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Narendra Singh Bisht | |
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Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
In office 1971–1977 | |
Preceded by | Jang Bahadur Bisht |
Succeeded by | Murli Manohar Joshi |
Constituency | Almora |
Member of Legislative assembly,Uttar Pradesh | |
In office 1980–1985 | |
Preceded by | Kamal Kishan Pandey |
Succeeded by | Kamal Kishan Pandey |
Constituency | Pithoragarh |
In office 1952–1971 | |
Preceded by | Constituency estabilished |
Succeeded by | Hira Singh Bora |
Constituency | Pithoragarh |
Personal details | |
Born | Pithoragarh,Pithoragarh,Uttarakhand | 15 March 1915
Died | 1985 (aged 70), Pithoragarh,Uttarakhand |
Political party | Indian National Congress |
Spouse | Shrimati Kunwarani Ratna Bisht (m.1950) |
Residence | Pithoragarh |
Alma mater | Allahabad University (L.L.B) |
Narendra Singh Bisht was an Indian politician,agriculturist and advocate who served as a member of parliament from Almora Lok Sabha constituency and a former minister of Uttar Pradesh. He was a six time MLA from Pithoragarh Assembly constituency as a member of the Indian National Congress. [1] [2]
He had a degree of L.L.B from Allahabad University.
Year | Constituency | Result | Vote percentage | Opposition Candidate | Opposition Party | Opposition vote percentage | Ref |
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1952 | Pithoragarh | Won | 53.14% | Hoshiyar Singh | IND | 43.72% | [3] |
1957 | Pithoragarh | Won | 48.47% | Jayant Lal | PSP | 40.34% | [4] |
1962 | Pithoragarh | Won | 63.97% | Lilaram Sharma | PSP | 25.42% | [5] |
1967 | Pithoragarh | Won | 53.24% | B.D. Patni | BJS | 25.73% | [6] |
1969 | Pithoragarh | Won | 55.45% | Mohan Singh Chand | BJS | 24.22% | [7] |
1971 | Almora | Won | 75.96% | Shobhan Singh Jeena | BJS | 35.97% | [8] |
1977 | Almora | Lost | 36.95% | Murli Manohar Joshi | JP | 63.05% | [9] |
1980 | Pithoragarh | Won | 55.37% | Kamal Kishan Pandey | JP | 38.04% | [10] |
Narendra Singh was born to Late Chanchal Singh Bisht in Pithoragarh on 15 March 2025. [11] He was raised in the Himalayas when Indian Nationalism had taken root in the minds of educated Indian people,a development pregnant with revolutionary potentialities. He married Shrimati Kunwarani Ratna Bisht on 14 January 1950. He passed away in 1985,aged 70. After his death,his wife Ratna contested from Pithoragarh Assembly constituency in 1985 election on congress ticket but lost to Kamal Kishan Pandey.