Abhay Singh (politician)

Abhay Singh is an Indian politician and a member of 18th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh representing Goshainganj.[1][2] He is a member of the Samajwadi Party and had represented Goshainganj in the 16th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh.[1][3]

Abhay Singh
Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
March 2022
Preceded byIndra Partap Tiwari
ConstituencyGoshainganj
In office
May 2012 – March 2017
Succeeded byIndra Pratap Tiwari
ConstituencyGoshainganj
Personal details
Born1974 or 1975 (age 48–49)[1]
Political partySamajwadi Party
Residence(s)Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, India
Alma materLucknow University, 1994
ProfessionAgriculture

Personal life

Singh was born to Bhagwan Bux Singh and hails from Ayodhya city of Uttar Pradesh. He completed his graduation from Lucknow University in 1994. Singh is an agriculturalist by profession.[1]

Political career

Active in the politics of Goshainganj, Singh as a Samajwadi Party candidate defeated Bahujan Samaj Party's Indra Pratap Tiwari in the 2012 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, but lost to the latter in 2017, who had joined Bharatiya Janata Party prior to the election.[3][4]

In the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, Singh again representing Samajwadi Party from Goshainganj, defeated Bharatiya Janata Party's Aarti Tiwari, wife of incarcerated incumbent MLA Indra Pratap Tiwari, by a margin of 13,079 votes.[3][5][6]

References
  1. "Abhay Singh(Samajwadi Party(SP)):Constituency- GOSHAINGANJ(AYODHYA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  2. "Goshainganj Uttar Pradesh Election 2022 Final Results LIVE: SP Candidate ABHAY SINGH wins from Goshainganj , Details Inside". ABP. 10 March 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  3. "गोसाईंगंज में सपा को जनादेश, दूसरी बार अभय सिंह विजयी". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). 10 March 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  4. "BJP में शामिल इस हिस्ट्रीशीटर को कहा जाता है फैजाबाद का दबंग, जानें कितने दर्ज हैं केस". Dainik Bhaskar. 12 March 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  5. "Uttar Pradesh-Goshainganj". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  6. Sharma, Santosh (18 February 2022). "Samajwadi Party candidate Abhay Singh's convoy attacked in UP's Goshainganj". India Today. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
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