Bio |
Real Name | Raghuraj Pratap Singh |
Nickname | Raja Bhaiya |
Profession | Indian Politician |
Party | Independent |
Political Journey | • In 1993, when he was only 26 years old, fought the MLA election and won it independently for the first time.
• In 1993 UP Government led by Kalyan Singh, he became Cabinet Minister.
• He was the Minister of Programme Implementation from 1997 until 1999.
• From 1999 to 2000, he received the portfolio of Sports and Youth Welfare.
• From 2004 to 2007 and from 2012 to 2017 he became the Minister of Food and Civil Supplies.
• After releasing from Jail in 2012, he became the Jail Minister under Akhilesh Yadav Government.
• He has been winning MLA seat from Kunda independently since 1993 regularly. |
Biggest Rival | Janki Sharan |
Physical Stats & More |
Height(Approx.) | in centimeters- 182 cm
in meters- 1.82 m
in Feet Inches- 6’ 0” |
Weight(Approx.) | in Kilograms- 72 kg
in Pounds- 158 lbs |
Eye Colour | Black |
Hair Colour | Black |
Personal Life |
Date of Birth | 31 October 1968 |
Age (as in 2016) | 48 Years |
Birth Place | Kunda, Pratapgarh, India |
Zodiac sign/Sun sign | Scorpio |
Nationality | Indian |
Hometown | Kunda, Pratapgarh, UP |
School | Mahaprabhu Bal Vidayalaya Narayni Asram Shivkuti, Allahabad,
Bharat Scout H.S. School |
College | Colonel Ganj Inter College Allahabad |
Educational Qualifications | Graduation |
Debut | 1993 |
Family | Father- Raja Uday Pratap Singh

Mother- Manjul Raje
Brother- N/A
Sister- N/A |
Religion | Hindu |
Caste | Thakur |
Hobbies | Horse Riding, Archery, Loving Pets, Riding Royal Enfield |
Controversies | • In 2002, a FIR was lodged against Raja Bhaiya by a dissident Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Puran Singh Bundela of alleged kidnapping and threatening and got Raja Bhaiya arrested. Later he was sent to jail under Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA), along with his father Uday Pratap Singh and cousin Akshay Pratap Singh.
• In 2003, When Mulayam Singh Yadav came to power, within 25 Minutes all POTA charges against him were dropped. However, the Supreme Court debarred the state government from dismissing POTA charges. Subsequently, he became a powerful man in the government and was accused by police officer R.S. Pandey (who led the raid on his house) of having launched a vendetta against him. Later R S Pandey was killed in road accident.
• Despite his pending criminal cases, he became the Minister for Food and Civil Supplies in 2004 UP Government.
• On 3 March 2013, DSP Zia Ul Haq was murdered during clashes between villagers and police in Kunda. In FIR, Parveen (DSP's Wife) has said her husband was murdered by the henchmen of Raja Bhaiyya. She named Gulshan Yadav, chairman of Kunda Nagar Panchayat, Harion Srivastava, a representative of Raja Bhaiyya and Guddu Singh, Raja Bhaiyya's driver as prime accused. Later on 1 August 2013, CBI gave the clean chit to Raja Bhaiya. |
Favourite Things |
Favourite Car | XUV, Pajero, Land Cruiser |
Favourite Book | Rashmirathi (Ram Dhari Singh Dinkar) |
Favourite Movies | The Magnificent Seven, Amar Prem, Ben-Hur, Saving Private Ryan |
Favourite TV Shows | KBC, Nat Geo, History Channel, News |
Favourite Quote | जेहि विधि नाथ होहि हित मोरा |
करहू सो बेगि दास मैं तोरा || |
Girls, Affairs and More |
Marital Status | Married |
Affairs/Girlfriends | Not Known |
Wife | Bhanvi Kumari
 |
Children | Sons- Shivraj singh, Brijraj Singh
Daughters- Brijeshwari, Radhavi |
Money Factor |
Salary | 1.25 Lakh INR/Month |
Net Worth (approx.) | 7 Crore INR |