Raj Kishor Singh

Raj Kishor Singh is an Indian politician who served as a member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly for the state Samajwadi Party from 2002 to 2017. He was a minister for Panchayati raj. Before the government of Mulayam Singh, Mr Singh was also a cabinet minister.

Raj Kishor Singh
MLA in [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
In office
March 2012 – March 2017
Succeeded byAjay Singh
In office
May 2007 – March 2012
In office
February 2002 – May 2007
Preceded bySukhpal Pandey
ConstituencyHarraiya, Basti district
Personal details
Born (1969-02-01) 1 February 1969[1]
Changerwa, Mahso, Basti[1]
CitizenshipIndian
Nationality India
Political partyIndian National Congress (2019 –2020) Bahujan Samaj Party (2020–current)[1]
Other political
affiliations
SpouseSuman Singh (wife)
Children2 sons
ParentAnant Singh (father)[1]
Residence(s)Gangiya Kohal, Mahso, Basti
ProfessionPolitician

Early life and education

Singh was born 1 February 1969 in Changerwa, Basti, Uttar Pradesh to his father Anant Singh. He married Suman Singh. They have two sons. He belongs to Rajput community. He had B.A. degree from APN Degree College, Basti. His son Devendra Pratap Singh "Sanu" is also President of District council of Basti, and his younger brother Brijkishor Singh "Dimple" is a former Loksabha candidate of Basti Loksabha Constituency from Samajwadi Party.

Political career

Singh was MLA three straight times. He started his political career as a Member of District council in 2000. In 2002 he was also elected Member of the Legislative Assembly from Harraiya as a member of Bahujan Samaj Party but in 2003 he resigned from Bahujan Samaj Party and joined the Samajwadi Party. In Mulayam Singh Yadav cabinet he became a cabinet minister.[2]

In the 2007 election he again represented the Samajwadi Party from Harraiya and he defeated his nearest rival, the Bahujan Samaj Party candidate Anil Singh, by a margin of 5,145 votes.[2]

For third time in 2012, he was again elected three times continuously from Harraiya, he defeated his nearest rival Bahujan Samaj Party candidate Mamata Pandey by a margin of 20,286 votes. He is also cabinet minister of Animal husbandry and Panchayati Raj in Akhilesh Yadav cabinet.[2]

In 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh (2017), he lost to Bhartiya Janta Party candidate Ajay Kumar Singh by a margin of 30,106 votes.[2]

On 9 April 2019 in New Delhi he joined Indian National Congress in presence of General secretary Priyanka Gandhi.[3][4]

Posts held

References
  1. "Member Profile" (PDF). Legislative Assembly official website. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  2. "Sitting and previous MLAs from Harraiya Assembly Constituency". Election.in. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  3. Newsdesk (9 April 2019). "सपा सरकार में मंत्री रहे राज किशोर सिंह कांग्रेस में हुए शामिल, बस्ती से होंगे उम्मीदवार". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  4. Dainik Bhaskar (9 April 2019). "सपा के कद्दावर मंत्री रहे राज किशोर सिंह ने थामा कांग्रेस का दामन; बस्ती से हो सकते हैं उम्मीदवार". Dainik Bhaskar (in Hindi). Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  5. "2002 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  6. "2007 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  7. "2012 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
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