Virendra Singh (politician)

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Virendra Singh
MLA, Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh
In office
March 2012 – March 2017
Preceded byNone
ConstituencyBithari Chainpur
In office
May 2007 – March 2012
Preceded byShahlin Islam
Succeeded byRajesh Agarwal
ConstituencyBareilly Cantt.
Personal details
Born (1959-08-08) 8 August 1959 (age 64)[1]
Bareilly district[1]
Died30 March 2021
bareilly
NationalityIndian
Political partyBahujan Samaj Party[1]
Spouse(s)Vinoda Devi (wife)
Children02 sons
Parent(s)Niranjan Singh (father)[1]
ResidenceBareilly district
Alma materBareilly College[2]
ProfessionFarmer, businessperson & politician

Virendra Singh was an Indian politician, and a member of the Bahujan Samaj Party. He was a member of the Sixteenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh (2012-2017) in India.[1][2] He represented the Bithari Chainpur constituency.[3][4]

Early life and education[edit]

Virendra Singh was born in Bareilly district. He attended the Bareilly College and attained Master of Arts degree.[1][2]

Political career[edit]

In the initial phase, he rose up from grass root level and become Block pramukh from Bithari Chainpur. popularly called as pramukh sahab till he is landsliding victory in 2007 assembly elections. Virendra Singh has been a MLA for two terms. He represented the Bithari Chainpur constituency and is a member of the Bahujan Samaj Party political party.[1][2]

He lost his seat in the 2017 Uttar Pradesh Assembly election to Rajesh Kumar Mishra "Pappu Bhartoul" of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[5]

Posts held[edit]

# From To Position Comments
01 2012 Incumbent Member, 16th Legislative Assembly
02 2007 2012 Member, 15th Legislative Assembly

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "Member Profile" (PDF). Legislative Assembly official website. Retrieved Dec 2015. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Candidate affidavit". My neta.info. Retrieved December 2015. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  3. "2012 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved Dec 2015. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  4. "All MLAs from constituency". elections.in. Retrieved Dec 2015. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  5. "AMANPUR Election Result 2017, Winner, AMANPUR MLA, Uttar Pradesh".