Banshi Singh (known as Banshi Singh Pahadiya) is an Indian politician and a member of the 16th Legislative Assembly of India.[2][1] He represents the Khurja constituency of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Indian National Congress political party.[3][4]

Banshi Singh
MLA, 16th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh
In office
March 2012 – March 2017
Preceded byAnil Sharma
Succeeded byVijendra Singh
ConstituencyKhurja
Personal details
Born (1962-02-01) 1 February 1962 (age 62)[1]
Gautam Budh Nagar district[1]
NationalityIndian
Political partyIndian National Congress[1]
SpouseAnita Singh (wife)
Children1 son
ParentBihari Singh (father)[1]
ResidenceGautam Budh Nagar district
Alma materNot available[2]
ProfessionFarmer & politician

Early life and education

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Banshi Singh was born in Gautam Budh Nagar district. He is educated till eighth grade. Singh belongs to the Khatik community.[2][1]

Political career

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Banshi Singh has been a MLA for one term. He represented the Khurja constituency and is a member of the Indian National Congress political party.[2][1]

In 2019, he got Loksabha ticket by Indian National Congress from Bulandashahar (Lok Sabha constituency), he contested against Bhola Singh (Current MP of Bulandashahar). However he lost the election and came in third position with 29,465 votes followed by BJP's Bhola Singh won with 6,81,321 votes and BSP's Yogesh Verma with 3,91,264 votes on the second.[5]

Posts held

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# From To Position Comments
01 March 2012 March 2017 Member, 16th Legislative Assembly

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Member Profile" (PDF). Legislative Assembly official website. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d "Candidate affidavit". My neta.info. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  3. ^ "2012 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  4. ^ "All MLAs from constituency". elections.in. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  5. ^ DNA Web Team (24 May 2019). "Bulandshahr Lok Sabha Election Result 2019 UP: BJP's Bhola Singh pips BSP's Yogesh Verma by 2.9 lakh votes". DNA India. Retrieved 8 April 2020.