Indian politician (1946–2020)
Surendra Prakash Goel[1] (1 January 1946 – 14 August 2020), was an Indian politician from Gaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. He was a former member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly.
Death
He died due to COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in India in Delhi on 14 August 2020.[2]
Life
He stood for the 2004 Lok Sabha elections on the Indian National Congress (INC) ticket and won from Ghaziabad-Hapur. He was defeated by the president of BJP Rajnath Singh in the next general elections in 2009. He was defeated again by Suresh Bansal of BSP in 2012 assembly elections.[3] As of 2012, he was charged with one criminal case for preventing a public servant from discharging Government duties.[4]
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