Surendra Prakash Goel (1 January 1946 – 14 August 2020), was an Indian politician from Gaziabad,

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. He died due to

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during the

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in Delhi on 14 August 2020.Cong leader SP Goyal passes away
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Life

He stood for the 2004 Lok Sabha elections on the

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(INC) ticket and won from Ghaziabad-Hapur. He was defeated by the president of BJP Rajnath Singh in the next general elections in 2009. He was defeated again by Suresh Bansal of BSP in 2012 assembly elections. As of 2012, he was charged with one criminal case for preventing a public servant from discharging Government duties.

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1946 births 2020 deaths Indian National Congress politicians Politicians from Ghaziabad India MPs 2004–2009 People from Hapur district Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in India Indian National Congress politicians from Uttar Pradesh {{UttarPradesh-INC-politician-stub