Annapurna Singh

Annapurna Singh (also known as Poonam) (born 1974) is a politician who is a Member of Uttar Pradesh legislative council as an Independent candidate.^[1][2]

Annapurna Singh
Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council
Incumbent
Assumed office 12 April 2022
Preceded by	Brijesh Singh alias Arun
Constituency	Varanasi Local Authorities
In office 16 January 2010 – 15 January 2016
Preceded by	Uday Nath alias Chulbul Singh
Succeeded by	Brijesh Singh alias Arun
Constituency	Varanasi Local Authorities
Personal details
Born	1974 (age 50–51) Zamania, Ghazipur Uttar Pradesh, India
Nationality	India
Political party	Independent
Other political affiliations	Bahujan Samaj Party (2010-2016)
Spouse	Brijesh Singh alias Arun (m.1991)
Relations	Sushil Singh (nephew)
Profession	Politician
Nickname	Poonam

Personal life

She was born in 1974 in Zamania district Ghazipur. She is youngest child of her parents among 5 siblings and married to Mafia-turned politician Brijesh Singh alias Arun (ex-MLC) in 1991. They both have 2 sons and 1 daughter. Her nephew is also a politician and MLA of BJP Sushil Singh.^{[citation needed]}

Political career

Annapurna Singh started her political career from BSP and contested MLC election in 2010 on BSP ticket from Varanasi local authorities and won with heavy margin. Her husband succeeded her as an Independent candidate in 2016 MLC election. In 2022 she again contested MLC election as Independent candidate and won.^[3] Her husband and elder brother were also MLCs from same seat as BJP candidates (from 1998-2010).^[4][5][6][7]