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Udit Raj
Udit Raj
National Executive Member Bharatiya Janata Party[1]
Incumbent
Assumed office
23 February 2014
Member of the India Parliament
for North West Delhi
Incumbent
Assumed office
16 May 2014
Preceded byKrishna Tirath
Majority1,06,802 (7.88%)
Personal details
Born (1961-01-01) 1 January 1961 (age 63)
Ramnagar, Allahabad district, Uttar Pradesh, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
SpouseSeema Raj
Children1 son
1 daughter
Alma materJawaharlal Nehru University
ProfessionCivil servant (Indian Revenue Service), social activist, writer, politician
WebsiteUdit Raj
As of 22 March, 2014

Udit Raj is an Indian Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha, representing the North-west Delhi constituency.[2][failed verification] Raj is also the National Chairman of the All India Confederation of SC/ST Organizations. He is an influential leader from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as well as nationally as a social activist for marginalised communities like SC/ST. Udit Raj is a member to the BJP National Executive.[3] He was born in Ramnagar, Uttar Pradesh into an ethnic group called Khatik[4] which is recognised as a Scheduled Caste ,[5] and studied for BA at Allahabad University. He took admission at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi in 1980. He was selected for the Indian Revenue Service in 1988 and served as the Deputy Commissioner, Joint Commissioner and Additional Commissioner of Income Tax at New Delhi. On 24 November 2003 he resigned from government service and formed the Indian Justice Party. He is a prominent activist working on behalf of India's SC/ST communities. [citation needed]

He joined the BJP on 23 February 2014. In the past he had opposed the BJP,[6][citation needed] but by then regarded it as sympathetic to the aboriginal SC/ST communities.[7]

Raj, a Dalit, converted from Hinduism to Buddhism in 2001.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Dalit leader Udit Raj joins BJP". dna. 24 February 2014.
  2. ^ "Not Without Reservations".
  3. ^ "Noted Dalit Activist Udit Raj joins Bharatiya Janata Party". IANS. news.biharprabha.com. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
  4. ^ "Dr. Udit Raj Member of Parliament - Full Biography". Khatik Mahasangh. 19 January 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  5. ^ Arpit Parashar (4 May 2011). "One more party for Dalits in Uttar Pradesh". tehelka.com.
  6. ^ Udit Raj (22 June 2004). "Reservation For Dalits In Private Sector". countercurrents.org.
  7. ^ "'Dalits have bright future in BJP'". The Statesman. 5 March 2014.
  8. ^ Varagur, Krithika (11 April 2018). "Converting to Buddhism as a Form of Political Protest". The Atlantic. Retrieved 12 April 2018. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
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