Lokendra Singh (15 December 1976 – 21 February 2018) was an Indian politician and 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. He born in
Sahaspur
Sahaspur is a town and a nagar panchayat in Bijnor district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
Geography
Sahaspur has an average elevation of 199 metres (653 feet).
Demographics
The Sahaspur city is divided into 15 wards for w ...
and represented the
Noorpur constituency of
Uttar Pradesh and was a member of the
Bharatiya Janata Party political party.
Early life and education
Lokendra Singh was born in
Sahaspur
Sahaspur is a town and a nagar panchayat in Bijnor district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
Geography
Sahaspur has an average elevation of 199 metres (653 feet).
Demographics
The Sahaspur city is divided into 15 wards for w ...
,
Uttar Pradesh. He held
Master of Arts degree from
Bareilly College (
M. J. P. Rohilkhand University
Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Rohilkhand University (MJP Rohilkhand University) is a government university in Uttar Pradesh, India and campus spread over . It is an ISO9001:2015 Certified U.P. Government University. The university headquarters is in Ba ...
). Before being elected as
MLA, he used to work as an
agriculturist.
Controversy
On 12 August 2017, a case was filed against Singh, his brother, and a former
Samajwadi Party
The Samajwadi Party ( SP; translation: ''Socialist Party'', founded 4 October 1992) is a Socialism, socialist political party in India, headquartered in New Delhi but mainly based in Uttar Pradesh, with significant presence in other states as w ...
MLA for allegedly illegally detaining a farmer who died after being tortured.
Death
Singh died on 21 February 2018 in a traffic collision at the age of 41.
Lokendra Singh, BJP MLA from Bijnor's Noorpur, died in road accident
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Posts held
See also
* Bharatiya Janata Party
* Government of India
* Noorpur
* Politics of India
*Sahaspur
Sahaspur is a town and a nagar panchayat in Bijnor district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
Geography
Sahaspur has an average elevation of 199 metres (653 feet).
Demographics
The Sahaspur city is divided into 15 wards for w ...
*
*Sahaspur
Sahaspur is a town and a nagar panchayat in Bijnor district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
Geography
Sahaspur has an average elevation of 199 metres (653 feet).
Demographics
The Sahaspur city is divided into 15 wards for w ...
* Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
References
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1976 births
2018 deaths
Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Uttar Pradesh
People from Bijnor district
Uttar Pradesh MLAs 2012–2017
Uttar Pradesh MLAs 2017–2022
Road incident deaths in India
Accidental deaths in India