Ranvendra Pratap Singh

Ranvendra Pratap Singh (born 3 February 1964) is an Indian politician and a former state minister of Uttar Pradesh.

Ranvendra Pratap Singh
Minister of State, Government of Uttar Pradesh
In office
22 March 2017 – 24 March 2022
Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
11 March 2017 – 2022
Preceded byMo. Asif
Succeeded byUsha Maurya
ConstituencyHusainganj
In office
11 May 2007 – 6 March 2012
Preceded byMohd. Shafir
Succeeded byKrishna Paswan
ConstituencyKhaga
Personal details
Born (1964-02-03) 3 February 1964
Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Political partyBharatiya Janta Party
Spouse(s)
Pushpa Singh
​
(m. 1978)​
Children4
OccupationAgriculturalist, businessman
Source

Early life

Singh was born on 3 February 1964 to Brajesh Chandra Singh in Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh.[1] He completed his intermediate studies from Yamuna Christian College in 1981.[2] He married Pushpa Singh in 8 May 1978, with whom he has two sons and two daughters.[1] Singh is an agriculturalist and has a dairy farm.[1][2]

Political career

He was twice elected to the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly as a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) member of the Legislative Assembly: for Khaga in 2007 and for Husainganj in 2017.[3] He was named a minister of state for agriculture, agricultural education and research in the Yogi Adityanath ministry.[4]

Singh lost Husainganj constituency seat to Usha Maurya of Samajwadi party in the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election.[5]

References
  1. "श्री रणवेन्‍द्र प्रताप सिंह उर्फ धुन्‍नी भइया". uplegisassembly.gov.in (in Hindi). Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  2. "Ranvendra Pratap Singh(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- HUSAINGANJ(FATEHPUR) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  3. "2017 Husainganj - Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election Winner, LIVE Results & Latest News: Election Dates, Polling Schedule, Election Results & Live Election Updates". India.com. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  4. "CM Yogi Adityanath keeps home, revenue: UP portfolio allocation highlights". Hindustan Times. 22 March 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  5. "Husainganj Election Result 2022 LIVE Updates: Usha Maurya of SP Wins". News18. 10 March 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
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