Brijesh Kumar Singh | |
|---|---|
| Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council | |
| In office 8 March 2016 ā 7 March 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Annapurna Singh |
| Succeeded by | Annapurna Singh |
| Constituency | Varanasi Local Authorities |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 July 1968 Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse(s) | ( m. 1991) |
| Relations | Late Uday Nath Singh alias Chulbul (ex-MLC) Sushil Singh (nephew) |
| Parent(s) | Late Ravindra Nath Singh (father) |
| Profession | Politician |
| Nickname(s) | Arun |
Brijesh Kumar Singh (also known as Arun) is an Indian Mafia Don turned politician[1] and a former Member of Uttar Pradesh legislative council as an independent candidate.
Political career[edit | edit source]
Brijesh Singh started his political career in year 2012 while being lodged in jail by contesting Assembly elections from Saiyadraja Vidhan Sabha as a candidate of PMSP, but lost by margin of 2,016 votes. Then he contested the Legislative Council elections in 2016 as an independent candidate from his ancestral Varanasi seat[2] which his wife and elder brother represented earlier and won by a margin of 1,954 votes and became MLC.[3][4][5][6]
References[edit | edit source]
- ā "Crime and Political Career of Brijesh Singh". The Print.
- ā "Influence of Brijesh Singh in Varanasi region". Navbharat Times.
- ā "Brijesh Singh wins from Varanasi as an independent candidate". India.com.
- ā "Jailed Mafia Don & MLC Brijesh Singh Takes Oath". The Hindu.
- ā "Election affidavit of Brijesh Singh as an MLC candidate from varanasi local authorities constituency". My Neta.
- ā "Election affidavit of Brijesh Singh as an MLA candidate from saiyadraja assembly constituency". My Neta.