Yogeshwar Raju Sinha

Yogeshwar Raju Sinha (born 1980)^[1] is an Indian politician from Chhattisgarh. He is an MLA from Mahasamund Assembly constituency in Mahasamund district. He won the 2023 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election, representing the Bharatiya Janata Party.^[2][3]

Yogeshwar Raju Sinha
Member of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 3 December 2023
Preceded by	Vinod Sevan Lal Chandrakar
Constituency	Mahasamund
Personal details
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Parent	Nandu Ram Sinha (father)
Alma mater	Dr. C.V. Raman University

Early life and education

Raju is from Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. His father, Nandu Ram Sinha, is a farmer. He completed his graduation in arts through open stream at Institute of Open and Distance Education which is affiliated with Dr CV Raman University, Bilaspur in 2017.^[1]

Career

Raju won from Mahasamund Assembly constituency representing the Bharatiya Janata Party in the 2023 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election. He polled 84,594 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Rashmi Chandrakar of the Indian National Congress, by a margin of 16,152 votes.^[4][5][6]