Satyanarayan Singh (Uttar Pradesh politician)

Satyanarayan Singh was an Indian politician and a Member of Parliament in the 4th Lok Sabha. He represented the Varanasi constituency of Uttar Pradesh and was a member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) political party.[1]

Satyanarayan Singh
MP, Lok Sabha
In office
4th Lok Sabha[1]
Preceded byRaghunath Singh
Succeeded byRajaram Shastri
ConstituencyVaranasi, Uttar Pradesh[1]
Personal details
Born1923[1]
Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)
Citizenship India
Nationality India
Political partyCPI(M)[1]
ResidenceVaranasi
OccupationPolitician

Early life and education

Satyanarayan Singh was born in Khajurahvan, Jaunpur district in UP. His father was Aditya Narayan Singh.

Singh received his early education in Deoband (UP) but soon quit his education to become a full-time politician.[1]

Political life

Singh was associated with the Hindustan Socialist Republican Army and the Revolutionary Socialist Party. Both pre- and post-Indian Independence, owing to his political activities and affiliation, he was imprisoned on various occasions. He also had to remain underground for a considerable time.[1]

Singh was elected to the Lok Sabha in the 1967 general election. He received 105,784 votes (37.55% of the votes in the Varanasi constituency).[2]

Singh died from COVID-19 in 2020.[3]

Posts held

#FromToPosition
0119671971Member 4th Lok Sabha

See also

References

  1. "Members Bioprofile". Lok Sabha website. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
  2. Election Commission of India. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTIONS, 1967 TO THE FOURTH LOK SABHA
  3. "Bihar CPI head dies of COVID-19". The Hindu. 3 August 2020.
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