Brijesh Kumar Singh Explained

Brijesh Kumar Singh
Office:	Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council
Term Start:	8 Mar 2016
Term End:	7 Mar 2022
Constituency:	Varanasi Local Authorities
Party:	Independent
Profession:	Politician
Nationality:	India
Predecessor:	Annapurna Singh
Spouse:	Annapurna Singh (m.1991)
Relations:	Late Uday Nath Singh alias chulbul (ex-mlc) Sushil Singh(nephew)
Nickname:	Arun
Successor:	Annapurna Singh
Birth Date:	1968 7, df=yes
Birth Place:	Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
Parents:	Late Ravindra Nath Singh (father)

Brijesh Kumar Singh (also known as Arun) is an Indian Mafia Don turned politician^[1] and a former Member of Uttar Pradesh legislative council as an independent candidate.

Political career

Brijesh Singh started his political career in year 2012 while being lodged in Jail by contesting Assembly elections from Saiyadraja Vidhan Sabha as a candidate of PMSP but lost by margin of 2,016 votes.Then he contested the Legislative Council election's in 2016 as an independent candidate from his ancestral Varanasi Seat^[2] which his wife and elder brother represented earlier and won by a margin of 1,954 votes and became MLC.^{[3] [4] [5] [6]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Crime and Political Career of Brijesh Singh. The Print.
2. Web site: Influence of Brijesh Singh in Varanasi region. Navbharat Times.
3. Web site: Brijesh Singh wins from Varanasi as an independent candidate. India.com.
4. Web site: Jailed Mafia Don & MLC Brijesh Singh Takes Oath. The Hindu.
5. Web site: Election affidavit of Brijesh Singh as an MLC candidate from varanasi local authorities constituency . My Neta.
6. Web site: Election affidavit of Brijesh Singh as an MLA candidate from saiyadraja assembly constituency . My Neta.