Umashankar Singh (politician)

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Umashankar Singh
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Member of Legislative Assembly for
Rasara
Assumed office
March 2017
In office
March 2012 – March 2017
Preceded byGhoora Ram
ConstituencyRasara, Ballia
Personal details
Born (1971-01-02) 2 January 1971 (age 51)
Khanwar, Ballia, Uttar Pradesh[1]
NationalityIndian
Political partyBahujan Samaj Party
Residence2/3 Vipul Khand, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
OccupationMLA
ProfessionPolitician

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[]

Umashankar Singh, a Rajput, 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 student union election in SC college in year 1991 and won the election by highest margin ever.

Political career[]

Umashankar Singh contested Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election in 2017 as 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 2012 Assembly election against Sangram Singh Yadav by a large margin.[5]

As a Social Worker[]

He is one of the most famous Politician of Ballia, Most followed politician in UP Eastern region people love him, calls him garibon ka messiah, he has contributed a lot to the society, in February 2016 he organized group marriages of 351 Hindu, Muslim couples which in itself is a record.[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[]

# From To Position Comments
01 March 2012 March 2017 Member, 16th Legislative Assembly [8]
02 March 2017 Incumbent Member, 17th Legislative Assembly [9]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Member Profile". official website of Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Rasara Election Results 2017". Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  3. ^ "BSP's Rasra MLA Uma Shankar Singh to move High Court against his disqualification by Governor Ram Naik". Times of India. 19 January 2017.
  4. ^ "candidate affidavit". myneta.info. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  5. ^ "ठेकेदार से विधायक बनते ही विरोधियों की आंखों की किरकिरी बन गए थे उमाशंकर सिंह". Patrika. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  6. ^ "Group marriages of Hindu and Muslim couples in Ballia". www.milligazette.com. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  7. ^ "BSP MLA to give free Wi-Fi to his constituency". Times of India. 31 December 2016.
  8. ^ "2012 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  9. ^ "Uttar Pradesh 2017 Result" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
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