Uma Shankar Singh (Uttar Pradesh politician)
Umashankar Singh | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office March 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Ghoora Ram |
| Constituency | Rasara, Ballia |
| Leader of the Bahujan Samaj Party in Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 19 March 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Position Established |
| Constituency | Rasara, Ballia |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 January 1971 Khanwar, Ballia, Uttar Pradesh[1] |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| Residence(s) | 2/3 Vipul Khand, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh |
| Occupation | MLA |
| Profession | Politician |
Thakur Umashankar Singh is an Indian politician and a member of 16th and 17th Legislative Assembly, Uttar Pradesh of India. He represents the Rasara constituency in Ballia district of Uttar Pradesh.[2][3][4]
Early life and education
[edit]Umashankar Singh, born in a farmer family in Khanwar a village of Rasra, Uttar Pradesh completed his basic education in government schools and joined Satish Chand College Ballia. He started his career as a student leader and contested the student union election in SC college in the year 1991 and won the election by the highest margin ever.
Political career
[edit]Umashankar Singh contested the Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election in 2017 as a Bahujan Samaj Party candidate and defeated his close contestant Ram Iqbal Singh from Bharatiya Janata Party with a margin of 33,887 votes. He won the 2012 Assembly election against Sangram Singh Yadav by a large margin.[5]
As a Social Worker
[edit]He is one of the most famous politicians of Ballia, most followed politician in U.P. Eastern region, people love him, call him garibon ka messiah. He has contributed a lot to society, in February 2016 he organized group marriages of 351 Hindu, Muslim people which in itself is a record.He helps poor people who can't make their child marry he helps them, he makes the mariage as a festival of Rasara(Celebrated in Nath Baba Mandir)[6]
Since 1 January 2017, MLA Umashankar Singh started free 40 wi-fi hotspots for the public to use, all free of cost in Rasra, Ballia constituency.[7]
Posts held
[edit]| # | From | To | Position | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | March 2012 | March 2017 | Member, 16th Legislative Assembly | [8] |
| 02 | March 2017 | March 2022 | Member, 17th Legislative Assembly | [9] |
| 03 | March 2022 | Incumbent | Member, 18th Legislative Assembly |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Member Profile". official website of Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
- ^ "Rasara Election Results 2017". Retrieved 19 December 2018.
- ^ "BSP's Rasra MLA Uma Shankar Singh to move High Court against his disqualification by Governor Ram Naik". Times of India. 19 January 2017.
- ^ "candidate affidavit". myneta.info. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- ^ "ठेकेदार से विधायक बनते ही विरोधियों की आंखों की किरकिरी बन गए थे उमाशंकर सिंह". Patrika. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
- ^ "Group marriages of Hindu and Muslim couples in Ballia". www.milligazette.com. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- ^ "BSP MLA to give free Wi-Fi to his constituency". Times of India. 31 December 2016.
- ^ "2012 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- ^ "Uttar Pradesh 2017 Result" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
