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	'''Udit Raj''' (born 1 January 1958) is an [[Indian politician]] and member of [[Indian National Congress]].<ref name="Congress"/> He was a [[Member of Parliament]] between 2014 to 2019 in the [[Lok Sabha]], representing the [[North West Delhi (Lok Sabha constituency)\|North West Delhi]] as a member of [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]. Raj is also the National Chairman of the [[All India Confederation of SC/ST Organizations]].<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Ashok \|first1=Sowmiya \|title=Udit Raj to be part of SC/ST 'Maha Rally' \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/udit-raj-to-be-part-of-scst-maha-rally/article6613646.ece \|access-date=30 January 2021 \|work=The Hindu \|date=19 November 2014 \|language=en-IN}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|title=Noted Dalit Activist Udit Raj joins Bharatiya Janata Party\|url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2014/02/noted-dalit-activist-udit-raj-joins-bharatiya-janata-party/\|work=IANS\|publisher=news.biharprabha.com\|access-date=24 February 2014}}</ref>[https://reportlook.com/national-spokesperson-of-congress-udit-raj-controversial-tweets-trolls/]		'''Udit Raj''' (born 1 January 1958) is an [[Indian politician]] and member of [[Indian National Congress]].<ref name="Congress"/> He was a [[Member of Parliament]] between 2014 and 2019 in the [[Lok Sabha]], representing the [[North West Delhi (Lok Sabha constituency)\|North West Delhi]] as a member of [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]. Raj is also the National Chairman of the [[All India Confederation of SC/ST Organizations]].<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Ashok \|first1=Sowmiya \|title=Udit Raj to be part of SC/ST 'Maha Rally' \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/udit-raj-to-be-part-of-scst-maha-rally/article6613646.ece \|access-date=30 January 2021 \|work=The Hindu \|date=19 November 2014 \|language=en-IN}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|title=Noted Dalit Activist Udit Raj joins Bharatiya Janata Party\|url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2014/02/noted-dalit-activist-udit-raj-joins-bharatiya-janata-party/\|work=IANS\|publisher=news.biharprabha.com\|access-date=24 February 2014}}</ref>[https://reportlook.com/national-spokesperson-of-congress-udit-raj-controversial-tweets-trolls/]

	== Life and education ==		== Life and education ==
	Raj was born on 1 January 1958 in [[Ramnagar, Uttar Pradesh]] to Kallan and Sukhdei.<ref name="LSProfile">{{cite web \|title=Members : Lok Sabha \|url=http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Members/memberbioprofile.aspx?mpsno=4764&lastls=16 \|website=164.100.47.194 \|access-date=12 April 2021}}</ref> He completed [[~~master~~ of ~~arts~~]] from Osmaniya University 1988 and received an honorary doctorate in [[humanities]] from Bible College and Seminary Kota, Rajasthan in 2003.<ref name="LSProfile"/><ref name="MyNeta">{{cite web \|title=Udit Raj(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- NORTH WEST DELHI(NATIONAL CAPITAL TERRITORY OF DELHI) - Affidavit Information of Candidate: \|url=https://myneta.info/ls2014/candidate.php?candidate_id=69 \|website=myneta.info \|access-date=12 April 2021}}</ref> He married Seem Raj on 24 March 1990, with whom he has a son and a daughter.<ref name="LSProfile"/> Raj was selected for the [[Indian Revenue Service]] in 1988 and served as the [[Deputy commissioner\|Deputy Commissioner]], [[Joint Commissioner]] and [[Additional Commissioner of Income Tax\|Additional Commissioner]] of [[Income Tax Department\|Income Tax]] at [[New Delhi]]. On 24 November 2003, he resigned from government service and formed the [[Indian Justice Party]].<ref name="LSProfile"/> He is also a businessperson and a consultant, apart from being a politician and a social worker.<ref name="LSProfile"/><ref name="MyNeta"/>		Raj was born on 1 January 1958 in [[Ramnagar, Uttar Pradesh]] to Kallan and Sukhdei.<ref name="LSProfile">{{cite web \|title=Members : Lok Sabha \|url=http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Members/memberbioprofile.aspx?mpsno=4764&lastls=16 \|website=164.100.47.194 \|access-date=12 April 2021}}</ref> He completed [[Master of Arts]] from Osmaniya University 1988 and received an honorary doctorate in [[humanities]] from Bible College and Seminary Kota, Rajasthan in 2003.<ref name="LSProfile"/><ref name="MyNeta">{{cite web \|title=Udit Raj(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- NORTH WEST DELHI(NATIONAL CAPITAL TERRITORY OF DELHI) - Affidavit Information of Candidate: \|url=https://myneta.info/ls2014/candidate.php?candidate_id=69 \|website=myneta.info \|access-date=12 April 2021}}</ref> He married Seem Raj on 24 March 1990, with whom he has a son and a daughter.<ref name="LSProfile"/> Raj was selected for the [[Indian Revenue Service]] in 1988 and served as the [[Deputy commissioner\|Deputy Commissioner]], [[Joint Commissioner]] and [[Additional Commissioner of Income Tax\|Additional Commissioner]] of [[Income Tax Department\|Income Tax]] at [[New Delhi]]. On 24 November 2003, he resigned from government service and formed the [[Indian Justice Party]].<ref name="LSProfile"/> He is also a businessperson and a consultant, apart from being a politician and a social worker.<ref name="LSProfile"/><ref name="MyNeta"/>

	== Political career ==		== Political career ==

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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Autobiography|date=April 2019}}
{{EngvarB|date=September 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Dr.Udit Raj
| image = Udit Raj.png
| caption =
| native_name =
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| alt =
| order =
| office = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]
| term_start = 16 May 2014
| term_end = 23 May 2019
| constituency = [[North West Delhi (Lok Sabha constituency)|North West Delhi]]
| predecessor = [[Krishna Tirath]]
| successor = [[Hans Raj Hans]]
| parliamentarygroup = [[Indian National Congress]]
| majority2 = 1,06,802 (7.88%)
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1958|01|01}}
| birth_place = [[Ramnagar, Uttar Pradesh|Ramnagar]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]
| spouse = {{Marriage|Seema Raj|24 March 1990}}
| children = 2
| party = [[Indian National Congress]] (2019-present)
| otherparty = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (2014-2019)
| alma_mater = [[Osmania University]] (MA, 1988)<br/>Bible College and Seminary Kota , Rajasthan (Hon Dr. 2003)
| profession = Civil servant (Indian Revenue Service), social activist, writer, politician
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| website = {{URL|http://uditraj.com/}}
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'''Udit Raj''' (born 1 January 1958) is an [[Indian politician]] and member of [[Indian National Congress]].<ref name="Congress"/> He was a [[Member of Parliament]] between 2014 to 2019 in the [[Lok Sabha]], representing the [[North West Delhi (Lok Sabha constituency)|North West Delhi]] as a member of [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]. Raj is also the National Chairman of the [[All India Confederation of SC/ST Organizations]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ashok |first1=Sowmiya |title=Udit Raj to be part of SC/ST 'Maha Rally' |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/udit-raj-to-be-part-of-scst-maha-rally/article6613646.ece |access-date=30 January 2021 |work=The Hindu |date=19 November 2014 |language=en-IN}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Noted Dalit Activist Udit Raj joins Bharatiya Janata Party|url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2014/02/noted-dalit-activist-udit-raj-joins-bharatiya-janata-party/|work=IANS|publisher=news.biharprabha.com|access-date=24 February 2014}}</ref>[https://reportlook.com/national-spokesperson-of-congress-udit-raj-controversial-tweets-trolls/]

== Life and education ==
Raj was born on 1 January 1958 in [[Ramnagar, Uttar Pradesh]] to Kallan and Sukhdei.<ref name="LSProfile">{{cite web |title=Members : Lok Sabha |url=http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Members/memberbioprofile.aspx?mpsno=4764&lastls=16 |website=164.100.47.194 |access-date=12 April 2021}}</ref> He completed [[master of arts]] from Osmaniya University 1988 and received an honorary doctorate in [[humanities]] from Bible College and Seminary Kota, Rajasthan in 2003.<ref name="LSProfile"/><ref name="MyNeta">{{cite web |title=Udit Raj(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- NORTH WEST DELHI(NATIONAL CAPITAL TERRITORY OF DELHI) - Affidavit Information of Candidate: |url=https://myneta.info/ls2014/candidate.php?candidate_id=69 |website=myneta.info |access-date=12 April 2021}}</ref> He married Seem Raj on 24 March 1990, with whom he has a son and a daughter.<ref name="LSProfile"/> Raj was selected for the [[Indian Revenue Service]] in 1988 and served as the [[Deputy commissioner|Deputy Commissioner]], [[Joint Commissioner]] and [[Additional Commissioner of Income Tax|Additional Commissioner]] of [[Income Tax Department|Income Tax]] at [[New Delhi]]. On 24 November 2003, he resigned from government service and formed the [[Indian Justice Party]].<ref name="LSProfile"/> He is also a businessperson and a consultant, apart from being a politician and a social worker.<ref name="LSProfile"/><ref name="MyNeta"/>

== Political career ==
Raj joined the BJP on 23 February 2014. In the past he had opposed the BJP,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.countercurrents.org/dalit-uditraj220604.htm|title=Reservation For Dalits In Private Sector|author=Udit Raj|date=22 June 2004|work=countercurrents.org}}</ref>{{Citation needed|date=September 2018}} but after getting a BJP ticket for Lok Sabha, he said that it was more sympathetic to the SC and ST communities and declared that the "Dalits have a brighter future in BJP".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thestatesman.net/news/42617--Dalits-have-bright-future-in-BJP-.html?page=2|title=Dalits have bright future in BJP|date=5 March 2014|work=The Statesman|access-date=6 January 2021}}</ref> On being denied a ticket to contest for the [[2019 Indian general election]], Raj quit the BJP and joined the Congress, saying that the BJP "is against the interests of Dalits".<ref name="Congress">{{cite news |title=Denied ticket by the BJP, Udit Raj joins Congress |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/denied-ticket-by-the-bjp-udit-raj-joins-congress/story-I4UTUANqVYL1pWN9abJYqN.html |access-date=24 April 2019 |work=Hindustan Times |date=24 April 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

Raj, a [[Dalit]], converted from [[Hinduism]] to [[Buddhism]] in 2001.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2018/04/dalit-buddhism-conversion-india-modi/557570/|title=Converting to Buddhism as a Form of Political Protest|last=Varagur|first=Krithika|date=11 April 2018|work=The Atlantic|access-date=12 April 2018|language=en-US}}</ref>

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