Gajraj Singh ( hi, गजराज सिंह; born 31 July 1953) is an Indian politician who was a member of the

16th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh The Sixteenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh (a.k.a. Sixteenth Vidhan Sabha of Uttar Pradesh) was constituted on 15 March 2012 as a result of 2012 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election held between 8 Feb to 3 March 2012. The Sixtee ...

of India. In past, He has represented the

Hapur Hapur is a city in, as well as the headquarters of, Hapur district, in Uttar Pradesh, India. Located about east of New Delhi, the city is part of the Delhi National Capital Region (NCR). National Highway 9 passes through the city, connecting i ...

constituency of

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and is a member of the

Rashtriya Lok Dal Rashtriya Lok Dal (abbreviated as RLD) (translation: National People's Party) is a political party in India founded by Chaudhary Ajit Singh. He was carrying on the political legacy of his father and former Prime Minister of India, Chaudhary Ch ...

. He was a member of

Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party but often simply the Congress, is a political party in India with widespread roots. Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British Em ...

political party until 2021. In 2017 assembly elections he lost to

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Candidate.

Early life and education

Gajraj Singh was born in

. He attended the Hariharnath Shastri Smarak Inter College and is educated till

tenth grade Tenth grade or grade 10 (called Year Eleven in England and Wales, and sophomore year in the US) is the tenth year of school post-kindergarten or the tenth year after the first introductory year upon entering compulsory schooling. In many parts of ...

Political career

Gajraj Singh has been a MLA for four terms. He represented the

constituency during all his terms and is a member of the

political party. In 2017 assembly elections he lost to

Candidate. In 2022 he joined

Posts held

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Singh, Gajraj Indian National Congress politicians Uttar Pradesh MLAs 1985–1989 Uttar Pradesh MLAs 1989–1991 Uttar Pradesh MLAs 1991–1993 Uttar Pradesh MLAs 2012–2017 People from Hapur district 1953 births Living people Rashtriya Lok Dal politicians

Early life and education

Political career

Posts held

See also

References