Kirti Vardhan Singh (born 1 March 1966) is an

Indian politician Politics of India works within the framework of the country's Constitution. India is a parliamentary democratic secular republic in which the president of India is the head of state & first citizen of India and the prime minister of India is ...

for the Gonda (Lok Sabha constituency) 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 is locally known by the alias Raja Bhaiya, being connected with erstwhile

Taluqdari Taluqdars or Talukdar ( Hindustani: Devanagari: ; Perso-Arabic: , ; from ''taluq'' "estate/attachment" + '' dar'' "owner"), were aristocrats who formed the ruling class during the Delhi Sultanate, Bengal Sultanate, Mughal Empire and British Raj ...

Mankapur Mankapur is a town and a nagar panchayat in Gonda district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is a constituency of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly currently headed by BJP. It borders Gonda to the West, Rehra to the North, Maskanawa to t ...

. He was member of 12th and 14th Lok Sabha from Gonda, Uttar Pradesh as Samajwadi Party candidate. In March 2014 he resigned and joined BJP and contested the 2014 Lok Sabh seat from Gonda. Kirti Vardhan Singh is known to be an environmental activist, in July 2018, he has won a case against State government of Uttar Pradesh in Green Tribunal, a case pertaining to

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by mafias in his constituency.

Early life and education

Kirti Vardhan Singh was born in Lucknow on 1 March 1966 to Raja Anand Singh and Rani Veena Singh of Mankapur. His educational qualifications include M.Sc. (Geology) and he received his education from Lucknow University. He is married to Kunwarani Madhushree Singh on 16 November 2002. He has 1 son born in November 2006 currently 15 years old.( Bhanwar Jai Vardhan Singh)

References

External links

Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Singh, Kirti Vardhan 1966 births Living people People from Gonda, Uttar Pradesh India MPs 2004–2009 Politicians from Lucknow Lok Sabha members from Uttar Pradesh India MPs 1998–1999 India MPs 2014–2019 Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Uttar Pradesh India MPs 2019–present