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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2019}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Ankur raj Tiwari
| native_name = अंकुर Raj तिवारी
| image =
| caption =
| quotation =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|09|15|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Khalidabad, India|Khalidabad]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| education =
| parents = Uday Raj Tiwari (father)
| occupation = Politician
| office1 = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] in [[18th Uttar Pradesh Assembly|18th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh]]
| constituency1 = [[Khalilabad (Assembly constituency)|Khalilabad]]
| term_start1 = March 2022
| term_end1 =
| predecessor1 = [[Digvijay Narayan Chaubey]]
| successor1 =
| website =
}}

'''Ankur Raj Tiwari''' is an Indian politician and a member of the [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] representing [[Khalilabad (Assembly constituency)]] in [[Sant Kabir Nagar district]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]].<ref name="one">{{cite web|url=https://www.amarujala.com/uttar-pradesh/sant-kabir-nagar/ankurraj-from-khalilabad-by-bjp-khalilabad-332-vidhansabha-2022-khalilabad-news-gkp4251348139|title=खलीलाबाद से भाजपा ने युवा अंकुर राज पर लगाया दांव|date=28 January 2022|publisher=Amar Ujala|language=hi}}</ref><ref name="2022 result">{{cite web|url=https://hindi.news18.com/news/uttar-pradesh/sant-kabir-nagar-khalilabad-assembly-seat-result-live-update-win-loss-ankur-raj-tiwari-aftab-alam-amarendra-bhushan-digvijay-narayan-nodvm-4051779.html|title=Khalilabad Assembly Seat Result Update: सपा के दिग्विजय हारे, दस हजार से ज्यादा वोटों से जीती बीजेपी|date=11 March 2022|publisher=News18 Hindi|language=hi}}</ref>

==Early life and political career==
Ankur Raj Tiwari was born in a Brahmin family on 23 September 1991 in [[Sant Kabir Nagar district|Sant Kabir Nagar]] (then a part of [[Basti district|Basti]]), Uttar Pradesh. His father is Uday Raj Tiwari.

In October 2021, Tiwari was granted membership of [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] by [[Bharatiya Janata Party, Uttar Pradesh|BJP Uttar Pradesh]] state president [[Swatantra Dev Singh]], marking his entry into active politics.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/sant-kabir-nagar-ankur-raj-tiwari-got-the-membership-of-the-bjp-state-president-22143638.html|title=अंकुर राज को भाजपा प्रदेश अध्यक्ष ने ग्रहण कराई सदस्यता|date=23 October 2021|publisher=Jagran|language=hi}}</ref> He was announced as the BJP candidate in the [[2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]] from Khalilabad constituency in Sant Kabir Nagar district.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/local/uttar-pradesh/sant-kabir-nagar/news/bjps-new-equations-in-sant-kabirnagartwo-new-candidates-out-of-three-assemblies-ankur-raj-tiwari-from-khalilabad-and-ganesh-chauhan-from-dhanghata-129345494.html|title=संतकबीरनगर में BJP के नए समीकरण:तीन विधानसभा में से दो नए प्रत्याशी, खलीलाबाद से अंकुर राज तिवारी और धनघटा से गणेश चौहान को टिकट|access-date=16 March 2022|publisher=Dainik Bhaskar|language=hi}}</ref> He won the polls, defeating [[Digvijay Narayan Chaubey]] of the [[Samajwadi Party]] by 12,622 votes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/story/khalilabad-uttar-pradesh-assembly-election-results-2022-live-updates-1923342-2022-03-10|title=Khalilabad, Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election Results 2022 LIVE Updates: BJP's Ankur Tiwari defeats SP's Digvijay Narayan with 12622 votes|date=11 March 2022|publisher=India Today}}</ref><ref name="2022 result"/>

==References==
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== External links ==
* {{Facebook|AnkurRajTiwariOfficial}}

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