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'''Alka Rai''' is an Indian politician associated with the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP). Alka Rai contested the Uttar Pradesh assembly election held in 2017. She got elected from the [[Mohammadabad Assembly constituency|Mohammadabad]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://myneta.info/uttarpradesh2017/candidate.php?candidate_id=5789|title=My Neta National Election Watch}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://indianexpress.com/elections/uttar-pradesh-assembly-elections-2017/mukhtar-ansari-krishnanand-rai-bjp-mla-murder-mohammadabad-ghazipur-4556095/|title=Up election 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.india.com/assembly-election-2017/uttar-pradesh/mohammadabad/|title=Mohammadabad – Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election Results 2017}}</ref>
'''Alka Rai''' is an Indian politician associated with the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP). Alka Rai contested the Uttar Pradesh assembly election held in 2017. She got elected from the [[Mohammadabad Assembly constituency|Mohammadabad]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://myneta.info/uttarpradesh2017/candidate.php?candidate_id=5789|title=My Neta National Election Watch}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://indianexpress.com/elections/uttar-pradesh-assembly-elections-2017/mukhtar-ansari-krishnanand-rai-bjp-mla-murder-mohammadabad-ghazipur-4556095/|title=Up election 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.india.com/assembly-election-2017/uttar-pradesh/mohammadabad/|title=Mohammadabad – Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election Results 2017}}</ref>


She claimed that her husband [[Krishnanand Rai]] was allegedly murdered by [[Mukhtar Ansari]] but later in 2019 [[Mukhtar Ansari]] was found not guilty.<ref>[https://www.rediff.com/news/report/mukhtar-ansari-let-off-in-2005-murder-case-of-bjp-mla/20190703.htm, Ansaris acquitted in Krishnanand Rai murder case]</ref><ref>[https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/ansaris-acquitted-in-mla-murder-case/article28276196.ece, Ansaris found not guilty in 2005 MLA murder case]</ref> The person she defeated in the elections was Ansari's brother.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/uttar-pradesh-election-alka-rai-jail-minister-mukhtar-ansari/1/905115.html|title=UP: Alka Rai, widow of murdered MLA, could become states jail minister|access-date=19 May 2017}}</ref> However this is not the first victory of Alka Rai in an assembly election. She defeated her rival in the by-poll of year 2005, when her husband was shot dead. In the by-poll of 2005 no one from Ansari family contested the election. However they pitched Sri Krishan urf Gama Ram in the contest and supported him. Krisan Kumar was defeated by Alka Rai with a margin of 33,744 votes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elections.in/uttar-pradesh/assembly-constituencies/mohammadabad.html|title=Sitting and previous MLAs from Mohammadabad Assembly Constituency}}</ref>
Her husband [[Krishnanand Rai]] was allegedly murdered by [[Mukhtar Ansari]] however Ansari could not be prosecuted due to witnesses turning hostile. The judgement observed that “the case is another example of prosecution failing due to hostile witnesses. If the witnesses in this case had the benefit of the Witness Protection Scheme, 2018, during trial, the result may have been different.<ref>[https://www.rediff.com/news/report/mukhtar-ansari-let-off-in-2005-murder-case-of-bjp-mla/20190703.htm, Ansaris acquitted in Krishnanand Rai murder case]</ref><ref>[https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/ansaris-acquitted-in-mla-murder-case/article28276196.ece, Ansaris found not guilty in 2005 MLA murder case]</ref>
== Electoral history ==
She defeated Ansari's brother in the [[2017 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/uttar-pradesh-election-alka-rai-jail-minister-mukhtar-ansari/1/905115.html|title=UP: Alka Rai, widow of murdered MLA, could become states jail minister|access-date=19 May 2017}}</ref> However this was not the first victory of Alka Rai in an assembly election as she had defeated her rival in the by-poll of year 2005, when her husband was shot dead. In the by-poll of 2005 no one from Ansari family contested the election. However they pitched Sri Krishan urf Gama Ram in the contest and supported him. Krisan Kumar was defeated by Alka Rai with a margin of 33,744 votes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elections.in/uttar-pradesh/assembly-constituencies/mohammadabad.html|title=Sitting and previous MLAs from Mohammadabad Assembly Constituency}}</ref>


==Posts held==
==Posts held==
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Alka Rai
Member (MLA) in Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
2017–2022
Preceded bySibakatullah Ansari
Succeeded bySuhaib Ansari
In office
2006–2007
Preceded byKrishnanand Rai
Succeeded bySibakatullah Ansari
ConstituencyMohammadabad
Personal details
NationalityIndian
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
SpouseKrishnanand Rai
Residence(s)Mohammadabad, Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh
OccupationPolitician

Alka Rai is an Indian politician associated with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Alka Rai contested the Uttar Pradesh assembly election held in 2017. She got elected from the Mohammadabad[1][2][3]

Her husband Krishnanand Rai was allegedly murdered by Mukhtar Ansari however Ansari could not be prosecuted due to witnesses turning hostile. The judgement observed that “the case is another example of prosecution failing due to hostile witnesses. If the witnesses in this case had the benefit of the Witness Protection Scheme, 2018, during trial, the result may have been different.”[4][5]

Electoral history

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She defeated Ansari's brother in the 2017 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election.[6] However this was not the first victory of Alka Rai in an assembly election as she had defeated her rival in the by-poll of year 2005, when her husband was shot dead. In the by-poll of 2005 no one from Ansari family contested the election. However they pitched Sri Krishan urf Gama Ram in the contest and supported him. Krisan Kumar was defeated by Alka Rai with a margin of 33,744 votes.[7]

Posts held

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# From To Position Comments
01 2006 2007 Member, 14th Legislative Assembly
01 2017 2022 Member, 17th Legislative Assembly

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "My Neta National Election Watch".
  2. ^ "Up election 2017".
  3. ^ "Mohammadabad – Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election Results 2017".
  4. ^ Ansaris acquitted in Krishnanand Rai murder case
  5. ^ Ansaris found not guilty in 2005 MLA murder case
  6. ^ "UP: Alka Rai, widow of murdered MLA, could become states jail minister". Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  7. ^ "Sitting and previous MLAs from Mohammadabad Assembly Constituency".