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{{short description|Lok Sabha member for Bhadohi, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Virendra Singh
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1956|10|21|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Ballia]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]
| residence = Dokati, [[Ballia]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| death_date =
| death_place =
| office = [[Member of parliament, Lok Sabha|Member]] of the [[India Parliament]]
|term_start = 23 May 2019
|term_end =
| constituency = [[Ballia (Lok Sabha constituency)|Ballia]]
| office1 = President of BJP Kisan morcha
|term_start1 = 15 December 2016
|term_end1 =
|predecessor1 = [[Vijaypal Singh Tomar]]
|office2 = [[Member of parliament, Lok Sabha|Member]] of the [[India Parliament]] <br /> for [[Ballia (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bhadohi]]
|term_start2 = 16 May 2014
|term_end2 = 23 May 2019
|predecessor2 = [[Gorakh Nath Pandey]]
|successor2 =[[Rameshchand Bind]]|
term =
| occupation = Agriculturist
| predecessor =
| successor =
| party =[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| religion =
| spouse = Smt. Renu Singh
| parents =
| children =3
| alma_mater = [[Banaras Hindu University]]
| website = {{url|virendrasinghmast.com}}
| footnotes =
| date = 17 December
| year = 2016
| source = http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=3608
}}
'''Virendra Singh''' is a member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] and has won the [[2019 Indian general election]]s from the [[Ballia (Lok Sabha constituency)]]. He is national president of BJP kisan Morcha.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS2478.htm?ac=78 |title=Constituencywise-All Candidates |publisher=Eciresults.nic.in |access-date=2014-05-17}}</ref>

As state president of BJP Kisan Morcha, he started "Gaon Chalo Abhiyaan" to promote awareness among farmers and villagers especially in the field of agriculture.{{citation needed|date=March 2019}}

==Early life and education==

Virendra Singh was born on 21 October 1956 to Shri Ramnath Singh and Smt. Draupadi Singh. He was born in a village named Dokati, which is located in Ballia district in Uttar Pradesh. Virendra Singh completed his Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) from Banaras Hindu University (B.H.U.). He married Renu Singh on 19 June 1981.

==Political career==

*1988-1989: District President, Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha
*1989-1992: District President, Bharatiya Janata Party (B.J.P.)
*1991: Elected to 10th Lok Sabha
*1996-98: State President, Kisan Morcha (BJP)
*1998: Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
*2000-2004: State Coordinator, Swadeshi Jagran Manch
*May, 2014: Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
*May, 2019: Re-elected to 17th Lok Sabha (4th term)
*1 Sep. 2014 onwards: Member, Committee on Papers Laid on the Table; Member, Standing Committee on Agriculture; Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers

==References==
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{{16th LS members from Uttar Pradesh|state=expanded}}

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Virendra Singh Mast - Revision history

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