Aditi Singh (politician)

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{{short description|Indian politician (born 1987)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2019}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Aditi Singh
| image =
| alt = Photo of Aditi Singh
| caption =
| office = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] for [[Rae Bareli (Assembly constituency)|Rae Bareli]]
| term_start = 11 March 2017
| term_end =
| predecessor =
| successor =
| constituency = [[Rae Bareli (Assembly constituency)|Rae Bareli]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|11|15|df=y}}
| birth_place = India
| birthname =
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] <small>(2021–present)</small>
| residence = [[Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh]], India
| alma_mater =
| spouse = [[Angad Singh]]<ref>{{cite news |last=Chaba |first=Anju Agnihotri|date=24 May 2020 |title=In Punjab, suspended UP MLA's family says Cong action won't impact ties with party |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/in-punjab-suspended-up-mlas-family-says-cong-action-wont-impact-ties-with-party-6424589/ |work=[[The Indian Express]] |location=[[Jalandhar]] |access-date=25 November 2021}}</ref>
| occupation = Politician
| profession =
| website =
| ambassador_from2 =
| otherparty = [[Indian National Congress]] <small>(until 2021)</small>
}}

'''Aditi Singh'''<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.news18.com/news/politics/raebareli-election-results-2017-live-aditi-singh-of-congress-leading-1358708.html|title=Raebareli Election Results 2017: Aditi Singh of Congress Wins|date=1 March 2017|work=News18|access-date=5 April 2017}}</ref> (born 15 November 1987) is an Indian politician. She is an MLA from the constituency of [[Rae Bareli (Assembly constituency)|Rae Bareli]] in the state of [[Uttar Pradesh]]. She is one of the youngest members of Uttar Pradesh's 17th [[Vidhan Sabha]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-06-20|title=Rebel of Rae Bareli: MLA Aditi Singh on Her Political Future, Why Cong Needs to Give Its Leaders Leeway|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/rebel-of-rae-bareli-mla-aditi-singh-on-her-political-future-why-congress-needs-to-give-its-leaders-leeway-3869483.html|access-date=2021-08-09|website=News18|language=en}}</ref> Recently, she joined<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rebel Congress MLA Aditi Singh, BSP's Bandana Singh join BJP|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/india/story/uttar-pradesh-congress-aditi-singh-bsp-vandana-singh-join-bjp-1880353-2021-11-24|access-date=2021-12-27|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=congress: Congress should stop sloganeering: Aditi Singh, MLA, Raebareli - The Economic Times|url=https://m.economictimes.com/news/elections/assembly-elections/uttar-pradesh/congress-should-stop-sloganeering-aditi-singh-mla-raebareli/amp_articleshow/88230197.cms|access-date=2021-12-27|website=m.economictimes.com}}</ref> [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] in presence of BJP Uttar Pradesh President [[Swatantra Dev Singh|Swatantra Dev]].

== Early life ==
Her father<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amarujala.com/photo-gallery/lucknow/aditi-singh-is-the-face-of-raebareli-from-congress|title=ये हैं रायबरेली की यूएस रिटर्न प्रत्याशी, व‌िधायक प‌िता से ज्यादा वोट पाने की है इच्छा- Amarujala|publisher=|accessdate=9 May 2017}}</ref> [[Akhilesh Kumar Singh]] was a five time representative of [[Raebareli]] Sadar 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 BJP. She is married to [[Angad Singh]] Saini, an MLA in Punjab Legislative Assembly from Nawanshahr constituency.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.news18.com/news/politics/raebareli-election-results-2017-live-aditi-singh-of-congress-leading-1358708.html|title=Raebareli Election Results 2017: Aditi Singh of Congress Wins|date=11 March 2017|publisher=|accessdate=9 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/congress-mla-aditi-singh-praises-yogi-govts-initiatives-in-farm-power-sectors/articleshow/58270239.cms|title=Congress MLA Aditi Singh praises Yogi govt's initiatives in farm, power sectors|date=20 April 2017|first=Swati|last=Mathur|newspaper=Times of India|accessdate=27 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://myneta.info/uttarpradesh2017/candidate.php?candidate_id=2902|title=Aditi Singh(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- RAE BARELI(RAE BARELI) – Affidavit Information of Candidate|last=ADR|website=myneta.info|accessdate=9 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thelallantop.com/up-election/aditi-singh-daughter-of-raebarelis-powerfull-mla-akhilesh-singh-is-contesting-on-congress-ticket/|title=कांग्रेस को मिला बाहुबली की बेटी का साथ, छूटा आम आदमी का हाथ|publisher=|accessdate=9 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/state/uttar-pradesh/others/aditi-singh-a-new-face-in-raebareli-politics/articleshow/54458470.cms|title=रायबरेली में बाहुबली अखिलेश सिंह की बेटी अदिति सिंह की दस्तक – Navbharat Times|date=22 September 2016|publisher=|accessdate=9 May 2017}}</ref>
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| 01 || 2017 || Incumbent || Member, [[Seventeenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh|17th Legislative Assembly]] ||
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==References==
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==External links==
*{{cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/management-graduate-busy-with-poll-management-117022200206_1.html|title=Management graduate busy with poll management|newspaper=Business Standard India|date=22 February 2017|publisher=|accessdate=9 May 2017|via=Business Standard|agency=Press Trust of India}}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.news18.com/news/politics/i-will-start-new-chapter-in-up-politics-says-aditi-singh-in-gandhi-bastion-1350744.html|title=I Will Start New Chapter in UP Politics, Says Aditi Singh in Gandhi Bastion|date=18 February 2017|publisher=|accessdate=9 May 2017}}
*{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/uttar-pradesh/news/management-graduate-busy-with-poll-management/articleshow/57286760.cms|title=Management graduate busy with poll management – Times of India|website=[[The Times of India]]|publisher=|accessdate=9 May 2017}}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.news18.com/videos/india/want-to-work-for-the-poor-aditi-singh-1351472.html|title=Want To Work for the Poor: Aditi Singh|website=News18|accessdate=9 May 2017}}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/lucknow/sons-daughter-of-strongmen-tread-on-development-path/story-wYFWlyGUzdfa9Ao9KHJREP.html|title=Sons, daughter of strongmen tread on development path|date=10 February 2017|publisher=|accessdate=9 May 2017}}

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[[Category:1987 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Women in Uttar Pradesh politics]]
[[Category:Uttar Pradesh MLAs 2017–2022]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian women politicians]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian politicians]]
[[Category:People from Raebareli]]
[[Category:Fuqua School of Business alumni]]
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians]]
[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Uttar Pradesh]]

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