Krishnanand Rai
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Krishnanand Rai | |
|---|---|
| Member (MLA) in Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2002–2005 | |
| Preceded by | Afzal Ansari |
| Succeeded by | Alka Rai |
| Constituency | Mohammadabad |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 December 1956 |
| Died | 29 November 2005 (aged 48) |
| Manner of death | Assassination |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party (1999–2005) |
| Spouse | Alka Rai |
| Profession | Politician |
Krishnanand Rai (11 December 1956 – 29 November 2005) was an Indian politician from Uttar Pradesh. He served as a MLA from 2002 to 2005 representing Mohammadabad Assembly constituency located at Ghazipur district. His first stint in electoral politics was in 1999 from the same constituency, which he lost. He was the member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Rai was the youngest of three brothers born to Lalita Rai and Jagannath Rai in the village of Gondaur, Ghazipur district, Uttar Pradesh. With ample farm land around rich and fertile gangetic basin, the primary source of earning and livelihood for the family was agriculture. His mother died when he was a year old and thereafter he was raised by his grandmother. His early schooling was done at the native village. At the age of 13 he moved to Varanasi to join the Central Hindu School and later attended Banaras Hindu University, planning to study medicine. This was the time when he came across people like Manoj Sinha (Lok Sabha MP), Narendra Singh (Professor of BHU) who later became his close friends. Due to financial constraints and series of untoward incidents at college, he ended up dropping out of school and sought work.
Career and politics
Rai began work as a contractor and became a well-known builder in Varanasi. His initial work included government funded roads, bridges etc. but later on he moved towards construction of residential buildings.
After several ventures, he finally decided to do something he pined. He kept his aspirations of becoming a politician alive and represented Mohammadabad in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly, becoming a member of the Purvanchal unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). His close proximity to Manoj Sinha was initial thrust for him to venture into politics. He promoted Hindu sentiments and the fact that he was a Bhumihar, increased his influence. In 2002, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh from the Mohammadabad constituency in Ghazipur. There he was a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He discovered politics to be a way to reward people.
In 2017, his wife, Alka Rai won the assembly seat from Mohammadabad.
