Dhirendra_Singh

Dhirendra Singh

Dhirendra Singh

Indian politician


Dhirendra Singh (born 1 November 1966) is an Indian politician and a member of the 18th Uttar Pradesh Assembly and also 17th Legislative Assembly of India. He represents the Jewar Assembly constituency of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).[1][2][3][4][5]

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Early life and education

Dhirendra Singh was born in Rabupura town of Gautam Budh Nagar district to Heeri Singh.[3] He attended the Chaudhary Charan Singh University and attained a Master of Arts degree in History. He is an alumnus of St. John's College, Agra.[3]

Political career

Dhirendra Singh started his political life as a student leader in St. John's College, Agra. After having got a membership in the Indian National Congress (INC), he served on many posts. He took active role during the farmers movement of Bhatta Parsaul and came to limelight during the land acquisition movement of Bhatta Parsaul when he took the Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi to the village on his bike, and led a massive protest.[6] Dhirendra Singh raised a big movement to change the land acquisition law in India. He was the INC's candidate in assembly election 2012 but lost the seat by a low margin of votes.[7][8] He quit the INC and joined BJP before the assembly polls of 2017 and was elected member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly for the first time.[9][2][10][11][12][13][14] Dhirendra Singh has contested for the 16th, 17th and 18th Legislative Assembly for the third time in a row. His victory margin in this election is almost three times that of the 2017 election. [15]


References

  1. "विधान सभा गठन की भारत निर्वाचन आयोग की अधिसूचना" (PDF). www.uplegisassembly.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 August 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  2. "First Time Elected Member's List for Uttar Pradesh Seventeenth Legislative Assembly" (PDF). www.uplegisassembly.gov.in/. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 October 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  3. "CANDIDATE AFFIDAVIT - STATE NAME: S24-Uttar Pradesh". affidavitarchive.nic.in. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  4. "Congress' Chairman Sahaab confident of victory in Jewar". www.sunday-guardian.com. Archived from the original on 1 October 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  5. "UP elections: On Delhi's edge, BSP holds sway". NDTV.com. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  6. Aradhak, Purusharth; Aradhak, Purusharth (9 January 2017). "Congress, RLD leaders join BJP in Uttar Pradesh". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  7. "Backed by Muslims, BJP's Dhirendra Singh defeats three-timJewar". The Hindustan Times. 11 March 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  8. "BJP's Jewar candidate Dhirendra Singh pulls a mammoth crowd for rally". The Hindustan Times. 9 February 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2017.

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