Pritam Singh is an Indian politician who is a six-term Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Chakrata,

Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly The Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly, also known as the Uttarakhand Vidhan Sabha, is a unicameral governing and law making body of Uttarakhand, one of the 28 states of India. It is seated at Dehradun, the winter capital, and Bhararisain, the summ ...

. A member of the

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he has served as the

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(CLP Leader Uttarakhand) in the

and has also served as the president of

Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee or Uttarakhand PCC is the state wing of the Indian National Congress (INC) in Uttarakhand.Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly The Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly, also known as the Uttarakhand Vidhan Sabha, is a unicameral governing and law making body of Uttarakhand, one of the 28 states of India. It is seated at Dehradun, the winter capital, and Bhararisain, the summ ...

. During the Congress government (2002–2007 and 2012–2017) in Uttarakhand he had served as a Cabinet Minister for Home, Rural Development, Food and Civil Supplies, Panchayti Raj and Minor Irrigation in Government of Uttarakhand. He was also elected as a Member of the

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 ...

in 1993. Singh represents

Chakrata Chakrata is a cantonment town and also a sub district/tehsil, in Dehradun district. in the state of Uttarakhand, India. It lies between the Tons and Yamuna rivers, at an elevation of 2118 m, 98 km from the state capital, Dehradun. Chakrat ...

assembly.

Early life and education

Singh was born in Virnad village in Dehradun district of the

Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh (; , 'Northern Province') is a state in northern India. With over 200 million inhabitants, it is the most populated state in India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world. It was established in 1950 ...

(now

Uttarakhand Uttarakhand ( , or ; , ), also known as Uttaranchal ( ; the official name until 2007), is a state in the northern part of India. It is often referred to as the "Devbhumi" (literally 'Land of the Gods') due to its religious significance and ...

) on 11 November 1958 in a

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family. Pritam Singh is the eldest son of

Gulab Singh Gulab Singh Jamwal (1792–1857) was the founder of Dogra dynasty and the first Maharaja of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir, the largest princely state under the British Raj, which was created after the defeat of the Sikh Empire in t ...

who was a member of the

, an eight term Member of the

and also served as minister during the Congress government in Uttar Pradesh. Gulab Singh was elected unopposed to the

in the year 1985. Pritam Singh is a law graduate and a member of the Bar Council of Uttarakhand. He is married to Anita Singh and has one daughter and one son.

Positions held

Electoral Performances

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Singh, Pritam Indian National Congress politicians from Uttarakhand Living people 1958 births Uttar Pradesh MLAs 1993–1996 Uttarakhand MLAs 2002–2007 Uttarakhand MLAs 2007–2012 Uttarakhand MLAs 2012–2017 Uttarakhand MLAs 2017–2022 Uttarakhand MLAs 2022–2027