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Gyanendra Singh

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Gyanendra Singh
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
March 2017
Preceded byDeo Narayan Urf G.M. Singh
ConstituencyPaniyara (Assembly constituency)
Member of the Legislative Assembly of
Shyamdeurawa
In office
October 1996 – May 2007 (2 Times)
Preceded byRamadhar Yadav
Succeeded byRamadhar Yadav
In office
June 1991 – December 1992
Preceded byJanardhan Prasad Ojha
Succeeded byRamadhar Yadav
Personal details
Born (1954-12-01) 1 December 1954 (age 69)
Rampur Chaubey, Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh
NationalityIndian
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
ParentChandrika Singh
Residence(s)Partawal Bazar, Maharajganj, Uttar Pradesh
EducationHigh School
Alma materUttar Pradesh Board
OccupationMLA
Profession
  • Politician
  • Farmer

Gyanendra Singh is an Indian politician and a member of the 18th Uttar Pradesh Assembly, in India. Since 2017, he represents the Paniyara (Assembly constituency) in Maharajganj district of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Earlier he was also a member in 11th, 13th and 14th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh from Shyamdeurawa (Assembly constituency), which was abolished after Delimitation order (2008).[1]

Early life and education

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Singh was born 1 December 1954 in the Rampur Chaubey village in Kushinagar district of Uttar Pradesh to father Chandrika Singh. In 1972, he married Indumati Singh, they have one son and two daughters. He belongs to sainthwar-mall-kshatriya community. He attended Board of High School and Intermediate Education Uttar Pradesh and attained High School Certificate.[2][3]

Political career

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Singh started his political career in 1988 as a Sarpanch. After this, he joined Bharatiya Janata Party. In 11th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh (1991) elections, he got ticket from Shyamdeurawa (Assembly constituency) and was elected MLA by defeating Janata Dal candidate Ramadhar Yadav by a lowest margin of 29 votes.[4]

In 12th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh (1993) elections, he again contested from Shyamdeurawa but lost to Janata Dal candidate Ramadhar Yadav by a margin of 2,247 votes.[4]

In 13th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh (1996) elections, he was again elected MLA from Shyamdeurawa by defeating Bahujan Samaj Party candidate Javed Ali by a margin of 14,920 votes.[4]

In 14th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh (2002) elections, he was elected MLA for second time continuously from Shyamdeurawa by defeating Bahujan Samaj Party candidate Mehdi Hasan by a margin of 1,719 votes.[4]

He also contested 15th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh (2007) elections, but lost to SP's Janaradan Prasad Ojha by a margin of 10,848 votes. After election, as per Delimitation order (2008) Shyamdeurawa constituency was abolished.[5]

After abolition of the Shyamdeurawa constituency, in 16th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh (2012) elections he contested from Paniyara (Assembly constituency) but lost to BSP's Deo Narayan Singh by a margin of 4,083 votes.[6]

In 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh (2017) elections, he again contested from Paniyara and was elected MLA by defeating Bahujan Samaj Party candidate Ganesh Shankar Pandey by a margin of 67,491 votes.[7]

Posts held

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# From To Position Constituency
1 March 2017 Incumbent Member, 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh Paniyara[8]
2 March 2002 May 2007 Member, 14th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh Shyamdeurawa
3 October 1996 March 2002 Member, 13th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh Shyamdeurawa
4 June 1991 December 1992 Member, 11th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh Shyamdeurawa

References

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  1. ^ "Candidate affidavit". my neta.info. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Member Profile". Official website of Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  3. ^ "सदस्य उत्तर प्रदेश विधान सभा". uplegisassembly.gov.in. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d "Shyamdeurawa Assembly Constituency Election Result – Legislative Assembly Constituency". resultuniversity.com. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Delimitation of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies Order – 2008". Election Commission of India. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  6. ^ "Paniyara Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". www.elections.in. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  7. ^ "Paniyara Assembly Constituency Election Result – Legislative Assembly Constituency". resultuniversity.com. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  8. ^ "महराजगंज जिले की पनियरा सीट पर भाजपा प्रत्याशी ग्यानेन्द्र सिंह ने अपने निकटतम प्रतिद्वंद्वी बसपा के गणेश शंकर पाण्डेय को 67486 मतों से हराया। भाजपा ने यह सीट बसपा से छीनी।". Navbharat Times (in Hindi). Retrieved 4 June 2020.