Bal Kumar Patel

Bal Kumar Patel (born 1 January 1964) is an Indian politician and has served as a member of the 15th Lok Sabha of India.[1] He represented the Mirzapur constituency of Uttar Pradesh and was a member of the Samajwadi Party (SP) political party before he joined Indian National Congress in March 2019. He is the brother of bandit Dadua and uncle of Veer Singh Patel, former MLA of Chitrakoot.

Bal Kumar Patel
Member of Parliament (MP) in Lok Sabha
In office
2009–2014
Preceded byRamesh Dube
Succeeded byAnupriya Patel
ConstituencyMirzapur
Personal details
Born (1964-01-01) 1 January 1964[1]
Devkali, Chitrakoot, (Uttar Pradesh).
Citizenship India
NationalityIndian
Political partyIndian National Congress
Spouse
Rambai Patel
​
(m. 1980)​
RelationsDadua (brother)
Veer Singh Patel (nephew)
Children4 (1 daughter and 3 sons, including Ram Singh Patel)
ResidenceMirzapur & New Delhi
Alma materBhauri Intermediate College,
Chitrakoot, Uttar Pradesh
ProfessionAgriculturist, Businessperson & Politician

Early life and education

Bal Kumar Patel was born in Devkali village, Chitrakoot district, Uttar Pradesh on 1 January 1964 to Ram Pyare Patel and Krishnawati Patel. Bal Kumar had a brother Shiv Kumar Patel (Dadua) who was killed by Uttar Pradesh Police in July 2007.[2][3]

Bal Patel was educated at Bhauri Intermediate College, Chitrakoot, Uttar Pradesh. Highest qualification attained by him is Intermediate (12th). He was an agriculturist and businessperson before joining politics.[1]

Personal life

Bal Kumar Patel married Rambai Patel on 2 February 1980 and the couple have 1 daughter and 3 sons.[1]

One of his son Ram Singh Patel is the present MLA from Patti (Pratapgarh district).

Politics

Two years after the death of his brother Dadua, Bal Kumar Patel successfully contested the Lok Sabha elections from Mirzapur in 2009 as Samajwadi Party candidate. In his election affidavit of 2009, he had 10 criminal cases upon him.[4]

Positions held
#FromToPositionParty
1.20092014MP (1st term) in 15th Lok Sabha from MirzapurSP

See also

References
  1. "Member Profile: 15th Lok Sabha". Lok Sabha. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  2. "Dreaded dacoit Dadua killed in UP". The Times of India. 23 July 2007.
  3. "Notorious Indian bandit 'killed'". BBC News. 23 July 2007.
  4. "Bal Kumar Patel, Samjawadi Party, Constituency:Mirzapur". Myneta.info. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
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