Vijay Singh विजय सिंह | |
|---|---|
| MLA 14th Legislative Assembly MLA16th Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2002 – March 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency Created |
| Succeeded by | Sunil Dwivedi |
| Constituency | Farrukhabad |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 March 1970[1] 27A, Nala Madratta Farrukhabad[1] |
| Nationality |  India |
| Political party | Samajwadi Party[1] |
| Spouse | Damyanti Singh (wife)[1] |
| Children | 2 sons |
| Parent | Prem Singh (father)[1] |
| Profession | Agriculturist & Politician |
Vijay Singh (Hindi: विजय सिंह) is an Indian politician and a member of the 16th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh of India, 15th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh of India, 14th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh of India.[1][2] He represents the Farrukhabad constituency of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Samajwadi Party political party.[3][4]
Early life and education
Vijay Singh was born in district Farrukhabad of Uttar Pradesh. He is educated till tenth grade degree. Vijay Singh belongs to other backward class (obc) community.
Political career
Vijay Singh has been a MLA (from 2002-2017) for three terms. In 2002 Vijay Singh won the election as an independent candidate and again in 2012 also achieved victory contesting election as independent candidate from Sadar seat of Farrukhabad. Vijay Singh's wife Damyanti Singh was also two times chairman (from 1997-2007) of Farrukhabad nagar palika. He represents the Farrukhabad constituency and is a member of the Samajwadi Party political party.[1][2]
Vijay Singh was involved in murder of BJP MLA Brahm Dutt Dwivedi. The assassination case was investigated by the CBI. On July 17, 2003, the CBI court in Lucknow had sentenced gangster Sanjeev Maheshwari and former Samajwadi Party MLA Vijay Singh to life imprisonment in the case. Both convicts had challenged the judgment and filed an appeal in the high court. In 2017, the Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court upheld the trial court judgment of life imprisonment.
Posts held
| # | From | To | Position | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | March 2002 | March 2007 | Member, 14th Legislative Assembly | |
| 02 | March 2007 | March 2012 | Member, 15th Legislative Assembly | |
| 03 | March 2012 | March 2017 | Member, 16th Legislative Assembly | |
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Member Profile" (PDF). U.P. Legislative Assembly website. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
- 1 2 "Candidate affidavit". My neta.info. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
- ↑ politics"2012 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
- ↑ "All MLAs from constituency". elections.in. Retrieved 24 September 2015.