Ravindra Pratap Singh
Ravindra Pratap Singh | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1977-1980 | |
| Preceded by | Vidya Dhar Bajpai |
| Succeeded by | Sanjay Gandhi |
| Constituency | Amethi, Uttar Pradesh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 July 1938 VijaiMaukote, Pratapgarh District, United Provinces, British India (present-day, Uttar Pradesh, India) |
| Political party | Janata Party |
| Other political affiliations | Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| Spouse |
Nirmala Devi (m. 1952) |
| Children | 6 |
| Source: [1] | |
Ravindra Pratap Singh (7 July 1938) was an Indian politician associated with Jana Sangh, Janata Party, and BJP. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, lower house of the Parliament of India from Amethi, Uttar Pradesh defeating Sanjay Gandhi in the 1977 Indian general election as member of the Janata Party.[1][2][3][4]
Personal life
[edit]Singh was born on 7 July 1938 to Naresh Bahadur Singh at Vijayi Mau village, Kunda Tehsil, Pratapgarh district. He got his primary education from Gandhi Higher Secondary School, Sangipur, Pratapgarh. He received his Bachelor of Commerce and LLB degrees from Udai Pratap Autonomous College in Varanasi. Singh married Nirmala Devi in February 1952, with whom he had three sons and three daughters. By profession he was a lawyer and agriculturist.[5]
Positions held
[edit]Various positions held by Singh.[5]
- District Vice-president, Jan Sangh
- District Joint Secretary, Jan Sangh
- District Secretary, Jan Sangh
- Secretary, Ranbir Ranjay Degree College, Amethi
- Sultanpur, chairman, Shri Naresh Bahadur Junior Higher Secondary School, Kohra, Amethi
- Samyukta Sevak, Bharat Sevak Samaj
- Member, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, 1967 to 1969
References
[edit]- ^ The Illustrated Weekly of India. Times of India. October 1989. p. 18. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ^ V. B. Kulkarni (1977). My Country and My Rulers. Jaico Press. p. 309. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ^ "Congress will ultimately weaken in Amethi but not this time". The Times of India. 4 May 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ^ Sunita Aron (1 April 2016). The Dynasty: Born to Rule. Hay House, Inc. pp. 94–. ISBN 978-93-85827-10-5. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ^ a b "Members Bioprofile". loksabhaph.nic.in. Retrieved 4 September 2020.