Manvendra Pratap Singh is an Indian politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party and is currently serving as a Member of Legislative Council (MLC) from Agra Graduates constituency, Uttar Pradesh.[1][2][3][4][5] He is also a member of National Monitoring Committee for Minorities Education (NMCME), Ministry of Education, Government of India.[6][7]
Manvendra Pratap Singh | |
|---|---|
 Manvendra in 2020 | |
| Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council | |
| Assumed office 5 December 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Aseem Yadav |
| Constituency | Agra (Graduates constituency) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 February 1972 Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | Smt. Anita Singh |
| Parent(s) | Thakur Rajveer Singh Yaduwanshi (Father) Smt. Ramwati Devi (Mother) |
| Residence | Aligarh |
| Education | Ph.D. from History, Master of Arts (M.A) from English and History and Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) |
| Alma mater | Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University |
| Occupation | Teacher |
| Source: [1] | |
Early life and education
editManvendra was born on 21 February 1972 in Daudpur village of Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. He completed his post graduation from Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Agra. He started his career as a RSS swayamsevak at a very early age. In 1989 when terrorism was at its peak in Kashmir many Kashmiri Pandits were killed by the terrorists during the insurgency, the Indian flag was also burned in Kashmir due to this situation in 1992 students from all over the country marched at Lal Chowk to host the Indian flag in Kashmir. This inspired him to join that union of students ABVP in 1992. He worked in ABVP for many years and was elected unopposed the State President of Western Uttar Pradesh. His father was also a supporter of Bharatiya Jana Sangh which later became Bharatiya Janata Party. He joined BJP in 2013. He worked in BJP for many years and in 2018 he was nominated as Vice President of Braj Kshetra, Uttar Pradesh BJP. In 2020 he was nominated as candidate for legislative council elections from Agra Graduate seat, which is one of the largest constituencies in Uttar Pradesh.
Positions held
editVice President of Braj Kshetra, Bharatiya Janata Party, Uttar Pradesh[8]
State President of ABVP, Western Uttar Pradesh
See also
editExternal links
editReferences
edit- ^ "Names of UP Vidhan Parishad members". UP Vidhan Parishad. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ "MLC Election in UP: उत्तर प्रदेश MLC शिक्षक व स्नातक सीट चुनाव के लिए भाजपा के प्रत्याशी घोषित". Jagran. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ "अलीगढ़ के मानवेंद्र प्रताप सिंह ने एमएलसी चुनाव में लहराया परचम, रचा इतिहास". Jagran. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ "Up Mlc Election Result 2020: जानिए किसने बनाई आगरा स्नातक सीट पर बढ़त". Amar Ujala. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ "आगरा स्नातक सीट पर पहली बार बीजेपी का कब्जा, मानवेंद्र प्रताप सिंह हुए विजयी". ABP News. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ "Aligarh Muslim University Student Demands Temple in Campus". NDTV. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ "Aligarh: Students protest installion of CCTV cameras in men's loo in DS College". Times of India. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ "BJP Executive declared before loksabha election". Patrika. Retrieved 23 April 2021.