Lallu Singh (born 1 November 1954) is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party and has won the 2014 Indian general elections and again in the 2019 Lok Sabha election from the Ayodhya (Lok Sabha constituency).[1] He lost to Samajwadi Party's Awadhesh Prasad in the 2024 Lok Sabha Election.
Lallu Singh | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 16 May 2014 – 4 June 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Nirmal Khatri |
| Succeeded by | Awadhesh Prasad |
| Constituency | Faizabad |
| Minister of State for Tourism & Power & Energy Government of Uttar Pradesh | |
| In office 1997–2002 | |
| Governor | |
| Chief Minister | |
| Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1991–2012 | |
| Preceded by | Jai Shankar Pandey |
| Succeeded by | Tej Narayan Pandey |
| Constituency | Ayodhya |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 November 1954 Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse |
Sarita Singh (m. 1982) |
| Children | 4 |
| Parents |
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| Education | M.A.LLB |
| Alma mater | Awadh University |
| Occupation |
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As of 20 January, 2022 Source: [1] | |
Early life and education
editLallu Singh was born on 1 November 1954 to Shri Bhagwan Singh and Smt Sundera Devi. He was born in a village named Raipur near Ayodhya city, which is located in Ayodhya district in Uttar Pradesh.
Political career
edit- 1991–2012: Member of Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha (five terms 1991, 1993, 1996, 2002, 2007) from Ayodhya constituency
- May 2014: Elected to the 16th Lok Sabha. He also won the election on 23 May 2019 and became member of parliament.
- May 2024: Singh lost to Awadhesh Prasad (SP) from Faizabad Lok Sabha constituency by a margin of 55,935 votes.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Constituencywise-All Candidates". Eciresults.nic.in. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
- ^ "Ayodhya, Kanpur, Gorakhpur and Gonda seats results LIVE updates: SP leads in Ayodhya as BJP's Lallu Singh falls behind". Retrieved 4 June 2024.