Harivansh Singh is an Indian

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and a member of the

Apna Dal Apna Dal (Kamerawadi) is an Indian political party active in the state of Uttar Pradesh. Founded by Dr. Sonelal Patel Founding Apna Dal was founded on 4 November 1995 by Sone Lal Patel. Sonelal Patel had been a close associate of dalit leader ...

; and has won the

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from the

Pratapgarh (Lok Sabha constituency) Pratapgarh Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 80 Lok Sabha parliamentary constituencies in Uttar Pradesh. Assembly segments Presently, Pratapgarh Lok Sabha constituency comprises five Vidhan Sabha The State Legislative Assembly, or Vidhan ...

Early life and education

He hails from Jaunpur,

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. He has a

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from T.D. College, Jaunpur,

Gorakhpur University DDU Gorakhpur University (simply known as University of Gorakhpur) is located in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The University of Gorakhpur is a teaching and residential-cum-affiliating University. It is about . from the d ...

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. He married Indravati Singh on 20 March 1962.

Career

He is a

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from

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. Kunwar Haribansh Singh was elected to

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on 16 May 2014 from

, Uttar Pradesh.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Singh, Harivansh Living people India MPs 2014–2019 Lok Sabha members from Uttar Pradesh People from Pratapgarh district, Uttar Pradesh People from Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh Apna Dal politicians 1950 births Apna Dal (Sonelal) politicians