Rajeev Talwar is an Indian politician, YouTuber and teacher. He is known for his unique style of reporting on social issues for YouTube news channel ULLU TV.
Wiki/Biography
Rajiv Kumar Singh, also known as Rajiv Talwar, was born in 1976 in Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh, India (age 47 in 2023). He attended Wesley International College, Azamgarh. In 1995, he pursued his Bachelor of Arts degree from DAV Degree College, Purvanchal University, Uttar Pradesh.
appearance
Height: 5′4″
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
family
Parents and siblings
His father’s name is Pradyumna Narayan Singh.
wife and children
His wife Priya Singh is a manager at Ratna Public School in Lahaul Nagar. He has a son.
address
Ratna Public School, Rahul Nagar Madiya, Azamgarh District
Profession
politics
In 2019, Rajiv contested the Lok Sabha elections from Azamgarh constituency. However, he lost to Samajwadi Party candidate Akhilesh Yadav by a huge margin. Rajiv got 2,204 votes in the election and Akhilesh Yadav got 6,21,578 votes. He is contesting the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections from Azamgarh constituency as an independent candidate. He polled only 604 votes against Samajwadi Party candidate Durga Prasad Yadav, who polled 100,813 votes.
Journalism
Rajiv made headlines for using abusive language while reporting news on his YouTube channel ULLU TV, which has over 237,000 subscribers. He targeted corrupt politicians and other social evils in his news reports.
dispute
Cases registered by the police
A case was registered against Rajeev at Kotwali police station on December 10, 2022, under Sections 143, 147, 323, 307, 504, 506, 427, 332, 333, 353, 186, 188, 153 and 269 of the IPC.
Assets and property
movable property
- Cash: Rs 50,000
- Deposits with banks, financial institutions and non-banking financial companies: Rs 35,545
- LIC or other insurance policy: Rs 31,608
- Motor vehicle: Rs 3,58,000
real estate
- Agricultural land: Rs 20,00,000
Note: The movable and immovable property estimates given are based on 2019. Excludes assets owned by his wife and dependents (minors).
net worth
In 2019, his net worth was estimated to be approximately Rs. 24,75,153. This does not include the net worth of his wife and dependents (minors).
Facts/Trivia
- In 2002, he founded a school called Ratna Public School in Rahul Nagar, Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. He began working there as a free teacher for poor children. In 2015, one of his students was caught using abusive language at an event. Rajiv was later arrested by the police and jailed for teaching students abusive language. Soon after his release from prison, his wife took over the management of the school in Rajiv’s place. And Rajeev started the YouTube channel ULLU TV.
- He had to stay at the police station for around 30 hours on June 21, 2022, as he addressed senior security councilor Sudhir Kumar Singh of Azamgarh in front of over 500 people. Offensive questions were asked. It just so happens to be International Yoga Day.
- In his videos, Rajeev Talwar often says “Rajeev never works for free.”
- He owns a Maruti Suzuki WagonR.
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Source: HIS Education