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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox officeholder
{{Infobox officeholder
| name                = Haribansh Singh
| name                = Harivansh Singh
| image              =  
| image              =  
| caption            =  
| caption            =  
| birth_date          = {{Birth date and age|1950|9|4|df=y}}
| birth_date          = {{Birth date and age|1950|9|4|df=y}}
| birth_place        = [[Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]
| birth_place        = [[Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh|Jaunpur]], Uttar Pradesh, India
| residence          = Basti Bandgan, [[Jaunpur district|Jaunpur]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| residence          = Basti Bandgan, [[Jaunpur district|Jaunpur]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| office              = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]
| office              = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]
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| predecessor        = [[Ratna Singh]]
| predecessor        = [[Ratna Singh]]
| successor          = [[Sangam Lal Gupta]]
| successor          = [[Sangam Lal Gupta]]
| party              = [[Apna Dal]]
| party              = [[Apna Dal (Kamerawadi)|Apna Dal]]
| religion            =  
| religion            =  
| spouse              = Late Smt. Indrawati Singh
| spouse              = Late Smt. Indrawati Singh
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| date                = 17 December
| date                = 17 December
| year                = 2016
| year                = 2016
| source              = http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=4644
| source              = https://sansad.in/rs/about/deputy-chairman
| Facebook Page      = https://www.facebook.com/kuwarharibanshsinghofficial/
}}
}}


'''Haribansh Singh''' is an Indian [[politician]] and a member of the [[Apna Dal]]; and has won the [[2014 Indian general elections]] from the [[Pratapgarh (Lok Sabha constituency)]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS2439.htm?ac=39 |title=Constituencywise-All Candidates |publisher=Eciresults.nic.in |access-date=2014-05-17}}</ref>
'''Harivansh Singh''' is an Indian politician and a member of the [[Apna Dal (Kamerawadi)|Apna Dal]]; and has won the [[2014 Indian general elections]] from the [[Pratapgarh (Lok Sabha constituency)]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS2439.htm?ac=39 |title=Constituencywise-All Candidates |publisher=Eciresults.nic.in |access-date=2014-05-17 |archive-date=21 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140521022040/http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS2439.htm?ac=39 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="KUWAR HARIVANSH SINGH : Bio, Political life, Family & Top stories">{{cite news |title=KUWAR HARIVANSH SINGH : Bio, Political life, Family & Top stories |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/candidates/kuwar-harivansh-singh |access-date=3 June 2025 |publisher=The Times of India |date=3 June 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250603084055/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/candidates/kuwar-harivansh-singh |archive-date=3 June 2025}}</ref><ref name="Apna dal rift: Anupriya warns party MP not to cross ‘Lakshman Rekha’">{{cite news |title=Apna dal rift: Anupriya warns party MP not to cross ‘Lakshman Rekha’ |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/lucknow/apna-dal-rift-anupriya-warns-party-mp-not-to-cross-lakshman-rekha/ |access-date=3 June 2025 |publisher=The Indian Express |date=11 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250603084359/https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/lucknow/apna-dal-rift-anupriya-warns-party-mp-not-to-cross-lakshman-rekha/ |archive-date=3 June 2025 |language=en}}</ref>


== Early life and education ==
== Early life and education ==
He hails from [[Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh|Jaunpur]], [[Uttar Pradesh]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.samachar.com/pratapgarh-breathes-easy-as-royal-battle-recedes-offgLgcfafh.html|title=Pratapgarh breathes easy as royal battle recedes|publisher=Samachar.com|access-date=5 May 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714204503/http://www.samachar.com/pratapgarh-breathes-easy-as-royal-battle-recedes-offgLgcfafh.html|archive-date=14 July 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
He hails from [[Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh|Jaunpur]], [[Uttar Pradesh]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.samachar.com/pratapgarh-breathes-easy-as-royal-battle-recedes-offgLgcfafh.html|title=Pratapgarh breathes easy as royal battle recedes|publisher=Samachar.com|access-date=5 May 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714204503/http://www.samachar.com/pratapgarh-breathes-easy-as-royal-battle-recedes-offgLgcfafh.html|archive-date=14 July 2014}}</ref>
He has a [[B.Sc.]] from T.D. College, Jaunpur, [[Gorakhpur University]], [[Gorakhpur]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://myneta.info/ls2014/candidate.php?candidate_id=8743|title=Kuwar Haribansh Singh, Winner, Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh|publisher=Myneta.com |access-date=2014-06-24}}</ref> He married Indravati Singh on 20 March 1962.
He has a [[B.Sc.]] from T.D. College, Jaunpur, [[Gorakhpur University]], [[Gorakhpur]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://myneta.info/ls2014/candidate.php?candidate_id=8743|title=Kuwar Haribansh Singh, Winner, Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh|publisher=Myneta.com |access-date=2014-06-24}}</ref> He married Indravati Singh on 20 March 1962.


== Career ==
== Career ==
He is a [[business man]] from [[Mumbai]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.asianage.com/india/apna-dal-high-100-success-rate-568|title=Apna Dal high on 100% success rate|publisher=Myneta.com|access-date=17 May 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140521033424/http://www.asianage.com/india/apna-dal-high-100-success-rate-568|archive-date=21 May 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Kunwar Haribansh Singh elected to [[16th Lok Sabha]] of [[Indian Parliament]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3L_tyeu5QsE|title=Harivansh Singh, AD, Winner from Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh|publisher=[[YouTube]]|access-date=16 May 2014}}</ref> on 16 May 2014 from [[Pratapgarh (Lok Sabha constituency)]], Uttar Pradesh.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/lok-sabha-elections-2014/results/constituencies/pratapgarh|title=Election Results 2014 for Pratapgarh|publisher=DNA India |access-date=17 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.livemint.com/Politics/ba74kIl8TeOX6VVSls1YLL/Uttar-Pradesh-election-results-Narendra-Modi-Rahul-Gandhi.html|title=Uttar Pradesh sees BJP landslide victory, BSP rout in Lok Sabha elections|date=16 May 2014|publisher=Live Mint|access-date=16 May 2014}}</ref>
He is a [[business man]] from Mumbai.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.asianage.com/india/apna-dal-high-100-success-rate-568|title=Apna Dal high on 100% success rate|publisher=Myneta.com|access-date=17 May 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140521033424/http://www.asianage.com/india/apna-dal-high-100-success-rate-568|archive-date=21 May 2014}}</ref> Kunwar Haribansh Singh was elected to [[16th Lok Sabha]] of [[Indian Parliament]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3L_tyeu5QsE|title=Harivansh Singh, AD, Winner from Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh|via=YouTube|access-date=16 May 2014}}</ref> on 16 May 2014 from [[Pratapgarh (Lok Sabha constituency)]], Uttar Pradesh.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/lok-sabha-elections-2014/results/constituencies/pratapgarh|title=Election Results 2014 for Pratapgarh|publisher=DNA India |access-date=17 May 2014}}</ref><ref name="Uttar Pradesh sees BJP landslide victory, BSP rout in Lok Sabha elections">{{cite news |title=Uttar Pradesh sees BJP landslide victory, BSP rout in Lok Sabha elections |url=https://www.livemint.com/Politics/ba74kIl8TeOX6VVSls1YLL/Uttar-Pradesh-election-results-Narendra-Modi-Rahul-Gandhi.html |access-date=3 June 2025 |publisher=Mint |date=17 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250603085605/https://www.livemint.com/Politics/ba74kIl8TeOX6VVSls1YLL/Uttar-Pradesh-election-results-Narendra-Modi-Rahul-Gandhi.html |archive-date=3 June 2025}}</ref><ref name="The feudal character of Pratapgarh’s four-way contest">{{cite news |last1= |first1= |title=The feudal character of Pratapgarh’s four-way contest |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/the-feudal-character-of-pratapgarhs-four-way-contest/article62007711.ece |access-date=3 June 2025 |publisher=The Hindu |date=11 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250603085847/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/the-feudal-character-of-pratapgarhs-four-way-contest/article62007711.ece |archive-date=3 June 2025 |language=en-IN}}</ref>


Social and Cultural Activities: Arranged group wedding of poor girls at own cost; Financial support for sick people through Smt. Sonpatti Devi Memorial Medical Trust; and Financial help to poor students towards their payment of school fees, books and uniforms. National President : Akhil Bharatiya Kshatriya Mahasabha;<ref>http://berojgarokitoli.com/harivansh-singh-elected-unopposed-president-of-akhil-bhartiya-kshatriya-mahasabha/</ref><ref>http://orahan.in/kunwar-harivansha-singh-mumbai/</ref><ref>क्षत्रिय महासभा के फिर निर्विरोध राष्ट्रीय अध्यक्ष चुने गए कुं हरिवंश सिंह - अजय कुमार सिंह   - https://parivartanchakra.page/FAAMJb.html</ref>
He is seen as one of the prominent names in the race for the Vice President's post after Jagdeep Dhankhar’s resignation.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Who will be the next Vice President? This name does the rounds as intrigue grows after Jagdeep Dhankhar exit |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/who-will-be-the-next-vice-president-this-name-does-the-rounds-as-intrigue-grows-after-jagdeep-dhankhar-exit-101753154587393.html}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 12:57, 22 July 2025


Harivansh Singh
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
1 September 2014 – 23 May 2019
Preceded byRatna Singh
Succeeded bySangam Lal Gupta
ConstituencyPratapgarh
Personal details
Born (1950-09-04) 4 September 1950 (age 75)
Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Political partyApna Dal
Spouse(s)Late Smt. Indrawati Singh
Children2
ResidenceBasti Bandgan, Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh
Alma materUniversity of Gorakhpur
OccupationBuilder
As of 17 December, 2016
Source: [1]

Harivansh Singh is an Indian politician and a member of the Apna Dal; and has won the 2014 Indian general elections from the Pratapgarh (Lok Sabha constituency).[1][2][3]

Early life and education[edit | edit source]

He hails from Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh.[4] He has a B.Sc. from T.D. College, Jaunpur, Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur.[5] He married Indravati Singh on 20 March 1962.

Career[edit | edit source]

He is a business man from Mumbai.[6] Kunwar Haribansh Singh was elected to 16th Lok Sabha of Indian Parliament[7] on 16 May 2014 from Pratapgarh (Lok Sabha constituency), Uttar Pradesh.[8][9][10]

He is seen as one of the prominent names in the race for the Vice President's post after Jagdeep Dhankhar’s resignation.[11]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "Constituencywise-All Candidates". Eciresults.nic.in. Archived from the original on 21 May 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
  2. "KUWAR HARIVANSH SINGH : Bio, Political life, Family & Top stories". The Times of India. 3 June 2025. Archived from the original on 3 June 2025. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  3. "Apna dal rift: Anupriya warns party MP not to cross 'Lakshman Rekha'". The Indian Express. 11 May 2015. Archived from the original on 3 June 2025. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  4. "Pratapgarh breathes easy as royal battle recedes". Samachar.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  5. "Kuwar Haribansh Singh, Winner, Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh". Myneta.com. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  6. "Apna Dal high on 100% success rate". Myneta.com. Archived from the original on 21 May 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
  7. "Harivansh Singh, AD, Winner from Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh". Retrieved 16 May 2014 – via YouTube.
  8. "Election Results 2014 for Pratapgarh". DNA India. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
  9. "Uttar Pradesh sees BJP landslide victory, BSP rout in Lok Sabha elections". Mint. 17 May 2014. Archived from the original on 3 June 2025. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  10. "The feudal character of Pratapgarh's four-way contest". The Hindu. 11 May 2019. Archived from the original on 3 June 2025. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  11. "Who will be the next Vice President? This name does the rounds as intrigue grows after Jagdeep Dhankhar exit".