Nawab Singh Chauhan (16 December 1909 – 4 April 1981) was an Indian politician. He was member of the

6th Lok Sabha The Lok Sabha (House of the People) is the lower house in the Parliament of India. The 6th Lok Sabha, which ran from 23 March 1977 to 22 August 1979 was elected in February and March 1977. 11 sitting members from Rajya Sabha were elected to 6t ...

from the Aligarh constituency. He used the

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"Kanj" as poet.

Early life and education

Chauhan was born in the village

Jawan Vajidpur Jawan Vajidpur is a village of block & nagar panchayat Jawan Sikandarpur, Aligarh district in Northern India North India is a loosely defined region consisting of the northern part of India. The dominant geographical features of North In ...

and lived at

Jawan Sikandarpur Jawan Sikandpur is a town in Aligarh district in the state of Uttar Pradesh.It is located at a distance of 16 kms from Aligarh on Aligarh Moradabad Highway. Education Jawan Sikandarpur has only one college Chauhan Indravati Inter College loca ...

Aligarh district Aligarh district is a district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. This district is a part of Aligarh Division. The districts which adjoin Aligarh are (clockwise from north) Gautam Buddha Nagar, Bulandshahr, Sambhal, Badaun, Kasganj, Hathr ...

. Wife Haripiari Devi to father Thakur Bulwant Singh, and was educated up to intermediate level.

Posts held

Notable posts Chauhan held include: * Chairman, Zilla Parishad, Aligarh * President, All-India, Railway Mail Service (R.M.S.) * President, P&T Federation * Member, All India Farmers Council (Bharat Krishak Samaj) * Member,

Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly The Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (Hindi: ''Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha'') is the lower house of the bicameral legislature of Uttar Pradesh. There are 403 seats in the house filled by direct election using a single-member first-past-the-p ...

(three years) * Member,

Rajya Sabha The Rajya Sabha, constitutionally the Council of States, is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of India. , it has a maximum membership of 245, of which 233 are elected by the legislatures of the states and union territories using si ...

(11 years)

Memorial

The Nawab Singh Chauhan Gramodaya Inter College, in the

Qasimpur Power House Colony Qasimpur Power House Colony is a census town in Aligarh district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It was established for the employees of Harduaganj Thermal Power Station. It is situated on Aligarh-Moradabad highway at a distance of 16&nbs ...

, Aligarh district, is named after him.

References

1909 births Indian National Congress politicians from Uttar Pradesh Members of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly People from Aligarh district India MPs 1977–1979 1981 deaths Chavan Nawab Singh Uttar Pradesh district councillors Lok Sabha members from Uttar Pradesh Janata Party politicians Bharatiya Lok Dal politicians {{UttarPradesh-INC-politician-stub