Pritam Singh (politician, born 1958)

Pritam Singh is an Indian politician who is a six-term Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Chakrata, Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly. A member of the Indian National Congress he is serving as Central Election Committee (CEC) Member. He has served as the Leader of Opposition (CLP Leader Uttarakhand) in the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly and has also served as the president of Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee (Uttarakhand PCC).^[1][2][3] He is a six-term Member of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly.^[4] During the Congress government (2002–2007 and 2012–2017) in Uttarakhand he had served as a Cabinet Minister for Home, Rural Development, Food and Civil Supplies, Panchayti Raj and Minor Irrigation in Government of Uttarakhand. He was also elected as a Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly in 1993.^[5] Singh represents Chakrata assembly.^[6]

Pritam Singh
प्रीतम सिंह
Leader of the Opposition Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
In office 22 July 2021 – 10 March 2022
Preceded by	Indira Hridayesh
Succeeded by	Yashpal Arya
Member Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 24 February 2002
Preceded by	Munna Singh Chauhan SP
Constituency	Chakrata
Member Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office 1993–1996
Preceded by	Munna Singh Chauhan JD
Succeeded by	Munna Singh Chauhan SP
Constituency	Chakrata
President Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee
In office 4 May 2017 – 22 July 2021
Preceded by	Kishore Upadhyaya
Succeeded by	Ganesh Godiyal
Personal details
Born	(1958-11-11) 11 November 1958 (age 66) Dehradun, Uttar Pradesh, India (now in Uttarakhand, India)
Political party	Indian National Congress
Residence(s)	Uttarakhand, India
Website	https://www.pritamsinghinc.in/

Early life and education

Singh was born in Virnad village in Dehradun district of the Uttar Pradesh (now Uttarakhand) on 11 November 1958 in a Rajput family. Pritam Singh is the eldest son of Gulab Singh who was a member of the Indian National Congress, an eight term Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly and also served as minister during the Congress government in Uttar Pradesh. Gulab Singh was elected unopposed to the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly in the year 1985. Pritam Singh is a law graduate and a member of the Bar Council of Uttarakhand.^[7] He is married to Anita Singh and has one daughter and one son.

Positions held

Year	Description
1988 - 1993	Block Pramukh - Chakrata
1993 - 1996	Elected to 12th Uttar Pradesh Assembly from Chakrata Assembly
2002 - 2007	Elected to 1st Uttarakhand Assembly from Chakrata Assembly (2nd term) Cabinet Minister - Panchayati Raj, Sports, Rural Engineering, Freedom Fighters, Food & Civil Supplies (2002-07)
2007 - 2012	Elected to 2nd Uttarakhand Assembly from Chakrata Assembly (3rd term) Member - Committee on SC, ST and Other Caste (2007-09) Member - Public Accounts Committee (2008–12) Chairman - Public Accounts Committee (2010–11) Best Legislator Award 2011
2012 - 2017	Elected to 3rd Uttarakhand Assembly from Chakrata Assembly (4th term) Cabinet Minister - Food & Civil Supplies, Minor Irrigation, Rural Development, Panchayati Raj (2012–14) Cabinet Minister - Food & Civil Supplies, Minor Irrigation, Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Home, Backward Area development (2014–17)
2017 - 2022	Elected to 4th Uttarakhand Assembly from Chakrata Assembly (5th term) Leader of Opposition (2021-22) Member - Public Accounts Committee (2017–22)
2022 - Till date	Elected to 5th Uttarakhand Assembly from Chakrata Assembly (6th term)

Electoral Performances

Year	Election	Party		Constituency Name	Result	Votes gained	Vote share%	Margin	Ref
1991	11th Uttar Pradesh Assembly		Indian National Congress	Chakrata	Lost	29,270	33.14%	6,305
1993	12th Uttar Pradesh Assembly			Chakrata	Won	36,503	30.62%	500
1996	13th Uttar Pradesh Assembly			Chakrata	Lost	35,073	28.11%	15,941
2002	1st Uttarakhand Assembly			Chakrata	Won	18,468	49.59%	8,176
2007	2nd Uttarakhand Assembly			Chakrata	Won	22,504	49.55%	3,741
2012	3rd Uttarakhand Assembly			Chakrata	Won	33,187	50.53%	6,654
2017	4th Uttarakhand Assembly			Chakrata	Won	34,968	48.31%	1,543
2019	17th Lok Sabha			Tehri Garhwal	Lost	2,64,747	30.22%	3,00,586
2022	5th Uttarakhand Assembly			Chakrata	Won	36,853	50.64%	9,436