Rajeev Kumar Singh (Dariyabad politician)

Rajeev Kumar Singh (25 December 1952 – 31 January 2022) was an Indian politician.[1] He represented the Dariyabad in Barabanki district of Uttar Pradesh.[2] He has been Agriculture minister of Uttar Pradesh and 6 times MLA.[3]

For other people with same name, see Rajeev Kumar Singh.
Rajeev Kumar Singh
MLA, 16th Legislative Assembly
In office
2012–2017
ConstituencyDariyabad, Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh
Personal details
Born(1952-12-25)25 December 1952
Lucknow
Died31 January 2022(2022-01-31) (aged 69)
NationalityIndian
Political partySamajwadi Party (2012)
Children2
ResidenceUttar Pradesh
OccupationMLA
ProfessionPolitician, farmer

His self reported profile on UP Assembly website, mentioned that he was born on 25 December 1952 in Lucknow, in Thakur caste. He had studied till high school. He married on 6 February 1975 and had a son and a daughter. He had listed farming as his occupation.[1] He died on 31 January 2022.[3]

Political career

In 2012, Rajeev Kumar Singh contested Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election as Samajwadi Party candidate and won, becoming a member of the 16th Uttar Pradesh Assembly.[4]

In 2017, Bharatiya Janta Party candidate Satish Chandra Sharma won the 2017 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Elections defeating Samajwadi Party candidate Rajeev Kumar Singh by a margin of 50,686 votes.[5]

References
  1. "Members of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly". uplegisassembly.gov.in. Archived from the original on 6 January 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  2. "RAJEEV KUMAR SINGH(Samajwadi Party(SP)):Constituency- DARIYABAD(BARABANKI ) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Archived from the original on 2 November 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  3. "UP Election-2022: समाजवादी पार्टी के वरिष्ठ नेता पूर्व मंत्री बाराबंकी के राजीव कुमार सिंह का निधन, बेटे को टिकट ना मिलने से थे आहत". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). 31 January 2022. Archived from the original on 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  4. "Uttar Pradesh List of Successful Candidates in Assembly Elections March 2012". Vote India. 7 March 2012. Archived from the original on 2 November 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  5. "Assembly result 2017". Elections.in. Archived from the original on 21 July 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
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