Radha Mohan Das Agarwal


Dr Radha Mohan Das Agarwal is an Indian politician and member of 14th, 15th, 16th and 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh. Since 2002, he represent Gorakhpur Urban as a member of Bharatiya Janata Party.

Early life and education

Before becoming a politician, Agarwal was a doctor. Agarwal did his MBBS and MD from the Banaras Hindu University.
From 1981 to 1986, he was a professor in the medical college. After leaving Banaras, Agrawal came back to Gorakhpur and established his own practice.

Political career

Agrawal's political journy started during his college days, that he joined the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and then later joined the student politics. He was elected president of Junior Doctors Association in 1974 and later secretary of "BHU Teachers Association". He was then chosen as General Secretary of "Federation of Central University Teacher's Unions" by profession.
His political activities started in 1998, when on the invitation of Yogi Adityanath, the then uttaradhikari of Gorakshpeeth. He became his election convenor of Gorakhpur Urban, when Yogi was contesting as BJP MP candidate from Gorakhpur for first-time. He was elected as an MLA from Gorakhpur Urban in 14th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh from on ticket of Hindu Mahasabha. He defeated Samajwadi Party candidate Pramod Kumar Tekriwal by a margin of 18,448 votes.
Before 2007 elections, he joined Bharatiya Janata Party. In 15th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh elections, he again contest from Gorakhpur Urban and elected MLA by defeating Bhanu Prakash Mishra by a margin of 22,392 votes.