Krishnanand Rai

Krishnanand Rai
Member Of Legislative Assembly Uttar Pradesh
Personal details
Born	11 December 1956 Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Died	29 November 2005 Baswania Uttar Pradesh
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party (1999–2005)
Profession	Contractor Politician
Religion	Hinduism

Krishnanand Rai was an Indian politician born on 11 December 1955 in Ghazipur district of Uttar Pradesh, India. He served as a Member of Legislative Assembly from 2002 to 2005 representing Mohammadabad Assembly located at Ghazipur district. His first stint at politics was in year 1999 from same assembly seat, which he lost. He was part of Bhartiya Janata Party until his death.

Rai was the youngest of three brothers born to Lalita Rai and Jagannath Rai in the village of Gondaur, Ghazipur district, Uttar Pradesh. With ample farm land around rich and fertile gangetic basin, the primary source of earning and livelihood for the family was agriculture. His mother died when he was an year old and thereafter he was raised by his grandmother. His early schooling was done at the native village. At the age of 13 he moved to Varanasi to join the Central Hindu School and later attended Banaras Hindu University, where he studied medicine. Series of untoward incidents at college led to him dropping out of school and seeking work instead.

Rai began work as a contractor and became a well-known builder in Varanasi. His initial work included government-funded roads and bridges but later he moved towards construction of residential buildings.

Some aspirations and his close proximity to Manoj Sinha were initial thrust for him to venture into politics. He promoted Hindu sentiments and the fact that he was a Bhumihar by caste, increased his influence. In 2002, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh from the Mohammadabad constituency in Ghazipur. There he was a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. In 2017, his wife, Alka Rai won the assembly seat from Mohammadabad.

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