Abhay Singh (politician)
Abhay Singh | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office March 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Indra Partap Tiwari |
| Constituency | Goshainganj |
| In office May 2012 – March 2017 | |
| Succeeded by | Indra Pratap Tiwari |
| Constituency | Goshainganj |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 May 1974 |
| Political party | Samajwadi Party |
| Spouse |
Sarita Singh (m. 2001) |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence(s) | Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Alma mater | Lucknow University, 1994 |
| Profession | Agriculture |
Abhay Singh (born 24 May 1974) is an Indian politician and a member of 18th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh representing Goshainganj.[1][2] He is a member of the Samajwadi Party and had represented Goshainganj in the 16th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh.[1][3]
Personal life[edit]
Singh was born to Bhagwan Bux Singh in Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh on 24 May 1974. He completed his graduation from Lucknow University in 1994. He married Sarita Singh on 30 November 2001, with whom he has two daughters and a son. Hailing from Ayodhya city, Singh is an agriculturalist by profession.[1][4]
Political career[edit]
Active in the politics of Goshainganj, Singh as a Samajwadi Party candidate defeated Bahujan Samaj Party's Indra Pratap Tiwari in the 2012 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, but lost to the latter in 2017, who had joined Bharatiya Janata Party prior to the election.[3][5]
In the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, Singh again representing Samajwadi Party from Goshainganj, defeated Bharatiya Janata Party's Aarti Tiwari, wife of incarcerated incumbent MLA Indra Pratap Tiwari, by a margin of 13,079 votes.[3][6][7]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Abhay Singh(Samajwadi Party(SP)):Constituency- GOSHAINGANJ(AYODHYA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- ^ "Goshainganj Uttar Pradesh Election 2022 Final Results LIVE: SP Candidate ABHAY SINGH wins from Goshainganj , Details Inside". ABP. 10 March 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- ^ a b c "गोसाईंगंज में सपा को जनादेश, दूसरी बार अभय सिंह विजयी". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). 10 March 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- ^ "श्री अभय सिंह". Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (in Hindi). Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ "BJP में शामिल इस हिस्ट्रीशीटर को कहा जाता है फैजाबाद का दबंग, जानें कितने दर्ज हैं केस". Dainik Bhaskar. 12 March 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- ^ "Uttar Pradesh-Goshainganj". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- ^ Sharma, Santosh (18 February 2022). "Samajwadi Party candidate Abhay Singh's convoy attacked in UP's Goshainganj". India Today. Retrieved 16 March 2022.