Pooja Pal is an Indian politician from the Samajwadi Party. She is the wife of erstwhile Allahabad West MLA Raju Pal who was gunned down in broad daylight after defeating Mohammad Ashraf in the 2004 elections for the seat.
Pooja Pal | |
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| Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Sanjay Kumar |
| Constituency | Chail |
| In office 2007–2017 | |
| Preceded by | Khalid Azim |
| Succeeded by | Sidharth Nath Singh |
| Constituency | Allahabad West |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 July 1979[1] Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Political party | Samajwadi Party |
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| Alma mater | Swami Vivekanand Subharti University[citation needed] |
| Profession | Agriculture |
Subsequently, Mohammad Ashraf, who was named as the prime accused in the murder[2] became the MLA. However, in the 2007 Uttar Pradesh state assembly elections, Ashraf was defeated by Pooja Pal.
Pooja Pal has also filed a request for a CBI investigation into the murder of Raju Pal.[3] Pooja Pal was elected on Samajwadi Party ticket from Chail in the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election.
References edit
- ^ "Members Profile". uplegisassembly.gov.in. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
- ^ "Uttar Pradesh Assembly Polls : Gangsters join race for UP Assembly". Sify. April 2007. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 12 May 2007.
- ^ "Let CBI probe Raju Pal murder: new government". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 16 May 2007. Archived from the original on 16 November 2007.