Bandana Singh

Bandana Singh (born 7 October 1981) is an Indian Politician and a Member of 17th Legislative Assembly of Azamgarh district, Uttar Pradesh state of India. She represents the Sagri Constituency of Uttar Pradesh and is a Member of Bahujan Samaj Party.^[2]

Bandana Singh
MLA, 17th Legislative Assembly
In office March 2017 – March 2022
Preceded by	Abhay Narayan
Constituency	Sagri, Azamgarh
Personal details
Born	(1981-10-07) 7 October 1981 (age 43) Tegna, Mau, Uttar Pradesh[1]
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party (2021-Present)
Other political affiliations	Bahujan Samaj Party (Till 2021)
Spouse	Sarvesh Singh Sipu ​ ​ (m. 2003; died 2013)​
Relations	Yash Thakur (Nephew)
Children	Kritika Singh Rathour, Samarth Singh Rathour, Dhairya Singh Rathour
Parent	Ravindra Nath Singh (Father)[2]
Residence(s)	Vidhayak Niwas, Lucknow Uttar Pradesh
Alma mater	Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University[3]
Occupation	MLA
Profession	Politician, Agriculture[2]

Early life and education

Singh was born 7 October 1981 in Tegna, Mau, Uttar Pradesh to her father Shri Ravindra Nath Singh. She married Sarvesh Singh Sipu (Ex MLA of Sagri) in 2003. Sipu was shot dead in 2013 at his home by unknown shooters,^[4] they have two sons and one daughter. She belongs to Kshatriya family. She got M.A. degree in 2003 and B.Ed. in 2009 from Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University.^[1]

Political career

Singh has been a member of the 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh. Since 2017, she has represented the Sagri constituency and is a member of the Bahujan Samaj Party.^[2] She defeated Samajwadi Party candidate Jairam Patel by a margin of 5,475 votes.^[5]

Posts held

#	From	To	Position	Comments
01	March 2017	March 2022	Member, 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh	[6]