Kunwar Sushant Singh is the

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from Barhapur from

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. He is a politician from

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who belongs to

Thakur Thakur may refer to: * Thakur (title), a feudal title and surname used by erstwhile nobility of India * Thakar (tribe), an Adivasi tribe of Maharashtra, India * Thakur village, a residential locality in Mumbai, India * Thakur Anoop Singh (born 198 ...

(

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) caste. His father

Kunwar Sarvesh Kumar Singh Kunwar Sarvesh Kumar Singh also known as Rakesh Singh, is a businessman who served as the Member of Parliament from Moradabad, India from Bharatiya Janata Party. He is a veteran politician from Western Uttar Pradesh who belongs to Thakur (India ...

is former BJP MP from

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Personal life

He was born on 25 December 1988 to

, a five-time MLA from

Thakurdwara Thakurdwara is a town in Moradabad district in the indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Location Thakurdwara is 15 km from Kashipur. The township has been very large part of erstwhile UP and now a thriving in the north of Uttar Pradesh. Geography Tha ...

and sitting MP from

. He is married to Kunwarani Sonal Singh. His grandfather Raja Rampal Singh was four-time MLA from Thakurdwara and once MP from Amroha. He has relations with Haldaur Estate and other Bijnor's princely states.

Political career

He has been a member of the

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and was also 17th Legislative Assembly of

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member. Since 2017 he has represented the Barhapur (Assembly constituency) and is a member of the

. He is fifth youngest MLA to be elected in Uttar Pradesh in 2017. He defeated

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candidate Husain Ahmad by a margin of 9,824 votes. In 2022, BJP again announced his name as candidate of current legislative seat. He defeated

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candidate Kapil Kumar by a margin of 14,723 votes.

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Uttar Pradesh MLAs 2017–2022 Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Uttar Pradesh Living people 1988 births People from Bijnor district Uttar Pradesh MLAs 2022–2027 {{UttarPradesh-BJP-politician-stub

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