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Ujjwal Raman Singh

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Ujjwal Raman Singh
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Assumed office
4 June 2024
Preceded byRita Bahuguna Joshi
ConstituencyAllahabad
Cabinet Minister: Environment Department, Government of Uttar Pradesh
In office
2004–2007
MinistryThird Mulayam Singh Yadav ministry
MLA, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
2017–2022
Preceded byDeepak Patel
Succeeded byPiyush Ranjan Nishad
ConstituencyKarachana
In office
2004–2007
Preceded byRewati Raman Singh
Succeeded byAnand Kumar
ConstituencyKarachana
Personal details
Born (1973-02-16) 16 February 1973 (age 51)
Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh
Political partyIndian National Congress
SpouseNitu Singh
ChildrenDevishi Singh, Anant Singh
ParentKunwar Rewati Raman Singh[1]
Residence(s)19-A, Ashok Nagar, Nyaya marg, Allahabad
Alma materFaculty of Law (Campus Law Centre), St. Stephen’s College, Delhi University
ProfessionPolitician[1]

Ujjwal Raman Singh is an Indian politician from Indian National Congress. He is currently serving Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Allahabad. He was former Cabinet Minister Environment Department in the Government of Uttar Pradesh. He was a member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly in 2004 to 2007 and 2013 to 2017 from Karachana.

He represented the Karachana constituency of Uttar Pradesh as a member of the Samajwadi Party.[2] Ujjwal Raman Singh is the son of senior Samajwadi Party leader Rewati Raman Singh. On 2 April 2024 he joined Indian National Congress. He was elected to 18th Lok Sabha from Allahabad.

Political career

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Ujjwal Raman Singh belongs to the Bhumihar Brahmin community. He was elected as an MLA from Karachana in 2004 on Samajwadi Party's ticket as his father left the seat after becoming an MP.[1]

Singh had also served the state as the environment minister in Mulayam Singh Yadav's government and launched Compressed natural gas in Agra, Lucknow and Kanpur. He also served as Chairman of 'Beej Vikas Nigam'. He was re-elected in 2017 assembly election as an MLA again from Karachana. His victory was important for his party because he was the only candidate who won from Samajwadi Party in Allahabad and nearby constituencies. On 2 April 2024 he joined Indian National Congress in Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee Office. He was elected to 18th Lok Sabha from Allahabad with a margin of 58,795 votes.[3]

Posts held

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# From To Position
01 2024 Member, 18th Lok Sabha
02 2017 2022 Member, 17th Legislative Assembly
02 2012 2017 Chairman at Beej Vikas Nigam Uttar pradesh Cabinet minister
03 2005 2007 Environment minister
04 2004 2007 Member, 14th Legislative Assembly

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Candidate affidavit". my neta.info.
  2. ^ "Karachhana (Uttar Pradesh) Election Results 2017".
  3. ^ "Congress bags Allahabad seat 40 years after Amitabh Bachchan's feat". India Today. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.