Bankipur Assembly Election: BJP has made Neeraj Sinha the candidate for the by-election of Bankipur Assembly of Bihar. Whereas, Prashant Kishore is in the fray from Jan Suraj. So there is Rekha Gupta from RJD, who is giving competition to both of them.
The ongoing campaign for Bihar’s Bankipur by-election has stopped at 5 pm on Wednesday. Now voting will be held here tomorrow i.e. Thursday 30th July and the result will come on 3rd August. The contest in Bankipur has become triangular. Apart from BJP and Prashant Kishore, the direct contest is between RJD’s Rekha Kumari Gupta. Now it remains to be seen who among the three wins this great contest. So let us know who is Tejashwi Yadav’s party’s candidate Rekha Gupta?
Who is Bankipur Candidate Rekha Gupta?
Rekha Devi (known popularly as Rekha Kumari Gupta or Rekha Gupta), Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) candidate from the Bankipur assembly constituency in Bihar, is a prominent woman politician and social worker. She is currently contesting as a joint candidate of the Grand Alliance (RJD) in the Bankipur Assembly by-election to be held in July 2026.
Who is Rekha Gupta contesting from Bankipur?
Actually, RJD candidate from Bankipur, Rekha Gupta is a resident of Bakarganj in Patna, the capital of Bihar. Who is also recognized as a social worker. She raises voice for women’s rights and for them. Rekha Devi has been in Bihar politics for a long time. She has contested elections before also. However, before the Bihar Assembly elections, she was a member of the Congress Party. But after the elections he joined RJD.
Rekha Gupta’s husband is a big businessman
Rekha Kumari Gupta comes from a business family. Her husband is Ranjay Das, who is a big businessman. She is the first member of her family to enter politics. In his election affidavit, he has described himself as a social worker and businessman by profession. If we talk about education, he has done graduation.
Why did Tejashwi bet on Rekha Gupta?
Let us tell you that Rekha Gupta is not only Tejashwi but also the choice of the Grand Alliance. He has been made the candidate after the consent of Congress. Also, she knows the people of Bankipur closely. He has a deep hold among the people here. Secondly, Rekha Gupta comes from the Vaishya community. The number of Vaishya voters is also quite high in Bankipur.