Chaudhary Sunil Singh

For other uses, see Sunil Singh.

Chaudhary Sunil Singh
Personal details
Born	(1971-01-01) 1 January 1971 (age 55) Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India
Party	Lok Dal
Spouse	Rachna Singh
Occupation	Politician
Website	http://www.lokdal.in

Chaudhary Sunil Singh (born 1 January 1971) is National President of Lok Dal, a political party which was founded by former Prime Minister of India late Charan Singh.

He is former member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Early life and political career

Ch. Sunil Singh was born on 1 January 1971 in Aligarh to Rajendra Singh who was a former cabinet minister in Uttar Pradesh and Saroj Singh. He is an engineering graduate and has done Masters in Business Management.

He has also been the Member of Legislative Council in the State of Uttar Pradesh State Assembly. He claims to be carrying on the political legacy of Charan Singh. The party's official electoral symbol is a "Khet Jotata hua Kisan" (a farmer ploughing a field); Singh is concerned about farmers and their wellbeing. ^[5]

Support for Sh Mulayam Singh Yadav

Ch. Sunil Singh came forward to support Sh Mulayam Singh Yadav when the latter had a dispute in January 2017 with his son and Akhilesh Yadav, former chief minister of Uttar Pradesh. ^[6]

Movie production – Game of Ayodhya

Ch. Sunil Singh produced a controversial film that portrays a sequence of events during Babri Mosque demolition in Ayodhya. During its release he had to face heavy protests from the right wing. ^[7]

References

1. "A blot on the cityscape". News18. 15 September 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
2. ":: Lok Dal ::". Archived from the original on 3 September 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
3. Rajiv Srivastava (20 January 2012). "Lok Dal jumps into poll fray as Chaudhary's heir". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
4. "Zakira who is fighting a legal battle against Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi over 2002 riots, can contest from Varanasi". Archived from the original on 18 April 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
5. ":: Lok Dal ::". Archived from the original on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
6. "Samajwadi Party's Mulayam Singh Yadav under 'house arrest': Lok Dal chief". Hindustan Times. 24 January 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
7. "Right-wing group vandalises home of 'Game of Ayodhya' director Sunil Singh". The Indian Express. 5 December 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2022.

See also

• Election Commission of India
• Lok Dal