Rajeev Kumar Singh (Dariyabad politician) explained

Rajeev Kumar Singh
Term Start:2012
Term End:2017
Birth Date:25 December 1952
Birth Place:Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Death Place:Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Children:2
Nationality:Indian
Party:Samajwadi Party (2012)
Profession:Politician, farmer

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.

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. He died on 31 January 2022.[3]

Political career

In 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]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Members of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly . uplegisassembly.gov.in . 1 February 2022 . 6 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220106144651/http://uplegisassembly.gov.in/Members/main_members_en.aspx#/Data/12267/16 . live .
  2. Web site: RAJEEV KUMAR SINGH(Samajwadi Party(SP)):Constituency- DARIYABAD(BARABANKI) - Affidavit Information of Candidate . myneta.info . 2 November 2021 . 2 November 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211102141357/https://myneta.info/up2007/candidate.php?candidate_id=243 . live .
  3. News: 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 . 31 January 2022 . Dainik Jagran . 31 January 2022 . hi . 31 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220131062857/https://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/lucknow-city-senior-samajwadi-party-leader-and-ex-minister-raja-rajeev-kumar-singh-passes-away-22426705.html . live .
  4. Web site: Uttar Pradesh List of Successful Candidates in Assembly Elections March 2012 . Vote India . 2 November 2021 . 7 March 2012 . 2 November 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211102141302/https://www.voteindia.com/news/regional/uttar-pradesh/uttar-pradesh-list-of-successful-candidates-in-assembly-elections-march-2012 . live .
  5. Web site: Assembly result 2017. Elections.in. 25 August 2017. 21 July 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170721024459/http://www.elections.in/uttar-pradesh/assembly-constituencies/dariyabad.html. live.