Prashant Singh | |
Birth Date: | 26 October 1986 |
Birth Place: | Handiya, Allahabad |
Residence: | Junedpur, Hanumanganj, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh |
Term Start: | 2013 |
Constituency: | Handia |
Term End: | 2017 |
Nationality: | Indian |
Profession: | Politician |
Office: | Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly |
Preceded: | Maheshnarayan Singh |
Succeeded: | Hakim Lal Bind |
Prashant Singh (born 26 October 1986) is an Indian politician. As of 2017, he is a member of Samajwadi Party. He represented the Handia Constituency in Allahabad as a member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly[1] [2] Allahabad. When first elected, he was the youngest MLA in India. However, a case was filed in his name about fake age proofs.[3] [4] [5]
According to his political Advisor Ankaj Tiwari, Singh received his primary education in Dehradoon. He pursued and received an LL.M. degree from Dehradoon Law College.[6] While he was in school, his father Mahesh Narayan, who was also an MLA of Handia, died of a chronic disease.[7] After his father's death, Singh contested the Legislative Assembly election from Handia and won.[8] [9]