Alka Rai is an Indian politician. She is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). She served as a member of the Legislative Assembly for the Mohammadabad constituency from 2006 to 2007 and again from 2017 to 2022.
Her husband Krishnanand Rai was allegedly murdered by Mukhtar Ansari however Ansari could not be prosecuted due to witnesses turning hostile. The judgement observed that "the case is another example of prosecution failing due to hostile witnesses. If the witnesses in this case had the benefit of the Witness Protection Scheme, 2018, during trial, the result may have been different."Ansaris acquitted in Krishnanand Rai murder caseAnsaris found not guilty in 2005 MLA murder case
Electoral history After her husband's murder, Rai contested the by-polls for Mohammadbad constituency in 2005, winning against Samajwadi Party's Sri Krishnkan Urf Gama Ram. She subsequently lost the 2007 elections against Ansari's brother, Sibagtullah Ansari. She won the seat again in the 2017 elections against Sibagtullah Ansari. In the 2022 elections, she lost the seat to Suhaib Ansari.
Posts held # From To Position Comments0120062007Member, 14th Legislative Assembly 01 2017 2022 Member, 17th Legislative Assembly
See also Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
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