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Yashpal Singh (politician)

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Chaudhary Yashpal Singh
Member of Parliament, 8th Lok Sabha
In office
Dec 1984 – Nov 1989
ConstituencySaharanpur
MLA, 02nd Legislative Assembly
In office
Apr 1957 – Mar 1962
ConstituencyDeoband
1962-1984
Preceded byCh.Data Ram
Succeeded byKanwar Pal
ConstituencyMember of The legislative assembly,Nakur
Personal details
Bornc. 1921
Saharanpur district, (Uttar Pradesh)
Died (aged 94)
Delhi, India
Citizenship India
Nationality India
Political partySamajwadi Party
Other political
affiliations
Indian National Congress
Bharatiya Janata Party
Rashtriya Lok Dal
Children4 (Rudrasain and Inder Sain)
Parent(s)Chaudhary Dhiraj Singh (Father),
Mukhi Devi (Mother)
ResidenceSaharanpur district & New Delhi
OccupationPolitician

Chaudhary Yashpal Singh (c. 1921 – 12 December 2015) was an Indian politician and Member of Parliament of India. He was a member of the 8th Lok Sabha and has also been a member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly several times. Singh represented the Saharanpur constituency of Uttar Pradesh. Yashpal Singh was National Vice President of the Samajwadi Party political party. However, he represented the Indian National Congress during the 8th Lok Sabha.[1][2][3]

Early life and education

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Chaudhary Yashpal Singh was born in a Gujjar family of Saharanpur district of Uttar Pradesh state. His highest attained education is twelfth grade.[1][3][4]

Political career

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Singh was active in politics since the 1950s.[citation needed] He first became MLA from Nakur in 1962, the same year that another person named Yashpal was elected to Lok Sabha from Kairana. He was initially associated with Indian National Congress and was a member of the Lok Sabha in 1980s, apart from being a Member of Legislative Assembly and Cabinet Minister in State of Uttar Pradesh several times. In early 2000s, Singh joined Bharatiya Janata Party followed by Rashtriya Lok Dal in first week of Jan. 2012; only to join Samajwadi Party in another two weeks. He was the Vice President of Samajwadi Party.[1][5][6]

Death

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Singh died aged 94 at Escorts Hospital in Delhi on 12 December 2015.[7]

Posts held

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# From To Position Comments
01 1962 1967 Member, 02nd Legislative Assembly
02 1969 1974 Member Legislative Council of Uttar Pradesh (MLC) Saharanpur
03 1974 1977 Member, Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh
03 1974 1977 Minister, PWD Minister Uttar Pradesh
04 1977 1980 Member, Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh
05 1980 1984 Member, Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh
05 1980 1984 Minister, Revenue Minister, Agriculture Minister, Excise Minister and Prohibition Minister (Madhya nishedha)
06 1984 1989 Member, 8th Lok Sabha Represented INC
07 1993 1997 Member, legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Member Profile". Lok Sabha website. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  2. ^ "Election Results 1984" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Criminal & Asset Declaration". myneta.info. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  4. ^ "SP wooing Gurjars ahead of Lok Sabha polls". Times of India.
  5. ^ "Joining RLD". RLD official website. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  6. ^ "Poll Talk". Indian Express. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  7. ^ Press Trust of India (13 December 2015). "Senior SP leader Yashpal Singh passes away". Business Standard. Retrieved 15 December 2015.