Atul Rai


Atul Singh Rai is an Indian politician from uttar pradesh newly elected Member of Parliament of India from Ghosi. He defeated Bharatiya Janata Party's Harinarayan Rajbhar. He contested Lok Sabha Election with Bahujan Samaj Party's ticket and defeated his close rival with a margin of 122568 votes.

Early life

Atul Rai was born on 20 February 1982 in Birpur village of Ghazipur district in Uttar Pradesh. His father, Bharat Singh Rai, was an employee of Diesel Locomotive Works in Varanasi. Atul got his early education from Kendriya Vidyalaya, DLW, Varanasi. He graduated from Harish Chandra Postgraduate College, Varanasi. He is Bhumihar by caste. After graduation he started his own business.
His brother is Pawan Kumar Rai and his wife is Priyanka Singh. He and his wife have one son and one daughter.

Political career

Atul Rai joined Bahujan Samaj Party in 2015. He contested assembly election of Uttar Pradesh in 2017 from Zamania and garnered 67,559 votes. In his first election he lost a close contest with 9,264 votes.
In 2019 General Lok sabha election Atul Rai Contested Parliament election from ghosi and win election by margin of 122000+votes.