Virendra Singh Mast is a member of the

Bharatiya Janata Party The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; ; ) is a political party in India, and one of the two major Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. Since 2014, it has been the ruling political party in India under Narendra Mod ...

and has won the

2019 Indian general election General elections were held in India in seven phases from 11 April to 19 May 2019 to elect the members of the 17th Lok Sabha. Votes were counted and the result was declared on 23 May. Around 912 million people were eligible to vote, and voter ...

s from the

Ballia (Lok Sabha constituency) Ballia Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 80 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Uttar Pradesh state in northern. It is one of the place in Uttar Pradesh, which is famous for its political history and participation of former PM Chand ...

. He is national president of BJP kisan Morcha. As state president of BJP Kisan Morcha, he started "Gaon Chalo Abhiyaan" to promote awareness among farmers and villagers especially in the field of agriculture.

Early life and education

He was born on 21 October 1956 to Shri Ramnath Singh and Smt. Draupadi Singh. He was born in a village named Dokati, which is located in Ballia district in Uttar Pradesh. He completed his Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) from Banaras Hindu University (B.H.U.). He married Renu Singh on 19 June 1981.

Political career

*1988-1989: District President, Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha *1989-1992: District President, Bharatiya Janata Party (B.J.P.) *1991: Elected to 10th Lok Sabha *1996-98: State President, Kisan Morcha (BJP) *1998: Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term) *2000-2004: State Coordinator, Swadeshi Jagran Manch *May, 2014: Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (3rd term) *May, 2019: Re-elected to 17th Lok Sabha (4th term) *1 Sep. 2014 onwards: Member, Committee on Papers Laid on the Table; Member, Standing Committee on Agriculture; Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers

References

Living people India MPs 2014–2019 People from Bhadohi district Lok Sabha members from Uttar Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Uttar Pradesh 1956 births India MPs 1991–1996 India MPs 1998–1999 People from Ballia India MPs 2019–present {{UttarPradesh-BJP-politician-stub