Omprakash Singh
Omprakash Singh (born 13 May 1959) is an Indian politician. He has been elected as an MLA representing Ghazipur (Lok Sabha constituency) in 2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election.[1] He has been elected for the 7th term. He has also represented Ghazipur in the 12th Lok Sabha from 1998 to 1999. He is a member of the Samajwadi Party.[2]
Omprakash Singh | |
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Born | |
Education | M.A., B.P.Ed. (BHU) |
Occupation(s) | Political and Social Worker |
Political party | Samajwadi Party |
Spouse | Smt. Chandrakanti Singh (m.1980) |
Children | 5 |
In his two years as an MP, he was a member of the Committee on Commerce and its Sub-Committee on Textiles.
From 2003 to 2007 he was the Uttar Pradesh Cabinet Minister for Irrigation, and then from 2012 to 2017 he was the Cabinet Minister for Tourism in the Akhilesh Yadav ministry. He was also a member of the Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Coal, the Railway Convention Committee, and the committee to review the rate of dividend payable by the Railway Undertakings to General Revenues.[3][4]
In 2012, he was elected to the Indian Legislative Assembly, representing Zamania, while remaining a cabinet minister in the Uttar Pradesh Government for the Samajwadi Party.[5]
References
- "om-prakash in Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections 2022". News18.
- Rashtriya sahara. Vol. 5. Sahara India Mass Communication. 1997.
Samajwadi Party MLA Omprakash Singh raising the issue of 12 BSP MLAs, during the proceedings of composite floor test ..
- Bharatvarsh, TV9 (5 February 2022). "UP Election: जब-जब मंत्री बने तब-तब अगला चुनाव हार गए ओम प्रकाश सिंह, क्या फिर से जमानिया की जनता पहुंचाएगी विधानसभा". TV9 Bharatvarsh (in Hindi).
- "Zamania Assembly Seat: 'गणित की ट्यूशन लें सुनीता सिंह...', सपा से नामांकन के बाद पूर्व मंत्री ओपी सिंह का BJP प्रत्याशी पर हमला". Navbharat Times (in Hindi).
- कुमार, अनिल (16 February 2022). "जमानिया से बीजेपी प्रत्याशी को सपा प्रत्याशी ने दी ट्यूशन पढ़ने की सलाह, किस आरोप का दिया जवाब". www.abplive.com (in Hindi).