Manvendra Pratap Singh is an Indian politician from the

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and is currently serving as a Member of Legislative Council (MLC) from Agra Graduates constituency,

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. He is also a member of National Monitoring Committee for Minorities Education (NMCME), Ministry of Education,

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Early life and education

Manvendra was born on 21 February 1972 in Daudpur village of Aligarh,

. He completed his post graduation from Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University,

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. He started his career as a

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swayamsevak at a very early age. In 1989 when terrorism was at its peak in Kashmir many Kashmiri Pandits were killed by the terrorists during the insurgency, the Indian flag was also burned in Kashmir due to this situation in 1992 students from all over the country marched at

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to host the Indian flag in

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. This inspired him to join that union of students

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in 1992. He worked in ABVP for many years and was elected unopposed the State President of Western Uttar Pradesh. His father was also a supporter of

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which later became

. He joined BJP in 2013. He worked in BJP for many years and in 2018 he was nominated as Vice President of Braj Kshetra, Uttar Pradesh BJP. In 2020 he was nominated as candidate for legislative council elections from Agra Graduate seat, which is one of the largest constituencies in Uttar Pradesh.

Positions held

Vice President of Braj Kshetra,

State President of

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External links

UP Vidhan Parishad official website

Vidhan Parishad Proceedings

References

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Early life and education

Positions held

See also

External links

References