Atul Rai

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Atul Rai
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ConstituencyGhosi, Uttar Pradesh
Personal details
Born (1982-07-05) 5 July 1982 (age 41)
Ghazipur
Citizenship Indian
Political partyBahujan Samaj Party
ResidenceBirpur, Ghazipur
OccupationPolitician and businessman
Websitewww.atulrai.in

Atul Rai is an Indian politician from uttar pradesh newly elected Member of Parliament of India from Ghosi (Lok Sabha constituency). He defeated Bharatiya Janata Party's Hari narayan Rajbhar.[1] He contested Lok Sabha Election with Bahujan Samaj Party's ticket and defeated his close rival with a margin of 122568 votes.[2]

Early life[edit]

Atul Rai was born on 20 February 1982 in Birpur village of Ghazipur district in Uttar Pradesh. His father, Bharat Singh Rai, was an employee of Diesel Locomotive Works in Varanasi. Atul got his early education from Kendriya Vidyalaya, DLW, Varanasi. He graduated from Harish Chandra Postgraduate College, Varanasi. After graduation he started his own business.

His brother is Pawan Kumar Rai and his wife is Priyanka Singh.[3]

Political career[edit]

Atul Rai joined Bahujan Samaj Party in 2015. He contested assembly election of Uttar Pradesh in 2017 from Zamania (Assembly constituency) and garnered 67,559 votes. In his first election he lost a close contest with 9,264 votes.

In 2019 General Lok sabha election Atul Rai Contested Parliament election from ghosi [Loksabha Constituency] and win election by margin of 122000+votes.

Rape allegations[edit]

In May 2019, a woman accused Atul Rai of rape at his home in Varanasi. Mr. Rai, who denied the accusation, was arrested a month later and has been in jail since then.

In November 2020, Atul Rai's brother registered a police complaint accusing the victim of committing forgery. The woman called the accusations as harassment and as an attempt to force her to withdraw the rape charge. However the court, in August 2021, issued a non-bailable arrest warrant against her.

In desperation, the woman and a male friend travelled from their state in Uttar Pradesh to the capital Delhi and on 16 August 2021, self-immolated themselves outside india's Supreme Court. They were live on Facebook as they sprinkled petrol on themselves and lit the fire. Before setting themselves alight the duo name several police officials and a judge, accusing them of colluding with Mr. Rai.

The man died at hospital on Saturday, 21 August 2021. The woman succumbed to her death on the evening of Tuesday, 24 August 2021.[4][5][6][7][8][9]

References[edit]

  1. "General Election to Lok Sabha Trends & Results 2019". eci.gov.in. Archived from the original on 23 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  2. "Ghosi Election Results 2019 Live Updates: Atul Kumar Singh Alias Atul Rai of BSP Wins". news18.com. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  3. "जानिए कौन हैं अतुल राय". patrika.com. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  4. "Woman, who accused BSP MP Atul Rai of rape & set herself ablaze outside SC, breathes last". www.timesnownews.com. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  5. "'Raped' by BSP MP, woman who set herself on fire dies; family says was being harassed". The Indian Express. 25 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  6. "UP Woman Who Accused MP Of Rape Dies Week After She Set Herself On Fire At Supreme Court Gate". NDTV.com. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  7. Scroll Staff. "Woman who accused BSP MP of raping her dies a week after setting herself on fire". Scroll.in. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  8. PTI (24 August 2021). "Woman who accused BSP MP Atul Rai of rape and set herself, friend on fire outside SC, dies". ThePrint. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  9. "Zamania - Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election Results 2017". india.com. Retrieved 26 April 2019.


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