Pranav Singh

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Kunwar Pranav Singh Champion
Member of Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
2012
Preceded byConstituency created
ConstituencyKhanpur
In office
2002–2012
Preceded byMuhammad Muhiuddin
Succeeded bySanjay Gupta
ConstituencyLaksar
Personal details
Born (1966-04-06) 6 April 1966 (age 57)
Gangtok, Sikkim, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party (2016–19) (2020–Present)
Indian National Congress (2007–16)
Spouse(s)Kunwarani Devyani Singh
ChildrenDivye Pratap Singh[1][2]
Parent(s)Narendra Singh (father)
Websitehttp://pranavchampion.in

Kunwar Pranav Singh 'Champion' (born 6 April 1966). He is the descendant of Ram Dayal Singh and "First Freedom Fighter" Vijay Singh who belongs to Kunja Bahadurpur Riyasat, that was formed in the 18th-century.He is a Member of the Legislative assembly of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly in India. He was suspended by the Bharatiya Janata Party leadership after his video goes viral in which he was dancing with guns and . But he is back in the party again. He was previously associated with Congress. He is elected for the fourth consecutive time and is one of the senior Member of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly. He has also served as a cabinet-rank official in the previous state governments under the Chief-Ministership of N. D. Tiwari, Vijay Bahuguna & Harish Rawat.

Career[edit]

Singh contested from Khanpur at the 2012 legislative assembly election as a candidate of the Indian National Congress (INC). In May 2016, along with eight other legislators, he revolted against the Harish Rawat-led INC government in the State.[3][4] Around this time, he quit the INC and joined the BJP. He was disqualified as a legislator under the anti-defection law only to be elected from the BJP after the 2017 election.[5] He was suspended for 3 months from Bharatiya Janata Party on 23, June 2019, following his feud with another lawmaker Deshraj Karanwal.[6] On 11 July 2019, Bharatiya Janata Party extended the suspension of Pranav Singh Champion for an indefinite period because he appeared in a controversial video which showed him dancing with guns and comparing the size of the state he represents to his genitals. The video went viral on social media, causing embarrassment to the party.[7]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Divye Pratap Singh shoots gold in Thailand Championship". Hindustan Times. 17 October 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  2. ↑ "Kunwar Divye Pratap Won Gold Medal In Shooting Competition". Jagran. 17 October 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  3. ↑ "Champion's somersaults in Haridwar". The Hindu. 14 February 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  4. ↑ "Will Kunwar be Champion 4th time?". The Tribune. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  5. ↑ "Champion-Shah meet sparks controversy in state BJP". The Times of India. 14 February 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  6. ↑ "Pranav Singh Champion suspended for 3 months". Times of India. Times of India. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  7. ↑ DehradunJuly 11, Press Trust of India; July 11, 2019UPDATED; Ist, 2019 20:23. "BJP suspends gun-toting Uttarakhand MLA Kunwar Pranav Singh Champion for indefinite period". India Today. Retrieved 12 July 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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