Rajeev Kumar Singh (25 December 1952 – 31 January 2022) was an Indian politician. He represented the Dariyabad in Barabanki district of Uttar Pradesh. He has been Agriculture minister of Uttar Pradesh and 6 times MLA.

His self reported profile on UP Assembly website, mentioned that he was born on 25 December 1952 in Lucknow, in Thakur caste. He had studied till high school. He married on 6 February 1975 and had a son and a daughter. He had listed farming as his occupation. He died on 31 January 2022.

Rajeev Kumar Singh (Dariyabad politician)

Political career

In 2012, Rajeev Kumar Singh contested Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election as Samajwadi Party candidate and won, becoming a member of the 16th Uttar Pradesh Assembly.

Rajeev Kumar Singh (Dariyabad politician)

In 2017, Bharatiya Janta Party candidate Satish Chandra Sharma won the 2017 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Elections defeating Samajwadi Party candidate Rajeev Kumar Singh by a margin of 50,686 votes.

Rajeev Kumar Singh (Dariyabad politician)

References

External links

Biography on UP Assembly website

1952 births

2022 deaths

Samajwadi Party politicians from Uttar Pradesh

People from Barabanki district

Uttar Pradesh MLAs 1985–1989

Uttar Pradesh MLAs 1989–1991

Uttar Pradesh MLAs 1997–2002

Uttar Pradesh MLAs 2002–2007

Uttar Pradesh MLAs 2007–2012

Uttar Pradesh MLAs 2012–2017

Former members of Bharatiya Janata Party from Uttar Pradesh