Kunwar Manvendra Singh
Kunwar Manvendra Singh | |
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| Chairman of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council | |
| Assumed office 31 January 2021 | |
| Governor | Anandiben Patel |
| Deputy | Vacant |
| Chief Minister | Yogi Adityanath |
| Preceded by | Ramesh Yadav |
| Deputy Chairman of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council | |
| In office 6 Aug 2004 – 5 May 2006 | |
| Governor | T.V. Rajeswar |
| Chief Minister | Mulayam Singh Yadav |
| ProTem Chairman Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council | |
| In office 6 Jun 2002 – 2 Aug 2004 | |
| Governor | Vishnu Kant Shastri |
| Chief Minister | Mayawati (till Aug 2003)
Mulayam Singh Yadav (from Aug 2003) |
| Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council | |
| Assumed office 31 January 2021 | |
| Constituency | elected by Legislative Assembly members |
| In office 6 May 2000 – 5 May 2006 | |
| Constituency | elected by Legislative Assembly members |
| In office 19 May 1990 – 18 May 1996 | |
| Constituency | Jhansi-Jalaun-Lalitpur Local Authorities |
| Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 10 March 1985 – 29 November 1989 | |
| Preceded by | Ranjeet Singh Judeo |
| Succeeded by | Ranjeet Singh Judeo |
| Constituency | Garautha |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 November 1952 Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Nationality |  India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | Kausalya Singh (.m 1982) |
| Children | 2 (boys) |
| Parent(s) | Kunwar Yogendra Singh (Father) Suvarn lata Devi (Mother) |
| Residence(s) | Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh |
| Alma mater | M.A.,L.L.B |
| Occupation | Politician |
Kunwar Manvendra Singh is a Bharatiya Janata Party politician currently serving as the Chairman of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council.
Early life
[edit]He was born in Agra in 1952 to Kunwar Yogendra Singh & Lata Devi. He has been associated with the RSS since 1969. He later married in 1982 and has two sons.[1] He also holds a MA and a LLB degree from Lucknow University.[2]
Political career
[edit]He has been associated with Sangh and Vidyarthi Parishad since his early days.[3]
He was elected district president of the BJP-Jhansi Unit.[4] He was elected to the legislative assembly of Uttar Pradesh once in the elections held in 1985, and three times as a member of the Legislative Council.[3] He has served as the Chairman of Uttar Pradesh Jal Vidyut Nigam from 1997 to 2000 and later as the Chairman of Bundelkhand Vikas Board from 2019 to 2021[1] during the present tenure of Sri Yogi Adityanath as Chief Minister. He had previously been the acting chairman of the council from May 2002 to August 2004. He was also elected as Deputy Chairman Legislative Council, U.P. from August 2004 to 5 May 2006.[5] On 21 January 2021, he was elected unopposed with 11 other candidates to the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "U P Vidhan Parishad". www.vidhanparishadproceedings.up.gov.in. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
- ^ "Kunwar Manvendra Singh(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):(ELECTED FROM UP LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta-info.translate.goog. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
- ^ a b "BJP का वो नेता, जिसने दो हफ़्ते के अंदर ही अखिलेश यादव का मूड ख़राब कर दिया". LallanTop – News with most viral and Social Sharing Indian content on the web in Hindi (in Hindi). Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ Bhaskar, Dainik. "योगी सरकार ने सपा की मांग को किया दरकिनार:कुंवर मानवेन्द्र सिंह विधान परिषद के कार्यकारी सभापति बने, राज्यपाल आनंदीबेन ने दिलाई शपथ". Dainik Bhaskar.
- ^ "Kunwar Manvendra Singh Takes Oath As Acting Chairman of UP Legislative Council". NDTV.com. Retrieved 30 December 2021.