Bandana Singh is an Indian Politician and a Member of 17th Legislative Assembly of Azamgarh district, Uttar Pradesh state of India. She represents the Sagri Constituency of Uttar Pradesh and is a Member of Bahujan Samaj Party.[2]

Bandana Singh
MLA, 17th Legislative Assembly
In office
March 2017 – March 2022
Preceded byAbhay Narayan
ConstituencySagri, Azamgarh
Personal details
Born (1981-10-07) 7 October 1981 (age 43)
Tegna, Mau, Uttar Pradesh[1]
NationalityIndian
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party (2021-Present)
Other political
affiliations
Bahujan Samaj Party (Till 2021)
Spouse
Sarvesh Singh Sipu
(m. 2003; died 2013)
RelationsYash Thakur (Nephew)
ChildrenKritika Singh Rathour, Samarth Singh Rathour, Dhairya Singh Rathour
ParentRavindra Nath Singh (Father)[2]
Residence(s)Vidhayak Niwas, Lucknow Uttar Pradesh
Alma materVeer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University[3]
OccupationMLA
ProfessionPolitician, Agriculture[2]

Early life and education

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Singh was born 24 March 1981 in Tegna, Mau, Uttar Pradesh to her father Shri Ravindra Nath Singh. She married Sarvesh Singh Sipu (Ex MLA of Sagri) in 2003. Sipu was shot dead in 2013 at his home by unknown shooters,[4] they have two sons and one daughter. She belongs to Kshatriya family. She got M.A. degree in 2003 and B.Ed. in 2009 from Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University.[1]

Political career

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Singh has been a member of the 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh. Since 2017, she has represented the Sagri constituency and is a member of the Bahujan Samaj Party.[2] She defeated Samajwadi Party candidate Jairam Patel by a margin of 5,475 votes.[5]

Posts held

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# From To Position Comments
01 March 2017 March 2022 Member, 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh [6]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Member Profile". official website of Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d "Candidate affidavit". my neta.info. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Bandana Singh(Bahujan Samaj Party(BSP)):Constituency- SAGRI(AZAMGARH) - Affidavit Information of Candidate".
  4. ^ Zanane, Anant (19 July 2013). "Former MLA Sarvesh Singh shot dead by gunmen on bikes at his home, violence in Azamgarh". NDTV. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  5. ^ "Assembly result 2017". Elections.in. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  6. ^ "Uttar Pradesh 2017 Result" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 9 December 2018.