Janmejay Singh

Janmejay Singh (7 July 1945 – 20 August 2020) was an Indian politician and member of 16th and 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh. He represented the Deoria (Vidhan Sabha constituency) in Deoria district of Uttar Pradesh as a member of Bharatiya Janata Party.[1][2][3]

Janmejay Singh
Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
March 2012 – 20 August 2020
Preceded byDinanath Kushwaha
ConstituencyDeoria
Personal details
Born(1945-07-07)7 July 1945
Devgaon, Deoria, Uttar Pradesh, India
Died20 August 2020(2020-08-20) (aged 75)
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
SpouseGujrati Devi
Children7
Alma materS.S.C.
OccupationMLA
Profession
  • Politician
  • Business

Early life and education

Singh was born in Devgaon, Deoria of Uttar Pradesh to his father Trilokinath Singh. He was married to Gujrati Devi, they have three sons and four daughters. He had High School degree from Chandrashekhar Aazad Inter College, Deoria.[4][1]

Political career

Singh was MLA for two terms. From 2012 until his death in 2020, he represented Deoria constituency as a member of Bhartiya Janata Party. In first term 2012, 16th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh elections, he defeated Bahujan Samaj Party candidate Pramod Singh by a margin of 23,295 votes.[5]

In second term 2017, 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh elections, he defeated Samajwadi Party candidate J.P. Jaiswal by a margin of 46,236 votes.[5]

Singh died on 20 August 2020 at a hospital in Lucknow, after going into cardiac arrest while having a pacemaker fitted.[6]

Posts held
#FromToPositionComments
01March 2012March 2017Member, 16th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh[7]
02March 201720 August 2020Former Member, 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh[8]

References
  1. "Candidate affidavit". my neta.info. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  2. Deoria (Uttar Pradesh) Election and Results 2017
  3. BJP says police trafficking animals, wanted to kill its MLA
  4. "Member Profile". official website of Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  5. "Deoria Election Result". www.elections.in. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  6. "BJP legislator Janmejay Singh dies of cardiac arrest". The Indian Express. 21 August 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  7. "Uttar Pradesh 2012 Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  8. "Uttar Pradesh 2017 Result" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 December 2018.


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