Umashankar Singh | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 3 March 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Ghoora Ram |
| Constituency | Rasara, Ballia |
| Leader of the Bahujan Samaj Party in Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 19 March 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Position Established |
| Constituency | Rasara, Ballia |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 January 1971 Khanwar, Ballia, Uttar Pradesh[1] |
| Political party | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| Occupation | MLA |
| Profession | Politician |
Thakur Umashankar Singh is an Indian politician and a member of the 16th and 17th Legislative Assembly, Uttar Pradesh of India. He represents the Rasara constituency in Ballia district of Uttar Pradesh.[2][3][4] He is presently the only MLA from the BSP in Uttar Pradesh.
Early life and education[edit | edit source]
Umashankar Singh was born on 2 January 1971 in Khanwar, a village of Rasra, Ballia, Uttar Pradesh, to Shri. Ghurahu Singh, who served in the Indian Army and retired as an ex-army personnel. Belonging to a farmer family, he completed his basic education in government schools and later joined Satish Chand College, Ballia. [5] He started his career as a student leader and contested the student union election in SC college in the year 1991 and won the election by the highest margin ever[citation needed].
Political career[edit | edit source]
Umashankar Singh contested the Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election in 2017 as a Bahujan Samaj Party candidate and defeated his close contestant Ram Iqbal Singh from Bharatiya Janata Party with a margin of 33,887 votes. He won the 2012 Assembly election against Sangram Singh Yadav by a large margin.[6]
In February 2016, he organized the group marriages of 351 Hindus and Muslims. (Celebrated in Nath Baba Mandir).[7]
Since 1 January 2017, MLA Umashankar Singh created 40 free wi-fi hotspots for the public to use in Rasra, Ballia constituency.[8]
Posts held[edit | edit source]
| # | From | To | Position | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | March 2012 | March 2017 | Member, 16th Legislative Assembly | [9] |
| 02 | March 2017 | March 2022 | Member, 17th Legislative Assembly | [10] |
| 03 | March 2022 | Incumbent | Member, 18th Legislative Assembly |
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Member Profile". official website of Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
- ↑ "Rasara Election Results 2017". Retrieved 19 December 2018.
- ↑ "BSP's Rasra MLA Uma Shankar Singh to move High Court against his disqualification by Governor Ram Naik". Times of India. 19 January 2017.
- ↑ "candidate affidavit". myneta.info. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- ↑ https://upvidhansabhaproceedings.gov.in/member?memberId=19747
- ↑ "ठेकेदार से विधायक बनते ही विरोधियों की आंखों की किरकिरी बन गए थे उमाशंकर सिंह". Patrika. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
- ↑ "Group marriages of Hindu and Muslim couples in Ballia". www.milligazette.com. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- ↑ "BSP MLA to give free Wi-Fi to his constituency". Times of India. 31 December 2016.
- ↑ "2012 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- ↑ "Uttar Pradesh 2017 Result" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
