Chaudhary Udaybhan Singh

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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
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| name = Chaudhary Udaybhan Singh
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| office = Minister of State for Khadi and Villages Industries, Sericulture Industries, Textile, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise, Export Promotion<br>[[Government of Uttar Pradesh]]
| term_start = 21 August 2019
| term_end =
| predecessor =
| 1blankname = Chief Minister
| 1namedata = [[Yogi Adityanath]]
| successor =
| constituency1 = [[Fatehpur Sikri (Assembly constituency)|Fatehpur Sikri]], [[Agra district|Agra]]
| office1 = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]], [[17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh]]
| term_start1 = 11 March 2017
| term_end1 =
| predecessor1 = [[Surajpal Singh]]
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| constituency2 = Dayalbagh, [[Agra district|Agra]]
| office2 = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]], [[12th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh]]
| term_start2 = December 1993
| term_end2 = October 1995
| predecessor2 = Vijay Singh Rana
| successor2 =Seth Kishan Lal Baghel
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1946|12|31}}
| birth_place =Dhadhu Pura, [[Agra district|Agra]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]<ref name=Profile/>
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| parents =Nihal Singh<ref name="Candidate affidavit"/>
| nationality = Indian
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| spouse ={{marriage|Shanti Devi|1966}}
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| children = 5
| residence = 06 Mantri Aawas, Vibhutikhand, [[Lucknow district|Lucknow]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| alma_mater = [[Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University|Agra University]]
| occupation = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]]
| profession = Politician<ref name="Candidate affidavit"/>
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'''Chaudhary Udaybhan Singh''' is an Indian politician and a member of 12th and [[17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh]] of [[India]]. He represents the [[Fatehpur Sikri (Assembly constituency)]] in [[Agra district]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]] and is a member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref name="Candidate affidavit">{{cite news|url=https://myneta.info/uttarpradesh2017/candidate.php?candidate_id=274|title=Candidate affidavit|access-date=8 April 2020|publisher=my neta.info}}</ref> He is known best for his decision . Currently he is serving as Minister of State for Khadi and Villages Industries, Sericulture Industries, Textile, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise, Export Promotion in [[Government of Uttar Pradesh]].<ref name=Patrika>{{Cite news|last=Dhirendra Yadav|url=https://www.patrika.com/agra-news/chaudhary-udaybhan-singh-profile-new-minister-in-up-yogi-sarkar-news-4993526/|title=कौन हैं चौधरी उदयभान सिंह, जिन्हें यूपी की Yogi Sarkar में बनाया जा रहा मंत्री|date=21 August 2020|work=Patrika|access-date=8 April 2020|language=hi}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Chaudhary was born 31 December 1946 in Dhadhu Pura, Tajganj, [[Agra district]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]] to his father Than Singh and mother Kanchan Devi. His mother died a few moments later of his birth. Fufa Nihal Singh was a resident of village Mahrara, Sadabad, [[Mathura district]]. Nihal Singh was his religious father.<ref name=Patrika/> He belongs to Jat community. In 1966, he married with Shanti Devi, they have five sons. He had earn [[Master of Arts]] and [[Bachelor of Education]] degree in 1973 from [[Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University|Agra University]].<ref name="Candidate affidavit"/><ref name=Profile>{{cite web|url=http://www.upvidhansabhaproceedings.gov.in/member?memberId=19735|work=official website of Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh|title=Member Profile|access-date=8 April 2020}}</ref>

==Political career==
Chaudhary was member of [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]] since 1964. Introduced into active politics in 1991 under the direction of [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]], in the Dayalbagh Assembly constituency in 1993,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://resultuniversity.com/election/dayalbagh-uttar-pradesh-assembly-constituency|title=Dayalbagh Assembly Constituency Election Result|website=resultuniversity.com|access-date=8 April 2020}}</ref> he received the distinction of winning the highest number of MLAs in Agra district, receiving 57000 votes. In his twenty-month tenure as a [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] he developed his constituency. During his legislative times, his party had extremely anti-government, due to which the administration and government could not get support in their efforts. Being an active worker of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]], he was sent as a party in charge in the [[Hastinapur (Assembly constituency)|Hastinapur]] by-election and won the BJP candidate's victory under his leadership, after this BJP district president of [[Agra district]] given him. Under his leadership, elections were held for [[District Councils of India|District Council]], [[Municipal Corporation (India)|Municipal Corporation]], [[Municipality]] and the party emerged with a significant power in [[Agra district]].<ref name=Patrika/>

Since 2016, he represent [[Fatehpur Sikri (Assembly constituency)|Fatehpur Sikri (Assembly Constituency)]] as a member of [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]. In [[Seventeenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh|17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh]] (2017), he defeated his nearest candidate [[Surajpal Singh]] ([[Bahujan Samaj Party]]) by a margin of 52,337 votes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elections.in/uttar-pradesh/assembly-constituencies/fatehpur-sikri.html|title=Fatehpur Sikri (Uttar Pradesh) Election Results 2017|website=Election.in|access-date=8 April 2020}}</ref>

On 21 August 2019, after first cabinet expansion of [[Yogi Adityanath ministry|Yogi Adityanath Government]] he appointed as Minister of State for Khadi and Villages Industries, Sericulture Industries, Textile, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise, Export Promotion.<ref>{{Cite news|last=ABP News Bureau|url=https://news.abplive.com/news/india/up-cm-yogi-adityanath-inducts-23-ministers-in-first-cabinet-expansion-1058592|title=UP CM Yogi Adityanath Inducts 23 Ministers In First Cabinet Expansion|date=21 August 2019|work=[[ABP News]]|access-date=8 April 2020}}</ref>

==Posts held==
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| 1 ||December 1993 || October 1995 || Member, [[12th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh]] ||
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| 2 ||March 2017 || Incumbent || Member, [[17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh]] ||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://eci.nic.in/eci_main/archiveofge2017/UP/10.Detailed%20Results.pdf|title=Uttar Pradesh 2017 Result|website=Election Commission of India|access-date=1 September 2019}}</ref>
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| 3 ||August 2019 || Incumbent || Minister of State in [[Yogi Adityanath ministry]]||
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