Know your Politician
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Constituency : |
Machhlishahr (Uttar Pradesh )
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Party Name :
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Samajwadi Party(SP)
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Email Address :
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[email protected]
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Father’s Name
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Late Shri Lok Nath Singh
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Mother’s Name
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Smt. Sneh Prabha
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Date of Birth
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01.01.1951
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Place of Birth
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Bhagesara, Prithviganj, Distt. Pratapgarh (Uttar Pradesh)
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Marital Status
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Married
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Date of Marriage
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14 Jun 1975
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Spouse’s Name
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Smt. Usha Singh
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No. of Sons
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2
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No.of Daughters
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1
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Educational Qualifications
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M.A. (Pol. Science), Vidya Visharad
Educated at Gorakhpur University, Lucknow University, Lucknow and
Arya Samaj, Ajmer
Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh
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Profession
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Agriculturist
Educationist, Sportsperson
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Permanent Address |
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259, Paltan Bazar,
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Distt. Pratap Garh, Uttar Pradesh
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(05392) 21764;
Mobile No. 09838023
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Present Address |
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169, South Avenue,
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New Delhi – 110011
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(011) 23793603
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Position Held |
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1996-99
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Member, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
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1999
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Elected to 13th Lok Sabha
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1999-2000
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Member, Committee on Absence of Members from the sittings of
the House
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Book Published
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Edited “Indian Constitution Needs Fundamental Changes”, published in 1978
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Social And Cultural Activities
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Struggled for the welfare of poor people, labourers and employees; observed
fast-unto-death against the exploitation of Cotton Mill workers in Barabanki in 1980; joined the
trade union politics and organised the rural labourers and enabled them to get their rights; struggled
to provide justice and rights to workers of Food Corporation of India; worked for the cause of the
exploited and the poor people by associating with various organisations
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Special Interests
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Sports, reading, teaching, travelling and social service
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Sports and Clubs
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Kabaddi, hockey and tennis
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Countries Visited
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Myanmar, Norway and South Africa
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Other Information
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State President, (i) U.P. State Mineral Development Corporation; (ii) National Confederation of
Employees Union; (iii) U.P. Pollution Board Employees Union; and (iv) Cotton Mill Employees
Union; President, Somya Mill Workers Association; Senior vice-President, Teachers Union,
Awadh University; appointed lecturer in Political Science at Lal Bahadur Shastri Degree College,
Gonda (Gorakhpur University) in 1973 but resigned and joined the movement led by Lok Nayak
Shri Jai Prakash Narayan; again in 1975, appointed Professor of Political Science at Jawahar Lal
Nehru Degree College under Avadh University; resigned the post in 1987 due to active
participation in Trade Union politics; elected President of Students Union in P.B. Inter College
Pratapgarh and Ranvir Rananjya Degree College, Amethi, Sultanpur; elected Prime Minister of
Lucknow University Political Science Parliament in 1972-73; influenced by the ideals of Dr. Ram
Manohar Lohia and Shri Mulayam Singh Yadav, joined the membership of Samajwadi Party under
the leadership of Shri Amar Singh
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Reference: Loksabha