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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
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| name = Virendra Singh
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| constituency = [[Bithari Chainpur (Assembly constituency)|Bithari Chainpur]]
| office = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]], [[Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh]]
| term_start = March 2012
| term_end = March 2017
| predecessor = None
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| constituency2 = [[Bareilly Cantt. (Assembly constituency)|Bareilly Cantt.]]
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| term_start2 = May 2007
| term_end2 = March 2012
| predecessor2 = '''Shahlin Islam'''
| successor2 = '''[[Rajesh Agarwal]]'''
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1959|8|8}}<ref name="Member Profile">{{cite news|title=Member Profile|publisher=Legislative Assembly official website|accessdate=Dec 2015|url=http://uplegisassembly.gov.in/ENGLISH/pdfs/members_profile/123.pdf}}</ref>
| birth_place = Bareilly district<ref name="Member Profile"/>
| death_date =30 March 2021
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| parents = Niranjan Singh (father)<ref name="Member Profile"/>
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| party = [[Bahujan Samaj Party]]<ref name="Member Profile"/>
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| spouse = Vinoda Devi (wife)
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| children = 02 sons
| residence = Bareilly district
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'''Virendra Singh''' was an Indian politician, and a member of the [[Bahujan Samaj Party]]. He was a member of the [[Sixteenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh]] (2012-2017) in India.<ref name="Member Profile"/><ref name="Candidate affidavit"/> He represented the [[Bithari Chainpur (Assembly constituency)|Bithari Chainpur]] constituency.<ref name="2012 Election Results">{{cite news|title=2012 Election Results|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] website|accessdate=Dec 2015|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2012/Stats_Report_UP2012.pdf}}</ref><ref name="All MLAs from constituency">{{cite news|title=All MLAs from constituency|publisher=elections.in|accessdate=Dec 2015|url=http://www.elections.in/uttar-pradesh/assembly-constituencies/bithari-chainpur.html}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Virendra Singh was born in Bareilly district. He attended the [[Bareilly College]] and attained Master of Arts degree.<ref name="Member Profile"/><ref name="Candidate affidavit"/>

==Political career==
In the initial phase, he rose up from grass root level and become Block pramukh from Bithari Chainpur. popularly called as pramukh sahab till he is landsliding victory in 2007 assembly elections. Virendra Singh has been a [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] for two terms. He represented the [[Bithari Chainpur (Assembly constituency)|Bithari Chainpur]] constituency and is a member of the [[Bahujan Samaj Party]] political party.<ref name="Member Profile"/><ref name="Candidate affidavit"/>

He lost his seat in the [[2017 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2017 Uttar Pradesh Assembly election]] to Rajesh Kumar Mishra "Pappu Bhartoul" of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/elections/uttar-pradesh/amanpur-mla-results|title=AMANPUR Election Result 2017, Winner, AMANPUR MLA, Uttar Pradesh}}</ref>

==Posts held==
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! # !! From !! To !! Position !! Comments
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| 01 || 2012 || Incumbent || Member, [[16th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh|16th Legislative Assembly]] ||
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| 02 || 2007 || 2012 || Member, [[15th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh|15th Legislative Assembly]] ||
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==See also==
* [[Bareilly Cantt. (Assembly constituency)]]
* [[Bithari Chainpur (Assembly constituency)]]
* [[Sixteenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh]]
* [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]

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== References ==
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Singh, Virendra}}
[[Category:Bahujan Samaj Party politicians from Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Uttar Pradesh MLAs 2007–2012]]
[[Category:Uttar Pradesh MLAs 2012–2017]]
[[Category:Uttar Pradesh MLAs 2017–2022]]
[[Category:People from Bareilly district]]
[[Category:1959 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]

Virendra Singh (politician) - Revision history

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