Anurag Singh (politician)
Anurag Singh (Born 24 April 1971) is an Indian politician and a member of 17th Legislative Assembly, Uttar Pradesh of India. He represents the Chunar constituency in Mirzapur district of Uttar Pradesh.[1]
Anurag Singh | |
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| Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office March 2017 | |
| Constituency | Chunar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 July 1971 Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Bhartiya Janta Party |
| Spouse(s) | Dr. Snehlata Singh |
| Profession | Politician |
Early life and education
He completed his primary education in Varanasi. He pursued B.A. from DAV Varanasi. Later, he did his MBA from Bundelkhand University.
Political career
Anurag Singh belongs to a political family of Uttar Pradesh. His father, Om Prakash Singh had been cabinet minister in Kalyan Singh government as well as state president of Uttar Pradesh.[2]
Anurag Singh contested Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election as Bharatiya Janata Party candidate and defeated Samajwadi Party candidate Jagtamba Singh Patel by a margin of 62,228 votes. He joined Rashtriya Swayam Sewak Sangh in the year 1989 as Swayam Sewak. He became "Mukhya Shikshak" in the RSS in 1990 and later, he joined ABVP and became vice president of DAV unit. In the year 2008, he became member of State Working Committee of Bhartiya Janta Yuva Morcha.
He contested parliamentary election from Mirzapur in 2009 from BJP, but did not get victory. In the year 2010, he became member of BJP state working committee of Uttar Pradesh.[3]
Political movements
During Ram Janmbhoomi Andolan in 1991, Anurag Singh painted several walls of Varanasi, for which he got arrested. He was the first to be arrested at midnight 2 a.m. in this protest.
Posts held
| # | From | To | Position | Comments |
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| 01 | 2017 | Present | Member of Legislative Assembly | |