Dharmpal Singh

For the Uttar Pradesh politician from Etmadpur, see Dharampal Singh. For the Indian murderer, see Dharampal Singh (murderer). For the Indian runner, see Dharampal Singh Gudha.

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
Incumbent
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
Incumbent
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	(1953-01-15) 15 January 1953 (age 72) 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	Politician teacher farmer
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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]

See also

• Aonla (Assembly constituency)
• Sixteenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh
• Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly