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{{Short description|Indian politician from Madhya Pradesh}}
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'''Gyan Singh''' (born Kohka in [[Umaria district]], [[Madhya Pradesh]]) is an Indian politician from the state of [[Madhya Pradesh]]. He was first elected to Lok Sabha in 1996 General Election.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/india/bjp-wins-shahdol-lok-sabha-seat-narayanasamy-trounces-aiadmk-in-puducherry-bypoll_1952141.html |title=Bypoll results: BJP wins MP's Shahdol and Nepanagar, Arunachal Pradesh's Anjaw - Here's who bagged what | Zee News |website=Zeenews.india.com |date=2016-11-22 |accessdate=2017-04-18}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/bypoll-results-live-updates-demonetisation-bjp-congress-4389056/ |title=Bypoll results 2016 highlights: BJP wins elections in Assam, MP, Trinamool in WB |newspaper=[[The Indian Express]] |date=2016-11-22 |accessdate=2017-04-18}}</ref>

He joined [[Praja Socialist Party]] in 1966. He was President of [[Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh]] in 1980–81, and was elected to 7th Vidhan Sabha from [[Shahdol (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Shahdol]] in 1980 on .

He became Minister of State for Forests and later Minister of State for Jails under [[Sunder Lal Patwa]] from 1990 to 1993.

From 2003 to 2016 Singh was elected from [[Bandhavgarh (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bandhavgarh]] and was minister for Tribal Welfare in [[Government of Madhya Pradesh]].<ref>[http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/lok-sabha-mp-gyan-singh-madhya-pradesh-cabinet-position/1/970028.html Lok Sabha MP Gyan Singh resigns from Madhya Pradesh cabinet position]</ref>

Later, in 2016, he was again elected to [[16th Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha]] from [[Shahdol (Lok Sabha constituency)|Shahdol-Anuppur]] parliamentary constituency of Madhya Pradesh on [[BJP]] ticket in a bye-election when the seat fell vacant due to the death of the sitting MP [[Dalpat Singh Paraste]].

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