Jaydrath Urf Pravaktanand

Secondary biographical reporting states that he left household life in 2003, received initiation from Swami Alakhanand in Haridwar and subsequently established an ashram known as Akrur Dham near Khamaria Pul on the Bareilly-Pilibhit highway. :contentReference[oaicite:7]{index=7}

Secondary biographical reporting states that he joined the BJP in 2009 and subsequently held an organisational role as vice-president of the Panchal-Braj region. :contentReference[oaicite:8]{index=8}

Contested the Barkhera Assembly election on the BJP ticket and received 38,882 votes, finishing second. :contentReference[oaicite:9]{index=9}

After not receiving a BJP ticket, contested Barkhera on the Rashtriya Lok Dal ticket and received 22,631 votes. Contemporary reporting confirms the RLD nomination, while election records list him fourth with that vote total. :contentReference[oaicite:10]{index=10}

Won Barkhera in the 2022 Assembly election as the BJP candidate with 151,771 votes and a margin of 81,472 votes over Hemraj Verma. The official Assembly directory currently identifies him as the BJP member for Barkhera-128. :contentReference[oaicite:11]{index=11}