Pooja Pal | |
|---|---|
| Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Sanjay Kumar |
| Constituency | Chail |
| In office 2007–2017 | |
| Preceded by | Khalid Azim |
| Succeeded by | Sidharth Nath Singh |
| Constituency | Allahabad West |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 July 1979[1] Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Political party | Independent |
| Other political affiliations | Samajwadi Party (expelled) Bahujan Samaj Party |
| Spouse(s) | Brijesh Verma |
| Parent |
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| Alma mater | Swami Vivekanand Subharti University[citation needed] |
| Profession | Agriculture |
Pooja Pal is an Indian politician from Uttar Pradesh. She is the wife of former Allahabad West MLA Raju Pal who was gunned down in broad daylight soon after defeating Ashraf Ahmad in the 2004 elections for the seat.
Subsequently, Ashraf Ahmad, who was named as the prime accused in the murder[2] became the MLA in 2005. However, in the 2007 Uttar Pradesh state assembly elections, Ashraf was defeated by Pooja Pal.
Pooja Pal had filed a request for a CBI investigation into the murder of Raju Pal.[3] In her nomination papers as a Samajwadi Party candidate from Chail in the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, she entered her husband's name as Brijesh Verma,[4][5][6] then her inter-caste[7] marriage became public.
She was elected on Samajwadi Party ticket from Chail in the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election. She was expelled from Samajwadi Party on 14 August 2025 for praising CM Yogi Adityanath for delivering justice to her and to women after the death of gangster-cum-politician Atiq Ahmed, who was an accused in the 2005 murder of her husband.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Members Profile". uplegisassembly.gov.in. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
- ^ "Uttar Pradesh Assembly Polls : Gangsters join race for UP Assembly". Sify. April 2007. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 12 May 2007.
- ^ "Let CBI probe Raju Pal murder: new government". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 16 May 2007. Archived from the original on 16 November 2007.
- ^ "विधानसभा चुनाव : करोड़पति हैं पूर्व विधायक पूजा पाल, चार आपराधिक केस हैं दर्ज, बृजेश वर्मा को बताया पति". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ "UP Election 2022: सपा उम्मीदवार पूजा पाल की दूसरी शादी के रहस्य से हटा परदा, पति का नाम किया उजागर - UP Election 2022 Know about Chail SP candidate Pooja Pal second marriage and who is husband". Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ "Pooja Pal(Samajwadi Party(SP)):Constituency- CHAIL(KAUSHAMBI) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". www.myneta.info. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ NagmaniSharma (9 February 2022). "पूजा पाल के अंर्तजातीय पुर्नविवाह पर विवाद क्यों?". गौरी किरण. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ "Akhilesh Yadav Expels MLA Pooja Pal From Samajwadi Party After Her Praise For Yogi Adityanath". News18. 14 August 2025. Retrieved 13 August 2025.