Rakeshdhar Tripathi

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]

Positions held

Year	Description
1985 – 1989	Elected to 9th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh[6]
1989 – 1991	Elected to 10th Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (2nd Term)[7]
1996 – 2002	Elected to 13th Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (3rd Term)[8] Minister of State
2007 – 2012	Elected to 15th Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (4th Term)[9] Cabinet Minister for Higher Education (13 May 2007 to 25 December 2011)