Ramdular Gaur

Ramdular Gaur (born 1973)[1] is an Indian politician from Uttar Pradesh. He is a member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Duddhi Assembly constituency, which is reserved for Scheduled Tribe community, in Sonbhadra district. He won the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election representing the Bharatiya Janata Party.[2]

Early life and education

Gaur is from Duddhi, Sonbhadra district, Uttar Pradesh. He is the son of late Ramdhani. He studied intermediate at Choukdi Choura Inter College, Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh and passed the examinations conducted by Board of Secondary Education, Uttar Pradesh in 1992.

Career

Gaur won from Duddhi Assembly constituency representing Bharatiya Janata Party in the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election. He polled 84,407 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Vijay Singh Gour of the Samajwadi Party, by a margin of 6,297 votes.[3]

He was convicted by a court on 12 December 2023 for 25 years of imprisonment in a Protection of Children from Sexual Offences case pertaining to the rape of a minor girl in November 2014.[4][5] After the conviction, he was disqualified from the house and a by election was held in 2023 for the Duddhi seat.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Ramdular(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- DUDDHI (ST)(SONBHADRA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". www.myneta.info. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  2. ^ सोनी, संतोष कुमार (23 December 2023). "BJP विधायक की सदस्यता रद्द, यूपी में खाली हुई 2 विधानसभा सीट, फिर होगी सियासी जंग". www.abplive.com (in Hindi). Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Duddhi Election Result: दुद्धी से सपा के विजय सिंह को 6297 वोटों से मिली हार, BJP के रामदुलार बने विजयी". News18 हिंदी (in Hindi). 10 March 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  4. ^ Livemint (15 December 2023). "BJP MLA found guilty of raping minor girl, gets 25 years imprisonment | Today News". mint. Archived from the original on 7 December 2024. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  5. ^ Bharat, E. T. V. (12 December 2023). "BJP MLA found guilty of raping minor girl 9 years ago, verdict on Dec 15". ETV Bharat News. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  6. ^ "BJP विधायक को रेप में 25 साल की जेल की पूरी कहानीः जज के सामने फूट-फूटकर रो पड़ी थी लड़की, बता दिया था सबकुछ". Navbharat Times (in Hindi). Retrieved 22 December 2024.