Vinod Kumar Singh alias Pandit Singh[1] (7 January 1962 – 7 May 2021[2]) was an Indian politician from the state of Uttar Pradesh. A three-time legislator and a senior member of the Samajwadi Party, Pandit Singh represented Gonda assembly constituency in the 13th, 14th and 16th Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly[3] which is the lower house of the bicameral legislature of Uttar Pradesh. He also served as a cabinet minister in the Govt. of Uttar Pradesh under the chief ministership of Akhilesh Yadav. He also contested the 2019 parliamentary elections from Gonda but lost to Kirti Vardhan Singh of BJP.[3] He died on 7 May 2021 from COVID-19 related complications at the age of 59 years.[4][1]
Vinod Kumar Singh | |
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| Member of legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2012–2017 | |
| Minister | Minister of State for Revenue(2012-2013). Minister of State Secondary education(2014-2015) Cabinet Minister of Agriculture(2015-2016) |
| Preceded by | Mohd Jalil Khan |
| Succeeded by | Prateek Bhushan Singh |
| Constituency | Gonda |
| Member of legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1996–2007 | |
| Minister | Minister of State for Medical Education(2003-2007) |
| Preceded by | Tulsi Das Raichandani |
| Succeeded by | Mohd Jalil Khan |
| Constituency | Gonda |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 January 1962 Gonda, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Died | 7 May 2021 (aged 59) Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Political party | Samajwadi Party |
| Spouse | Sona Singh |
| Residence | Gonda |
As of 17 September 2019 | |
A number of politicians including Hriday Narayan Dikshit- the then Speaker of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly and Akhilesh Yadav- national president of the Samajwadi Party have expressed grief at his demise.[3][5]
Political career edit
His political career was started in 1995. In the year of 1996 first time he was elected as an MLA of Gonda assembly constituency. In 2003 he was made the minister of state of Medical & Education in the cabinet of Mulayam Singh Yadav. In the year of 2012 he was again elected as MLA of Gonda seat and served as Minister of Revenue in the cabinet of Akhilesh Yadav. In October 2013 he resigned from minister post and later he became Minister of Secondary Education of UP. In 2014 he contested from Kaiserganj Lok Sabha constituency and get defeated by Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh and later he served as Minister of Agriculture.
References edit
- ^ a b Mishra, Arun (7 May 2021). "यूपी: सपा नेता व पूर्व मंत्री विनोद कुमार सिंह 'पंडित सिंह' का निधन, कोरोना से थे संक्रमित". specialcoveragenews.in (in Hindi).
- ^ "पूर्व मंत्री पंडित सिंह के निधन के बाद बेटे सूरज की भी तबीयत बिगड़ी, लखनऊ ले जाने की सलाह". Hindustan (in Hindi). Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- ^ a b c Samarth Srivastava (7 May 2021). "Former UP cabinet minister Vinod Kumar Singh dies of Covid-19 complications". India Today. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- ^ Samarth Srivastava (7 May 2021). "Former UP cabinet minister Vinod Kumar Singh dies of Covid-19 complications". India Today.
- ^ "सपा नेता और पूर्व मंत्री विनोद कुमार उर्फ पंडित सिंह का कोरोना से निधन, 20 दिन से चल रहा था इलाज". News18 हिंदी (in Hindi). 7 May 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2022.