Vijay Singh (Indian politician)

Vijay Singh (Hindi: विजय सिंह) is an Indian politician and a member of the 16th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh of India.[1][2] He represents the Milak constituency of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Samajwadi Party political party.[3][4]

Vijay Singh
विजय सिंह
MLA, 16th Legislative Assembly
In office
March 2012 – March 2017
Preceded byConstituency Created
Succeeded byRajbala
ConstituencyMilak
Personal details
Born (1970-03-10) 10 March 1970[1]
Ashokpur patti, Pratapgarh[1]
Nationality India
Political partySamajwadi Party[1]
Spouse(s)Premwati (wife)[1]
Children3 sons and 2 daughters
ParentsJaagan Singh (father)[1]
ProfessionAgriculturist & Politician

Early life and education

Vijay Singh was born in Ashokpur patti, Rampur district, Uttar Pradesh. He is educated till tenth grade degree. Singh belongs to the scheduled caste community.[1][2]

Political career

Vijay Singh has been a MLA for one term. He represents the Milak 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
#FromToPositionComments
01March 2012March 2017Member, 16th Legislative Assembly

See also

References
  1. "Member Profile" (PDF). U.P. Legislative Assembly website. Retrieved Sep 2015. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  2. "Candidate affidavit". My neta.info. Retrieved Sep 2015. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  3. "2012 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved Sep 2015. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  4. "All MLAs from constituency". elections.in. Retrieved Sep 2015. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
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