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Ranvendra Pratap Singh

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Ranvendra Pratap Singh
Minister of state in Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs
Government of Uttar Pradesh
In office
21 August 2019 – 25 March 2022
Chief MinisterYogi Adityanath
Minister of state in Agriculture
Government of Uttar Pradesh
In office
19 March 2017 – 21 August 2019
Chief MinisterYogi Adityanath
MinisterSurya Pratap Shahi
Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
2017–2022
Preceded byMohammed Asif
Succeeded byUsha Maurya
ConstituencyHusainganj
In office
2007–2012
Preceded byMohammed Shafir
Succeeded byKrishna Paswan
ConstituencyKhaga
Personal details
Born (1964-01-02) 2 January 1964 (age 60)
Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Political partyBharatiya Janta Party
Spouse
Pushpa Singh
(m. 1978)
Children2 sons, 2 daughters
Parent
  • Brijesh Chandra Singh (father)
OccupationAgriculturist, Businessman
Source: [1]

Ranvendra Pratap Singh (born 3 February 1964) is an Indian politician and a former state minister of Uttar Pradesh.

Early life

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Singh was born on 3 February 1964 to Brajesh Chandra Singh in Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh.[1] He completed his intermediate studies from Yamuna Christian College in 1981.[2] He married Pushpa Singh on 8 May 1978, with whom he has two sons and two daughters.[1] Singh is an agriculturalist and has a dairy farm.[1][2]

Political career

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He was twice elected to the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly as a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) member of the Legislative Assembly: for Khaga in 2007 and for Husainganj in 2017.[3] He was named a minister of state for agriculture, agricultural education and research in the Yogi Adityanath ministry.[4]

Singh lost Husainganj constituency seat to Usha Maurya of Samajwadi party in the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "श्री रणवेन्‍द्र प्रताप सिंह उर्फ धुन्‍नी भइया". uplegisassembly.gov.in (in Hindi). Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Ranvendra Pratap Singh(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- HUSAINGANJ(FATEHPUR) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  3. ^ "2017 Husainganj - Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election Winner, LIVE Results & Latest News: Election Dates, Polling Schedule, Election Results & Live Election Updates". India.com. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  4. ^ "CM Yogi Adityanath keeps home, revenue: UP portfolio allocation highlights". Hindustan Times. 22 March 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Husainganj Election Result 2022 LIVE Updates: Usha Maurya of SP Wins". News18. 10 March 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2022.