Raj K. Purohit
Raj K. Purohit | |
|---|---|
| Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1999[1]–2004 | |
| Preceded by | Annie Shekhar from Colaba[2] |
| Constituency | Mumbadevi |
| In office 2004–2009 | |
| Constituency | Colaba |
| In office 2014–2019 | |
| Constituency | Colaba |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 August 1955 Sirohi, Rajasthan, India |
| Political party |  Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Children | 3 |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Website | Website |
Raj K. Purohit (born 31 August 1955) is an Indian politician and a senior member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He is a six term member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly.[3][4][5]
Constituency
[edit]Raj K. Purohit was elected four times from the Mumbadevi assembly constituency and twice from the Colaba constituency[6][7] of Mumbai, Maharashtra. He has been a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly for over twenty five years.[8][9]
Positions held
[edit]- Maharashtra Legislative Assembly MLA[10] (1990-1995, 1995-1999, 1999-2004, 2004-2009 and 2014-2019).
References
[edit]- ^ "Raj K Purohit of BJP WINS the Colaba constituency Maharastra Assembly Election 2014". newsreporter.in. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- ^ "Mumbadevi (Maharashtra) Assembly Constituency Elections". elections.in. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- ^ "Maharashtra: In sting operation, BJP MLA Raj Purohit embarrasses party". indianexpress.com. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- ^ "BJP notice to MLA Raj Purohit as sting leaves party red faced". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- ^ "Raj Purohit sting video". dnaindia.com. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- ^ "Colaba Election Result". electiontrends.in. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- ^ "Colaba Constituency Result". indianballot.com. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- ^ "BJP MLA Raj Purohit: Claims of internal democracy in party fraud". thehindu.com. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- ^ "BJP serves notice to Maharashtra MLA Raj Purohit for criticising PM Modi". ibnlive.com. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- ^ "Caught on tape: BJP leader Raj Purohit lashes out at leadership". livemint.com. Retrieved 17 April 2016.