Fateh Singh (Delhi politician)

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Fateh Singh
Current Member of the Legislative Assembly
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
2015
ConstituencyGokalpur (Delhi Assembly constituency)
Personal details
Born (1957-01-13) 13 January 1957 (age 67)
NationalityIndian
Political partyBhartiya Janata Party
ResidenceNand Nagri, Delhi
OccupationBusiness & Politician

Chaudhary Fateh Singh, also known as Fateh Singh, is an Indian politician from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Delhi. He is member of the Sixth Legislative Assembly of Delhi and represents Gokalpur (Assembly constituency) of Delhi.[1] Earlier, he was a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He was a member of First Legislative Assembly of Delhi and served as its deputy speaker from 1995 to 1998.

Personal life[edit]

He is a materials dealer.[2] He is the son of Saktoo Singh. He is a Bachelor of Arts (BA) from Chaudhary Charan Singh University (CCS university) of Uttar Pradesh. He is married; his wife is a housewife.[3]

Political career[edit]

Fateh Singh contested the 1993 Delhi Legislative Assembly elections the Nand Nagari assembly constituency, which was reserved for scheduled castes, on a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ticket. He got 13,429 votes and defeated his nearest rival Rup Chand of the Indian National Congress (INC) by a margin of 781 votes.[4] He became member of the First Legislative Assembly of Delhi and was elected the deputy speaker from 1995 to 1998. He also was on the Rules Committee, as the deputy speaker.[5]

Fateh Singh contested as an independent in 2008 Delhi Legislative Assembly elections from Gokalpur (Assembly constituency). He got 10,262 votes and came fourth. Bahujan Samaj Party's Surendra Kumar won, while BJP's Ranjeet Singh was third.[6][7]

Fateh Singh defected to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) from the BJP in December 2014, with three other BJP leaders. This was officially announced in a AAP rally at Shahdara.[8] He contested the 2015 Delhi Legislative Assembly elections from Gokalpur and got 71,240 votes, defeating the sitting MLA (member of Legislative Assembly) Ranjeet Singh of the BJP by the margin of 31,968 votes.[2][9][10]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Election result". Election commission of India. Retrieved Feb 2015. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Gokulpur Results". NDTV. Archived from the original on 17 February 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  3. ↑ "Fateh Singh Affidavit" (PDF). myneta.info/. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  4. ↑ Delhi Assembly Election Results 1993
  5. ↑ Delhi Legislative Assembly
  6. ↑ "AAP's Fateh Singh says he left BJP because he wanted to work for the common man". I am in DNA of North East Delhi. 14 January 2015. Archived from the original on 17 February 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  7. ↑ 2008 Election Commission of India
  8. ↑ "Ex-BJP MLA joins AAP". The Times of India. 17 December 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  9. ↑ "Election Result". ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  10. ↑ "Assembly Elections 2015 Results, Election Commission of India". Archived from the original on 17 February 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
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