Raghuraj Singh Shakya Age, Wiki and Bio

Quick Info

Profession	Politician
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	01/07/1968
Age	56 years
Birthplace	Dhaulpur Khera, Etawah, Uttar Pradesh, India

Physical Stats & More

Height	173 cm
Eye Color	Brown
Hair Color	Black

Educational Qualification(s)

Education	M.Com.

Personal Life

Hometown	Dhaulpur Khera, Etawah, Uttar Pradesh

Relationships & More

Marital Status

Marriage Date

09/05/1998

Children

Son	Piyush Raj Shakya Ayush Raj Shakya

Family

Father

Paatiram Shakya (wrestler)

Mother

Ramvati Shakya

Spouse

Seema Singh Shakya (politician)

Children

Son	Piyush Raj Shakya Ayush Raj Shakya

Career

Politics

Political Party

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party (Lohia)
Samajwadi Party (SP)

Political Journey

Elected to the 13th Lok Sabha in 1999
Re-elected to the 14th Lok Sabha (2nd term) in 2004
Elected to the Uttar Pradesh Legislative assembly from the Etawah Sadar seat in 2012
Resigned from the Samajwadi Party on 27 January 2017 and joined Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party (Lohia)
Resigned from Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party (Lohia) and joined BJP on 7 February 2022
Filed nomination for the Mainpuri Lok Sabha bypoll from BJP against Dimple Yadav in 2022

Style Quotient

Car Collection	Tata Safari

Some Lesser Known Facts

Raghuraj Singh Shakya served as the President of the Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party (Lohiya) prior to joining the BJP.
He respected the late Mulayam Singh Yadav as his political mentor.
He is actively involved in politics alongside his wife, Seema Singh Shakya.
He was defeated in the 2009 Lok Sabha election from the Fatehpur Sikri constituency.
In his 2012 affidavit, he declared ownership of a revolver, rifle, and gun.