Sher Bahadur Singh

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Sher Bahadur Singh
Member of Legislative Assembly, Uttar Pradesh
In office
2012–2017
Succeeded byRitesh Pandey
ConstituencyJalalpur
In office
2007–2012
Preceded byRakesh Pandey
ConstituencyJalalpur
In office
1996–2002
Preceded byRam Lakhan Verma
Succeeded byRakesh Pandey
ConstituencyJalalpur
In office
1985–1989
Succeeded byRam Lakhan Verma
ConstituencyJalalpur
In office
1980–1985
Preceded byBhagauti Prasad
ConstituencyJalalpur
Personal details
Born9 Sep 1941
Kannupur, Jalalpur
Died19 Jan, 2020
Lucknow
Political partyIndian National Congress (1980-1985), Bhartiya Janata Party (1996-2002), Bahujan Samaj Party (2007-2012),
Residence(s)Kannupur, Jalalpur

Sher Bahadur Singh (died January 19, 2020) was an Indian politician in Uttar Pradesh. He served 5 times as Member of the Legislative Assembly (India) Uttar Pradesh for Jalalpur (Assembly constituency). He was firstly elected member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly for Jalalpur constituency in 1980 from Indian National Congress, in 1985 as Independent, in 1996 from Bharatiya Janata Party, in 2002 from Bahujan Samaj Party, in 2012 from Samajwadi Party.[1][2]

He was once a member of the Bahujan Samaj Party, but left that party after it decided not to field him as a candidate in the forthcoming election and joined the Samajwadi Party on July 25, 2011.

Singh died on 19 January 2020 due to an age-related illness.[1][3]

Controversies[edit]

In 2007, tailoring shops were found in garages rented by several members of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, including Singh.[4]

In 2007, fighting broke out between Singh's bodyguards and some uninvited journalists at the wedding of Singh's nephew, Pawan Singh.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Ex-UP minority panel chief embraces SP TNN". The Times of India. 31 July 2011. Archived from the original on 23 September 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
  2. ^ "BSP gets new candidate for Ambedkar Nagar". Indian Express. 1 March 2009. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
  3. ^ PTI (25 July 2011). "MLA Breaks Ranks with Mayawati, Joins SP". OutlookIndia.com. Retrieved 25 August 2011.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ Sahu, Manish. "MLA garages are tailoring shops". ExpressIndia.com. Retrieved 25 August 2011.[dead link]
  5. ^ PTI (27 November 2007). "Wife gate crashes in ex-husband's marriage". DNA. Retrieved 25 August 2011.