Dhirendra Singh

Thakur Dhirendra Singh working in his office.

Dhirendra Singh (born 1 November 1966) is an Indian politician and a member of the Seventeenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh. He represents the Jewar (Assembly constituency) of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).[1][2][3][4] He defeated Vedram Bhati, a three time MLA of Bahujan Samaj Party with a margin of 22,173 votes.[5][6][7]

Early life and education

Dhirendra Singh was born in Rabupura town of Gautam Budh Nagar district to Thakur Heeri Singh and Shanti Devi, with the family having a foothold in politics and agriculture. He attended the Chaudhary Charan Singh University and attained a Master of Arts degree in History. He is an Alma mater of St. John's College, Agra.[3]

Political career

Dhirendra Singh started his political life as a student leader in St. John's College, Agra. After having got a membership in the Indian National Congress (INC), he served on many posts. He took active role during the farmers movement of Bhatta Parsaul and came to limelight during the land acquisition movement of Bhatta Parsaul when he took the Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi to the village on his bike, and led a massive protest.[8] Dhirendra Singh raised a big movement to change the land acquisition law in India. He was the INC's candidate in assembly election 2012 but lost the seat by a low margin of votes.[9][10] He quit the INC and joined BJP before the assembly polls of 2017 and was elected member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly for the first time.[11][12][2][13][7][14][15][16]

References

  1. ↑ "विधान सभा गठन की भारत निर्वाचन आयोग की अधिसूचना" (PDF). www.uplegisassembly.gov.in.
  2. 1 2 "First Time Elected Member's List for Uttar Pradesh Seventeenth Legislative Assembly" (PDF). www.uplegisassembly.gov.in/.
  3. 1 2 "CANDIDATEAFFIDAVIT". affidavitarchive.nic.in. Retrieved 2017-10-01.
  4. ↑ "Dhirendra Singh MLA of JEWAR Uttar Pradesh contact address & email". nocorruption.in. Retrieved 2017-10-01.
  5. ↑ "2017 Jewar - Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election Winner, LIVE Results & Latest News: Election Dates, Polling Schedule, Election Results & Live Election Updates | India.com". India.com. Retrieved 2017-10-01.
  6. ↑ "Google Translate". translate.google.co.in. Retrieved 2017-10-01.
  7. 1 2 "Backed by Muslims, BJP's Dhirendra Singh defeats three-time BSP MLA in Jewar". The Hindustan Times. 2017-03-11. Retrieved 2017-10-01.
  8. ↑ "Man who gave Rahul Gandhi a ride on his bike during 2011 farmers agitation joins BJP". www.indiatoday.in. Retrieved 2017-10-01.
  9. ↑ "Congress' Chairman Sahaab confident of victory in Jewar". www.sunday-guardian.com. Retrieved 2017-10-01.
  10. ↑ "UP elections: On Delhi's edge, BSP holds sway". NDTV.com. Retrieved 2017-10-01.
  11. ↑ "RaGa REJECTED as bike buddy joins the BJP in poll-bound UP". Mail Online. Retrieved 2017-10-01.
  12. ↑ Aradhak, Purusharth; Aradhak, Purusharth (2017-01-09). "Congress, RLD leaders join BJP in Uttar Pradesh". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2017-10-01.
  13. ↑ "UP assembly elections: Thakur Dhirendra Singh quits Congress, joins BJP before polls - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2017-10-01.
  14. ↑ "BJP's Jewar candidate Dhirendra Singh pulls a mammoth crowd for rally". The Hindustan Times. 2017-02-09. Retrieved 2017-10-01.
  15. ↑ "उप्र विधानसभा चुनाव: धीरेंद्र सिंह ने कांग्रेस छोड़ भाजपा का थामा दामन". Jansatta (in Hindi). Retrieved 2017-10-01.
  16. ↑ "Why Rahul Gandhi's Bhatta Parsaul buddy is fighting UP polls on a BJP ticket". www.dailyo.in. Retrieved 2017-10-01.


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