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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2017}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Pritam Singh
| native_name = प्रीतम सिंह
| honorific-prefix =
| image =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1958|11|11|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Dehradun]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]] (now in [[Uttarakhand]], [[India]])
| residence = Uttarakhand, India
| office = [[List of leaders of the opposition in the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly|Leader of the Opposition Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start = 22 july 2021
| term_end =
| predecessor = [[Indira Hridayesh]]
| successor =
| office1 = Member [[Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start1 = March 2002
| predecessor1 = [[Munna Singh Chauhan]]
| successor1 =
| constituency1 = [[Chakrata (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Chakrata]]
| office2 = President [[Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee]]
| term_start2 = 2017
| term_end2 = 2021
| predecessor2 = [[Kishore Upadhyaya]]
| successor2 = [[Ganesh Godiyal]]
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
| spouse =
| profession =
| religion =
| website = https://www.pritamsinghinc.in/
}}
'''Pritam Singh''' is an Indian politician who is Leader of Opposition(CLP Leader Uttarakhand) and has served as the President of [[Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee]] (Uttarakhand PCC).<ref>{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/pritam-singh-named-new-chief-of-uttarakhand-congress/articleshow/58519287.cms | title=chief of Congress unit of Uttarakhand. | publisher=timesofindia.indiatimes.com | access-date=2017-06-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/pritam-singh-appointed-new-uttarakhand-congress-chief-4640726/ | title=Pritam Singh appointed new Uttarakhand Congress chief | publisher=The Indian Express | access-date=2017-06-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/pritam-singh-appointed-new-uttarakhand-congress-chief-117050400980_1.html | title=Chakrata MLA Pritam Singh | publisher=business-standard.com | access-date=2017-06-23}}</ref> He is a four term Member of the [[Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/rawat-pritam-in-race-for-cm-post/ |title=Rawat, Pritam in race for CM post |publisher=The Indian Express}}</ref> During the Congress government (2002-2007 & 2012-2017) in Uttarakhand he had served as a Cabinet Minister for Home, Rural Development, Food and Civil Supplies, Panchayti Raj and Minor Irrigation in Government of Uttarakhand. He was also elected as a Member of the [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] in 1993.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.elections.in/uttar-pradesh/assembly-constituencies/1993-election-results.html |title= Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election in 1993 Party Wise |publisher=elections.in}}</ref> Singh represents [[Chakrata (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Chakrata]] assembly.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.elections.in/uttarakhand/assembly-constituencies/chakrata.html |title=Sitting and previous MLAs from Chakrata Assembly Constituency |publisher=elections.in}}</ref> He is a member of the [[Indian National Congress]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://inc.in/pcc-presidents | title=PCC Presidents of Indian National Congress | publisher=inc.in | access-date=2017-06-23}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Singh was born in Virnad village in [[Dehradun district]] of the [[Uttar Pradesh]] (now [[Uttarakhand]]) on 11 November 1958 in a [[Rajput]] family. Pritam Singh is the eldest son of [[Gulab Singh (Uttar Pradesh politician)|Gulab Singh]] who was a member of the [[Indian National Congress]], an eight term Member of the [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] and also served as minister during the Congress government in Uttar Pradesh. Gulab Singh was elected unopposed to the [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] in the year 1985. Pritam Singh is a law graduate and a member of the Bar Council of Uttarakhand.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://pritamsinghinc.in?candidate_id=20 | title=Pritam Singh Chakrata nomination details | publisher=myneta.info}}</ref> He is married to Anita Singh and has one daughter and one son.

==Political career==
* In 1988 elected as a Block Pramukh of Chakrata.
* In 1993 won assembly election and became MLA from [[Chakrata (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Chakrata Assembly]] in Uttar Pradesh on the Congress ticket.
* In 1993 after winning the election Singh was made the Joint Secretary of the [[Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee]].
* In 2002 was re-elected as MLA from [[Chakrata (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Chakrata Assembly]] in Uttarakhand on the Congress ticket.
* In 2002 after winning the election Singh was made Cabinet Minister for Panchayti Raj, Rural Engineering, Food and Civil Supplies, Sports and Youth Welfare in the [[Government of Uttarakhand]].
* In 2007 was elected third time as MLA from [[Chakrata (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Chakrata Assembly]] in Uttarakhand on the Congress ticket.
* In 2010 Singh was appointed as the Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Uttarakhand.
* In 2011 was awarded the Best Legislator award.
* In 2012 was elected fourth time as MLA from [[Chakrata (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Chakrata Assembly]] in Uttarakhand on the Congress ticket.
* In 2012 after winning the election Singh was made Cabinet Minister for Home, Rural Development, Panchayti Raj, Food and Civil Supplies, Minor Irrigation and Backward Area Development in the [[Government of Uttarakhand]].
* In 2017 elected fifth time as MLA from [[Chakrata (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Chakrata Assembly]] in Uttarakhand on the Congress ticket.
* In 2017 was appointed as the President of [[Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee]].
* In 2021 was appointed as Leader of Opposition (CLP Leader Uttarakhand)
*He is Congress Lok Sabha candidate from tehri garwal Lok Sabha constituency

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