Virendra Singh Mast

Virendra Singh Mast (21 October 1956)^[1] is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party and has won the 2019 Indian general elections from the Ballia (Lok Sabha constituency). He is national president of BJP Kisan Morcha.^[2][3]

Virendra Singh Mast
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 2019–2024
Preceded by	Bharat Singh
Succeeded by	Sanatan Pandey
Constituency	Ballia
In office 2014–2019
Preceded by	Gorakh Nath Pandey
Succeeded by	Ramesh Chand Bind
Constituency	Bhadohi
In office 1998–1999
Preceded by	Phoolan Devi
Succeeded by	Phoolan Devi
Constituency	Mirzapur
In office 1991–1996
Preceded by	Yusuf Beg
Succeeded by	Phoolan Devi
Constituency	Mirzapur
Personal details
Born	(1956-10-21) 21 October 1956 (age 68) Ballia, Uttar Pradesh, India
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse	Renu Singh ​ (m. 1981)​
Children	1 son, 2 daughters
Parents	Ramnath Singh (father) Draupadi Singh (mother)
Residence(s)	Dokati, Ballia, Uttar Pradesh
Education	Bachelor of Arts
Alma mater	Banaras Hindu University
Profession	Agriculturist, Politician

Early life and education

He was born to Ramnath Singh and Draupadi Singh in Dokati village, Ballia district, Uttar Pradesh.^[1] He completed his Bachelor of Arts at a college affiliated with Banaras Hindu University. He married Renu Singh on 19 June 1981.^[1]

Career

Singh started his political career in 1988 as the District President of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha and remained in office till 1992.^{[citation needed]}

In 1991, he was elected to the 10th Lok Sabha from Mirzapur Lok Sabha constituency and regained the seat in the 1998 Indian general election after losing the Mirzapur seat to Phoolan Devi of Samajwadi Party in 1996. He won for the third time in May 2014 from the neighbouring Bhadohi Lok Sabha constituency defeating his nearest rival Rakeshdhar Tripathi of Bahujan Samaj Party by a margin of 158,039 votes.^[4]

He became an MP for the fourth term winning the 2019 Indian general election in Uttar Pradesh representing the Bharatiya Janata Party from Ballia Lok Sabha constituency. He polled 469,114 votes and defeated his nearest rival Sanatan Pandey of Samajwadi Party by a margin of 15,519 votes.^[5]