Sher Bahadur Singh (died January 19, 2020) was an Indian politician in

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 ...

. He served 5 times as

Member of the Legislative Assembly (India) A Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district (constituency) to the legislature of State government in the Indian system of government. From each constituency, the people elect o ...

for

Jalalpur (Assembly constituency) Jalalpur is a constituency of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly covering the city of Jalalpur in the Ambedkar Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh, India. Jalalpur is one of five assembly constituencies in the Ambedkar Nagar Lok Sabha const ...

. He was firstly elected member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly for

Jalalpur Jalalpur is a town, tehsil and a municipal board in Ambedkar Nagar district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Geography Jalalpur is located at . It has an average elevation of . The city is directly connected to Azamgarh, Akbarp ...

constituency in 1980 from

Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party but often simply the Congress, is a political party in India with widespread roots. Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British E ...

, in 1985 as Independent, in 1996 from

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, in 2002 from Bahujan Samaj Party, in 2012 from Samajwadi Party. He was once a member of the Bahujan Samaj Party, but left that party after it decided not to field him as a candidate in the forthcoming election and joined the Samajwadi Party on July 25, 2011. Singh died on 19 January 2020 due to an age-related illness.

Controversies

In 2007, tailoring shops were found in garages rented by several members 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- ...

, including Singh. In 2007, fighting broke out between Singh's bodyguards and some uninvited journalists at the wedding of Singh's nephew,

Pawan Singh Pawan Singh (born 5 January 1986) is an Indian playback singer, actor, music composer, producer, stage performer and media personality. He is known for his works in Bhojpuri Film Industry. He began his musical career by working behind the sce ...

References

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