Ajay Rai

Politician

Indian Varanasi

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Quick Info

ProfessionPolitician
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth07/10/1969
Age56 years
BirthplaceVaranasi

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Educational Qualification(s)

College/UniversityMahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapeeth, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
Educational QualificationGraduate

Personal Life

ReligionHinduism
CasteBhumihar Community
AddressHouse No. 21/94, Pishach Mochan, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

Relationships & More

Marital StatusMarried
Family
Wife/SpouseReena Rai
Children
  • Shantanu Rai
  • Shraddha Rai (Elder)
  • Aastha Rai (Younger)
Parents
FatherSurendra Rai
MotherParvati Devi Rai
SiblingsAwadesh Rai (Deceased)

Career

Politics
Political Party
  • Bharatiya Janata Party (1996-2009)
  • Samajwadi Party (2009)
  • Indian National Congress (2012-Present)
Political Journey
  • Started career by joining the Youth Wing of BJP
  • Won Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections thrice from 1996 to 2009 as BJP candidate
  • Contested 2009 Lok Sabha Elections as a Samajwadi Party candidate from Varanasi
  • Contested 2012 Assembly Elections as an Independent and won
  • Joined Indian National Congress in 2012
  • Contested 2014 and 2019 General Elections from Varanasi against Narendra Modi
  • Appointed President of UPCC in 2023
  • Lost 2024 Lok Sabha election from Varanasi to Narendra Modi
  • Won 2009 Legislative Assembly by-election from Kolasla as an independent
  • Won 2012 Assembly Elections from Pindra constituency
  • Lost 2017 and 2022 Assembly elections from Pindra
MLA Terms
  • 1996-2007 (Kolasla constituency)
  • 2009-2012 (Kolasla constituency, independent)
  • 2012-2017 (Pindra constituency)
  • 1996-2002 (Kolasla constituency)
  • 2002-2007 (Kolasla constituency)
  • 2007-2009 (Kolasla constituency)

Style Quotient

Car CollectionTata Safari (1998 model)
Assets/Properties
Movable
CashRs. 1.15 Lacs
Bank DepositsRs. 36,000
LIC PoliciesRs. 21 Lacs
Jewellery
  • 1 Diamond ring worth Rs. 1.5 Lakhs
  • 1 Panna Ring worth Rs. 60,000
Total Movable Assets₹60.2 lakh
Immovable
1 Residential BuildingRs. 25 Lacs
1 Agricultural Land (Inherited)Value Not Known
Total Immovable Assets₹2.1 crore
Money Factor
Net Worth (approx.)₹2.7 crore
Liabilities₹15.4 lakh

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Ajay Rai is an Indian politician and former MLA from the Pindra Constituency of Varanasi.
2. He began with the BJP and later switched to SP before joining INC.
3. In the 2014 General Elections, he lost to Narendra Modi with 75,000 votes.
4. He was arrested in 2015 for alleged involvement in Varanasi violence but was released on bail.
5. Rai has contested various elections from Varanasi against Narendra Modi.
6. During the 2019 General Elections, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi campaigned for him.
7. He is a five-time MLA of the Uttar Pradesh State Assembly from 1996 to 2017.
8. In 1991, his name figured in an attack case on the deputy mayor of Varanasi but was later cleared of all charges.
9. Rai's wife Reena Rai is the CEO of Sudha Realtors Pvt Ltd in Varanasi.
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