Brijesh Kumar Singh (also known as Arun) is an Indian Mafia Don turned politician[1] and a former Member of Uttar Pradesh legislative council as an independent candidate.
Brijesh Kumar Singh | |
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Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council | |
In office 8 Mar 2016 – 7 Mar 2022 | |
Preceded by | Annapurna Singh |
Succeeded by | Annapurna Singh |
Constituency | Varanasi Local Authorities |
Personal details | |
Born | Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India | 1 July 1968
Nationality | India |
Political party | Independent |
Spouse | Annapurna Singh (m.1991) |
Relations | Late Uday Nath Singh alias chulbul (ex-mlc) Sushil Singh(nephew) |
Parent | Late Ravindra Nath Singh (father) |
Profession | Politician |
Nickname | Arun |
Political career
editBrijesh Singh started his political career in year 2012 while being lodged in Jail by contesting Assembly elections from Saiyadraja Vidhan Sabha as a candidate of PMSP but lost by margin of 2,016 votes.Then he contested the Legislative Council election's in 2016 as an independent candidate from his ancestral Varanasi Seat[2] which his wife and elder brother represented earlier and won by a margin of 1,954 votes and became MLC.[3][4][5][6]
References
edit- ^ "Crime and Political Career of Brijesh Singh". The Print.
- ^ "Influence of Brijesh Singh in Varanasi region". Navbharat Times.
- ^ "Brijesh Singh wins from Varanasi as an independent candidate". India.com.
- ^ "Jailed Mafia Don & MLC Brijesh Singh Takes Oath". The Hindu.
- ^ "Election affidavit of Brijesh Singh as an MLC candidate from varanasi local authorities constituency". My Neta.
- ^ "Election affidavit of Brijesh Singh as an MLA candidate from saiyadraja assembly constituency". My Neta.
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