Raj K. Purohit

Raj K. Purohit
President of Bharatiya Janata Party – Mumbai
In office
1 September 2010 – 10 June 2013
PresidentSudhir Mungantiwar
Preceded byGopal Shetty
Succeeded byAshish Shelar
Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
In office
2014–2019
Preceded byAnnie Shekhar
Succeeded byRahul Narwekar
ConstituencyColaba
In office
1990–2009
Preceded byLalit Kapadia
Succeeded byAmin Patel
ConstituencyMumbadevi
Personal details
Born (1955-08-31) 31 August 1955
Sirohi, Rajasthan, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Children3
OccupationPolitician
WebsiteWebsite

Raj K. Purohit (born 31 August 1955) is an Indian politician and a senior member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He is a five term member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly.[1][2][3]

Constituency

Raj K. Purohit was elected four times from the Mumbadevi assembly constituency and once from the Colaba constituency[4][5] of Mumbai, Maharashtra. He has been a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly for over twenty five years.[6][7][8][9]

Positions held

References

  1. ^ "Maharashtra: In sting operation, BJP MLA Raj Purohit embarrasses party". indianexpress.com. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  2. ^ "BJP notice to MLA Raj Purohit as sting leaves party red faced". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  3. ^ "Raj Purohit sting video". dnaindia.com. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  4. ^ "Colaba Election Result". electiontrends.in. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  5. ^ "Colaba Constituency Result". indianballot.com. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  6. ^ "BJP MLA Raj Purohit: Claims of internal democracy in party fraud". thehindu.com. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  7. ^ "BJP serves notice to Maharashtra MLA Raj Purohit for criticising PM Modi". ibnlive.com. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  8. ^ "Raj K Purohit of BJP WINS the Colaba constituency Maharastra Assembly Election 2014". newsreporter.in. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  9. ^ "Mumbadevi (Maharashtra) Assembly Constituency Elections". elections.in. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  10. ^ "Caught on tape: BJP leader Raj Purohit lashes out at leadership". livemint.com. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
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