Kaushalendra Singh (born 1 July 1974) is an Indian politician and former mayor of Varanasi. Singh is a member of the

Bharatiya Janata Party The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; ; ) is a political party in India, and one of the two major Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. Since 2014, it has been the ruling political party in India under Narendra Modi ...

and was elected to office in 2006 and served till 2012.

Early life

Singh was born in Mirzapur district in 1976. He completed his

secondary education Secondary education or post-primary education covers two phases on the International Standard Classification of Education scale. Level 2 or lower secondary education (less commonly junior secondary education) is considered the second and final pha ...

Central Hindu Boys School Central Hindu Boys School aka C.H.S is a boys secondary school (day school with hostel facility) in Kamachha, Bhelupur, Varanasi. It was established in 1898 by Annie Besant. It is associated with Banaras Hindu University. History Asia's firs ...

and then attended the Faculty of Commerce at the

Banaras Hindu University Banaras Hindu University (BHU) IAST: kāśī hindū viśvavidyālaya IPA: /kaːʃiː hɪnd̪uː ʋɪʃwəʋid̪jaːləj/), is a collegiate, central, and research university located in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, and founded in 1916 ...

, being awarded a master's degree in commerce.

Political career

Singh is a member of the

and was elected mayor of Varanasi in 2006 and remained in office till 2012.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Singh, Kaushalendra Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Uttar Pradesh 1974 births Living people Uttar Pradesh MLAs 2017–2022 Politicians from Varanasi Mayors of Varanasi