Dharmpal Singh
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Dharmpal Singh is an Indian politician and a member of the Seventeenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh in India.[1][2] He is currently the cabinet minister of irrigation and represents the Aonla constituency of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party political party.[3][4][5][6]
Dharmpal Singh | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Animal Husbandry & Dairying Government of Uttar Pradesh | |
| Assumed office 25 March 2022 | |
| Chief Minister | Yogi Adityanath |
| Preceded by | Chaudhary Laxmi Narayan Singh |
| Minister of Irrigation Government of Uttar Pradesh | |
| In office 19 March 2017 – 21 August 2019 | |
| Chief Minister | Yogi Adityanath |
| Succeeded by | Mahendra Kumar Singh |
| Minister of Labour Government of Uttar Pradesh | |
| In office 11 October 2002 – 29 August 2003 | |
| Chief Minister | Mayawati |
| Minister of Panchayat Raj Government of Uttar Pradesh | |
| In office 21 September 1997 – 8 March 2002 | |
| Chief Minister | Kalyan Singh Ram Prakash Gupta Rajnath Singh |
| Minister of state for Public Works & Tourism Government of Uttar Pradesh | |
| In office 27 March 1997 – 20 September 1997 | |
| Chief Minister | Mayawati |
| Minister | Kalraj Mishra |
| Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Radha Krishna |
| Constituency | Aonla |
| In office 1996–2007 | |
| Preceded by | Mahipal Yadav |
| Succeeded by | Radha Krishna |
| Constituency | Aonla |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 January 1953 Bareilly district |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse |
Vandana Singh (m. 1970) |
| Children | 3 sons |
| Residence | Bareilly district |
| Education | LLB, B.Ed |
| Alma mater | M. J. P. Rohilkhand University |
| Profession |
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Early life and education
Dharmpal Singh was born in Bareilly district in a Lodhi family.[7] He attended the M. J. P. Rohilkhand University and attained LL.B., BEd and MA degrees.[1][2]
Political career
Dharmpal Singh has been a MLA for five terms. He represented the Aonla constituency and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party political party.[1][2]
He won his seat in the 2017 Uttar Pradesh Assembly election to Sidh raj Singh of the Samajwadi Party.[8]
Member of the Legislative Assembly
| # | From | To | MLA in Assembly |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 2017 | 2022 | Member, 17th Legislative Assembly |
| 02 | 2012 | 2017 | Member, 16th Legislative Assembly |
| 03 | 2002 | 2007 | Member, 14th Legislative Assembly |
| 04 | 1996 | 2002 | Member, 13th Legislative Assembly |
Political position
Cow
In May 2022, he said, "sprinkling cow urine will remove obstacles in the house", the Goddess Ganga "resides in the urine of the cow" and "Sprinkling it in the house removes vastu defects or any other obstacles". He added that Goddess Lakshmi resides in cow dung.[9]
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