Akhilesh Das,age 46,(Uttar Pradesh, BSP)is a member of Rajya Sabha. He did his higher educational qualification in subjects like Law, public administration and also in management.He too hold a Phd degree in business administration. Businessman; International Badminton Player, 1977-83; was Mayor of Lucknow, May 12, 1993to November 30, 1995; attended, (i) World Mayors Conference sponsored by UNO, Hiroshima, Nagasaki, Japan, 1993 and (ii) International Children's Games (sponsored by International Olympic Association), Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, 1994; Vice-President, Badminton Association of India; Chairman, (i) U.P. Badminton Association and (ii) Babu Banarsi Das National Institute of Technology and Management (Running Engineering College and College of Pharmacy); was General-Secretary, U.P. Congress Committee; Member, (i) Committee on Communications, 1997, (ii) Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Finance, 1997, (iii) Committee on Transport and Tourism, and (iv) Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Urban Affairs and Employment ; elected to the Rajya Sabha in November, 1996. A man with such profile is a sure winner.