Rakesh Singh Baghel is an Indian politician and a member of the

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. He was a member of

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of India representing the

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assembly in

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of Uttar Pradesh. He was not made a candidate in the

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as BJP gave Menhdawal constituency to its

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partner

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Early life and education

Baghel was born 13 February 1967 in Bakhira village in

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to father Mukund Singh. In 1994, he married Sheela Singh, they have one son and two daughter. In 1990, he attended Government Polytechnic Gorakhpur and attained degree of Diploma (Civil Engineering).

Political career

Baghel started his journey of politics in 16th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh (2012) elections. He got ticket of

from Menhdawal (Assembly constituency), but he lost to Laxmikant (

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) and came fourth with 30,525 (14.71%) votes. In 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh (2017) elections, he again contested from Menhdawal and won this seat by defeating

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candidate Anil Kumar Tripathi by a margin of 42,914 (19.09%) votes.

Controversies

In March 2019,

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thrashed

MLA Rakesh Singh Baghel with his shoes after he discovered that his name was missing from foundation stone of a new road in presence of district BJP's incharge Ashutosh Tandan.

Posts held

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Baghel, Rakesh Singh Uttar Pradesh MLAs 2017–2022 Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Uttar Pradesh Living people People from Sant Kabir Nagar district 1967 births