Raj K. Purohit

Raj K. Purohit
Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
In office 1999[1]–2004
Preceded by	Annie Shekhar from Colaba[2]
Constituency	Mumbadevi
In office 2004–2009
Constituency	Colaba
In office 2014–2019
Constituency	Colaba
Personal details
Born	(1955-08-31) 31 August 1955 (age 69) Sirohi, Rajasthan, India
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Children	3
Occupation	Politician
Website	Website

Raj K. Purohit (born 31 August 1955) is an Indian politician and a senior member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He is a five term member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly.[3][4][5]

Constituency

Raj K. Purohit was elected four times from the Mumbadevi assembly constituency and once from the Colaba constituency[6][7] of Mumbai, Maharashtra. He has been a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly for over twenty five years.[8][9]

Positions held

• Maharashtra Legislative Assembly MLA[10] (1990-1995, 1995-1999, 1999-2004, 2004-2009 and 2014-2019).

References

1. "Raj K Purohit of BJP WINS the Colaba constituency Maharastra Assembly Election 2014". newsreporter.in. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
2. "Mumbadevi (Maharashtra) Assembly Constituency Elections". elections.in. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
3. "Maharashtra: In sting operation, BJP MLA Raj Purohit embarrasses party". indianexpress.com. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
4. "BJP notice to MLA Raj Purohit as sting leaves party red faced". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
5. "Raj Purohit sting video". dnaindia.com. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
6. "Colaba Election Result". electiontrends.in. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
7. "Colaba Constituency Result". indianballot.com. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
8. "BJP MLA Raj Purohit: Claims of internal democracy in party fraud". thehindu.com. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
9. "BJP serves notice to Maharashtra MLA Raj Purohit for criticising PM Modi". ibnlive.com. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
10. "Caught on tape: BJP leader Raj Purohit lashes out at leadership". livemint.com. Retrieved 17 April 2016.