Adityanath, the then uttaradhikari of Gorakshpeeth. He became his election convenor of Gorakhpur Urban (Assembly constituency), when Yogi was contesting as BJP MP candidate from Gorakhpur for first-time. He was elected as an MLA from Gorakhpur Urban (Vidhan Sabha constituency) in 14th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh (2002) from on ticket of Hindu Mahasabha. He defeated Samajwadi Party candidate Pramod Kumar Tekriwal by a margin of 18,448 (18.67℅) votes.[3]
Before 2007 elections, he joined Bharatiya Janata Party. In 15th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh (2007) elections, he again contest from Gorakhpur Urban (Assembly constituency) and elected MLA by defeating Bhanu Prakash Mishra (Samajwadi Party) by a margin of 22,392 (24.66℅) votes.[3]
References
- "Radha Mohan Das Agrawal : (BJP) Bharatiya Janata Party, MLA, Gorakhpur Urban Constituency". Janpratinidhi. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
- ADR. "Dr Radha Mohan Das Agarwal(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- GORAKHPUR URBAN (GORAKHPUR) – Affidavit Information of Candidate". Myneta.info. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
- "Gorakhpur Urban Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". www.elections.in. Retrieved 6 June 2020.