Kunwar Manvendra Singh

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Kunwar Manvendra Singh
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Singh in 2022
Chairperson of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council
Incumbent
Assumed office
30 January 2021
Children2 (sons)
Alma mater M.A-LL.B
OccupationPolitician

Kunwar Manvendra Singh (born 15 November 1952) is an Indian politician belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party currently serving as the Chair of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council.

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Early life

He was born in Agra in 1952 to Kunwar Yogendra Singh & Lata Devi. He has been associated with the RSS since 1969. He later married in 1982 and has two sons. [1] He also holds a MA and a LLB degree from Lucknow University. [2]

Political career

He has been associated with Sangh and Vidyarthi Parishad since his early days. [3]

He was elected district president of the BJP-Jhansi Unit. [4] He was elected to the legislative assembly of Uttar Pradesh once in the elections held in 1985, and three times as a member of the Legislative Council. [3] He has served as the Chairman of Uttar Pradesh Jal Vidyut Nigam from 1997 to 2000 and later as the Chairman of Bundelkhand Vikas Board from 2019 to 2021 [1] during the present tenure of Sri Yogi Adityanath as Chief Minister. He had previously been the acting chairman of the council from May 2002 to August 2004. He was also elected as Deputy Chairman Legislative Council, U.P. from August 2004 to 5 May 2006. [5] On 21 January 2021, he was elected unopposed with 11 other candidates to the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council.

References

  1. 1 2 "U P Vidhan Parishad". www.vidhanparishadproceedings.up.gov.in. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
  2. ↑ "Kunwar Manvendra Singh(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):(ELECTED FROM UP LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta-info.translate.goog. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
  3. 1 2 "BJP का वो नेता, जिसने दो हफ़्ते के अंदर ही अखिलेश यादव का मूड ख़राब कर दिया". LallanTop – News with most viral and Social Sharing Indian content on the web in Hindi (in Hindi). Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  4. ↑ Bhaskar, Dainik. "योगी सरकार ने सपा की मांग को किया दरकिनार:कुंवर मानवेन्द्र सिंह विधान परिषद के कार्यकारी सभापति बने, राज्यपाल आनंदीबेन ने दिलाई शपथ". Dainik Bhaskar.
  5. ↑ "Kunwar Manvendra Singh Takes Oath As Acting Chairman of UP Legislative Council". NDTV.com. Retrieved 30 December 2021.

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