Jai Pratap Singh (born 7 September 1953) is an Indian politician serving as the Minister of Medical and Health, Family Welfare, Mother and Child Welfare in the Yogi Adityanath ministry of the Uttar Pradesh Government.[1] He is a member of 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh and was a member of 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th and 16th Legislative Assemblies of Uttar Pradesh. He is a member of Bharatiya Janta Party. He was elected to Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly seven times from Bansi constituency of Siddharthnagar district.[2][3][4]
Jai Pratap Singh | |
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| Minister of Health & Family Welfare, Government of Uttar Pradesh | |
| In office 21 August 2019 – 25 March 2022 | |
| Chief Minister | Yogi Adityanath |
| Preceded by | Sidharth Nath Singh |
| Succeeded by | Brajesh Pathak |
| Minister of Excise & Liquor Prohibition, Government of Uttar Pradesh | |
| In office 19 March 2017 – 21 August 2019 | |
| Chief Minister | Yogi Adityanath |
| Succeeded by | Ram Naresh Agnihotri |
| Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Lalji Yadav |
| Constituency | Bansi |
| In office 1989–2007 | |
| Preceded by | Harish Chandra Srivastava |
| Succeeded by | Lalji Yadav |
| Constituency | Bansi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 September 1953 Dumraon, Bihar, India |
| Political party | Bhartiya Janta Party |
| Spouse |
Basundhara Kumari (m. 1983) |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent |
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| Residence(s) | Rajmahal (Bansi), Siddharthnagar, Uttar Pradesh |
| Alma mater | KC College (B. A.) |
| Profession | Politician |
| Source: [1] | |
Personal life edit
Singh was born on 7 September 1953 to Raja Rudra Pratap Singh in Dumraon, Bihar.[2] He completed his Higher Secondary studies from Mayo College, Ajmer in 1970 and graduated with Bachelor of Arts (Honours) from KC College, Bombay in 1974.[3] Singh married Basundhara Kumari on 19 January 1983, with whom he has two sons. He is a farmer by profession and is a resident of Rajmahal, Bansi, Siddharthnagar district.[2][3][5]
Political career edit
Jai Pratap Singh has been a MLA seven straight times. Since 1989, he represented the Bansi (Assembly constituency) as a member of the Bhartiya Janata Party.[3][2]
In Seventeenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh (2017) elections, he defeated his nearest rival Samajwadi Party candidate Lal Ji by a margin of 18,942 votes.[6] After winning for seventh time, he was appointed Cabinet minister of Excise and Liquor Prohibition in Government of Uttar Pradesh.[7]
On 21 August 2019, After first cabinet expansion of Yogi Adityanath his ministry department changed as Minister of Medical and Health, Family Welfare, Mother and Child Welfare.[8]
Posts held edit
| # | From | To | Position | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 1989 | 1991 | Member, 10th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh | |
| 02 | 1991 | 1992 | Member, 11th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh | |
| 03 | 1993 | 1995 | Member, 12th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh | |
| 04 | 1996 | 2002 | Member, 13th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh | |
| 05 | 2002 | 2007 | Member, 14th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh | |
| 06 | 2012 | 2017 | Member, 16th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh | |
| 07 | 2017 | Incumbent | Member, 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh | |
| 08 | 2017 | Incumbent | Cabinet Minister in Government of Uttar Pradesh |
References edit
- ^ "Council of Ministers". Official website of Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Member Profile" (PDF). Legislative Assembly official website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
- ^ a b c d "candidate affidavit". myneta.info. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
- ^ "LIST OF BJP CANDIDATES FOR ENSUING GENERAL ELECTION TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY 2017 OF UTTAR PRADESH". BJP official website. Archived from the original on 6 February 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
- ^ "Member Profile 2017". Official website of Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- ^ "Assembly result 2017". Elections.in. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- ^ "Minister of Excise Jai Pratap Singh". Uttar Pradesh Excise Department official website. Archived from the original on 16 November 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
- ^ Qazi Faraz Ahmad (21 August 2019). "In First Cabinet Expansion, UP CM Yogi Adityanath Inducts 18 Ministers, Promotes 5". News18. Retrieved 17 September 2019.