Rakeshdhar_Tripathi
Rakeshdhar Tripathi
Indian politician (born 1950)
Rakeshdhar Tripathi or Rakesh Dhar Tripathi (born 25 June 1950) is an Indian Politician who is currently a member of Apna Dal(S).[1]
He was four times Member of Legislative Assembly in the state of Uttar Pradesh representing Handia constituency and two times minister in the Government of Uttar Pradesh.[2][3] He was notably a Cabinet Minister for Higher Education from 2007 to 2011 in the 15th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh.[4]
In December 2023, he was convicted under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 for having assets disproportionate to his known source of income by a special MP/MLA court Prayagraj.[5]