Rajeev Kumar Singh (25 December 1952 – 31 January 2022) was an Indian politician.[1] He represented the Dariyabad in Barabanki district of Uttar Pradesh.[2] He has been Agriculture minister of Uttar Pradesh and 6 times MLA.[3]
Rajeev Kumar Singh | |
|---|---|
| MLA, 16th Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2012–2017 | |
| Constituency | Dariyabad, Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 December 1952 Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Died | 31 January 2022 (aged 69) Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Political party | Samajwadi Party (2012) |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Uttar Pradesh |
| Occupation | MLA |
| Profession | Politician, farmer |
His self reported profile on UP Assembly website, mentioned that he was born on 25 December 1952 in Lucknow, in Thakur caste. He had studied till high school. He married on 6 February 1975 and had a son and a daughter. He had listed farming as his occupation.[1] He died on 31 January 2022.[3]
Political career
editIn 2012, Rajeev Kumar Singh contested Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election as Samajwadi Party candidate and won, becoming a member of the 16th Uttar Pradesh Assembly.[4]
In 2017, Bharatiya Janta Party candidate Satish Chandra Sharma won the 2017 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Elections defeating Samajwadi Party candidate Rajeev Kumar Singh by a margin of 50,686 votes.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b "Members of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly". uplegisassembly.gov.in. Archived from the original on 6 January 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ "RAJEEV KUMAR SINGH(Samajwadi Party(SP)):Constituency- DARIYABAD(BARABANKI ) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Archived from the original on 2 November 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ^ a b "UP Election-2022: समाजवादी पार्टी के वरिष्ठ नेता पूर्व मंत्री बाराबंकी के राजीव कुमार सिंह का निधन, बेटे को टिकट ना मिलने से थे आहत". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). 31 January 2022. Archived from the original on 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- ^ "Uttar Pradesh List of Successful Candidates in Assembly Elections March 2012". Vote India. 7 March 2012. Archived from the original on 2 November 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ^ "Assembly result 2017". Elections.in. Archived from the original on 21 July 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
