Dinesh Pratap Singh[1] is an Indian politician. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) since 2018, before that he was a member of the Indian National Congress.[2]

Dinesh Pratap Singh
Minister of State (Independent Charge)
Government of Uttar Pradesh
Assumed office
25 March 2022
Chief MinisterYogi Adityanath
Ministry & Department's
  • Horticulture
  • Agricultural Exports
  • Marketing
  • Foreign Trade
Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council
Assumed office
16 Jan 2010
ConstituencyRaebareli local authorities
Personal details
Born (1967-10-03) October 3, 1967 (age 57)
Raibareli, Uttar Pradesh, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Other political
affiliations
Indian National Congress
Relations5 brothers (including him)
Residence(s)Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh, India
Alma materFeroze Gandhi Polytechnic, Kanpur University
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionPolitician
Websitehttps://dineshpratapsingh.com/

He has served as a member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council from 2010, formerly as a member of the INC and, from 2022, the BJP.

He also contested the 16th Lok Sabha Elections against Sonia Gandhi from Rae Bareli (Lok Sabha constituency), losing by 167,178 votes.

Political career

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# From To Position Comments
01 2010 2016 Member,[3] Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council
02 2016 2022 Member, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council
03 2022 - Minister of State[4] (Independent Charge) Horticulture Agriculture Marketing Agriculture Foreign Trade and Agriculture Export Department, Uttar Pradesh
04 2022 - Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council[5]

References

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  1. ^ "BJP Fields Ex-Congress Leader Against Sonia Gandhi In Rae Bareli". NDTV.com.
  2. ^ "Dinesh Pratap Singh: Former Cong MLC Who Halved Sonia Gandhi's Margin in 2019, Gets Another Shot at Raebareli". News18. 2 May 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Dinesh Pratap Singh :(LOCAL AUTHORITIES) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info.
  4. ^ "दिनेश प्रताप सिंह dinesh-pratap-singh: Latest News, Photos and Videos of dinesh-pratap-singh, दिनेश प्रताप सिंह हिंदी न्यूज़, इमेज और वीडियो | Page 1". www.livehindustan.com (in Hindi). Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  5. ^ "यूपी एमएलसी चुनाव: योगी सरकार में मंत्री दिनेश प्रताप सिंह रायबरेली से जीते". Hindustan (in Hindi). Retrieved 31 March 2023.