Ravinder Raina
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Ravinder Raina | |
|---|---|
| President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Jammu and Kashmir | |
| In office 13 May 2018[1] – 3 November 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Sat Paul Sharma[2] |
| Succeeded by | Sat Paul Sharma[3] |
| Member of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 23 December 2014 – 21 November 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Radhay Sham Sharma |
| Succeeded by | Surinder Kumar Choudhary |
| Constituency | Nowshera |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1977-01-31) 31 January 1977 (age 49) |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Education | Diploma in International Law and Human Rights |
| Occupation | Politician |
Ravinder Raina (born 31 January 1977) is an Indian politician from Jammu and Kashmir. He is a member of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).[4][5][6] He was the last president of BJP J&K state unit and first president of J&K union territory unit.
He was born on 31 January 1977[7] to Shri Pushap Dutt into a Pahari-Poonchi Brahmin family (displaced from Azad Jammu and Kashmir) in Nowshera, in the Rajouri district of Jammu.[8] He did his graduation in B.Sc. in 1999 from Jammu University, Jammu. He also holds a postgraduate degree in International law of Human Rights.[9] After completing graduation, Raina joined the Indian navy but later he returned as Human Rights activist in 2004.[1]
Political career
Raina has been closely associated with the welfare of victims of terrorism in the state. He was advised to join the Bharatiya Janata Party by former Prime Minister A. B. Vajpayee during a meeting. He served as the state president of the party's youth wing: the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM).[1] In 2014 assembly elections he defeated Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party candidate Surinder Kumar Choudhary by 9,503 votes from the Nowshera Assembly constituency. During the budget session in early 2018, Raina led his party colleagues several times in shouting anti-Pakistan slogans in the Assembly to protest against the frequent ceasefire violations by the neighbouring country along the Line of Control (LoC).[1] He failed in his bid for re-election to the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly in the 2024 assembly elections, being beaten by Surinder Kumar Choudhary, a candidate from the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference, by 7,819 votes in the Nowshera Assembly constituency.[10][11]
Controversy
Raina courted controversy in 2015 when he took oath as MLA in Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly in the name of "Mata Vaishno Devi". Members of opposition registered their objection by saying that there is no provision for a member of the legislative house to take oath in the name of "Mata Vaishno Devi". Protem Speaker Mohmmad Shafi had to intervene in the matter and later he asked Raina to take oath in the name of God.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "BJP J&K Chief Ravinder Raina Joined Politics on Vajpayee's Advice". The Quint. 14 May 2018.
- 1 2 "BJP MLA Ravinder Raina appointed new Jammu-Kashmir unit chief". The Indian Express. 13 May 2018.
- ↑
- ↑ "Firebrand Ravinder Raina gets BJP's top post in J&K". The Economic Times. Economic Times. 1 May 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
- ↑ "BJP's New J&K State President: Aggressive, Young And Controversial". Outlookindia.com. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
- ↑ "Ravinder Raina re-elected J&K BJP president". The Hindu. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
- ↑ "Official Twitter Handle". Twitter. June 2014.
- ↑ "Election Nomination Form" (PDF). Election Commission of India. 1 December 2014.
- ↑ "Abstract Statement of Election Expenses" (PDF). Election Commission of India. 23 December 2014.
- ↑ "Nowshera Election Result 2024 LIVE Update: Assembly Winner, Leading, MLA, Margin, Candidates". News18. 8 October 2024. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- ↑ "Nowshera vidhan sabha chunav result 2024 live : Surinder Kumar Choudhary From Jammu & Kashmir National Conference Won The Election". Zee News. Retrieved 8 October 2024.