Aditi Singh (politician)

Aditi Singh[2] (born 15 November 1987) is an Indian politician. She is an MLA from the constituency of Rae Bareli in the state of Uttar Pradesh, having won the seat in 2017 and 2022. She was one of the youngest members of Uttar Pradesh's 17th Vidhan Sabha (2017-2022).[3] She left Congress and joined[4][5] BJP in 2021. In 2019, she was attacked by goons[6][7] in a report[8][9] of political rivalry with Dinesh Pratap Singh.

For other people with the same name, see Aditi Singh (disambiguation).

Aditi Singh
Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
11 March 2017
Preceded byAkhilesh Kumar Singh
ConstituencyRae Bareli
Personal details
Born (1987-11-15) 15 November 1987
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party (2021–present)
Other political
affiliations		Indian National Congress (until 2021)
SpouseAngad Singh (m. 2019)[1]
Residence(s)Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh, India
Alma materDuke University
OccupationPolitician

Early life

Her father[10] Akhilesh Kumar Singh was a five time representative of Raebareli Sadar seat for multiple political parties. Aditi was educated in Delhi and Mussorie before attending Duke University in the United States for a degree in management. She was involved in social work before her political career.

Career

She won the assembly election in 2017 by a margin of more than 90,000 votes on a Congress ticket. After she was suspended from Congress for her connection with BJP, on 24 November she officially joined[4] BJP. She is married to Angad Singh Saini, an MLA in Punjab Legislative Assembly from Nawanshahr constituency.[11][12][13][14][15]

#FromToPositionComments
0120172022Member, 17th Legislative AssemblyCongress
022022IncumbentMember, 18th Legislative AssemblyBharatiya Janata Party

References
  1. Chaba, Anju Agnihotri (24 May 2020). "In Punjab, suspended UP MLA's family says Cong action won't impact ties with party". The Indian Express. Jalandhar. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  2. "Raebareli Election Results 2017: Aditi Singh of Congress Wins". News18. 1 March 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  3. "Rebel of Rae Bareli: MLA Aditi Singh on Her Political Future, Why Cong Needs to Give Its Leaders Leeway". News18. 20 June 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  4. "Rebel Congress MLA Aditi Singh, BSP's Bandana Singh join BJP". India Today. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  5. "congress: Congress should stop sloganeering: Aditi Singh, MLA, Raebareli - The Economic Times". The Economic Times. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  6. IANS (15 May 2019). "'Attack on MLA exposes law and order situation in UP'". Business Standard India. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  7. "Electoral rivalry in Raebareli turns violent". Deccan Herald. 14 May 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  8. Desk, India TV News (14 May 2019). "Congress MLA injured in accident in Uttar Pradesh". www.indiatvnews.com. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  9. "BJP candidate, kin booked for attack on UP Congress MLA Aditi Singh". The Indian Express. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  10. "ये हैं रायबरेली की यूएस रिटर्न प्रत्याशी, व‌िधायक प‌िता से ज्यादा वोट पाने की है इच्छा- Amarujala". Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  11. "Raebareli Election Results 2017: Aditi Singh of Congress Wins". 11 March 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  12. Mathur, Swati (20 April 2017). "Congress MLA Aditi Singh praises Yogi govt's initiatives in farm, power sectors". Times of India. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  13. ADR. "Aditi Singh(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- RAE BARELI(RAE BARELI) – Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  14. "कांग्रेस को मिला बाहुबली की बेटी का साथ, छूटा आम आदमी का हाथ". Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  15. "रायबरेली में बाहुबली अखिलेश सिंह की बेटी अदिति सिंह की दस्तक – Navbharat Times". 22 September 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
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