Yograj Singh | |
Constituency: | Khatauli |
Office: | Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly |
Term Start: | May 2007 |
Term End: | March 2012 |
Predecessor: | Rajpal Singh Baliyan |
Successor: | Kartar Singh Bhadana |
Birth Date: | 1975 6, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Muzaffarnagar district, Uttar Pradesh |
Party: | Rashtriya Lok Dal |
Profession: | Farming, Politician |
Parents: | Jagveer Singh (Father) |
Yograj Singh is an Indian politician and former Minister in Government of Uttar Pradesh. He is currently serving as State vice president of the Rashtriya Lok Dal.[1] [2] [3]
Yograj Singh completed his high school and intermediate from S.D Inter College Muzaffarnagar.
Singh went to Bengaluru and attained BTech Degree from Ramaiah Institute of Technology in 1996.[4]
Yograj Singh come in active politics after his father assassination in 2003.
Singh become MLA in 2007 from Khatauli Assembly constituency defeating incumbent MLA senior leader Rajpal Singh Baliyan and Rakesh Tikait of Bahujan Kisan Dal. Chief Minister Mayawati nominated him in her cabinet as state minister in the Ministry of Agro Education & Research where he completed full term of 5 years in Bahujan Samaj Party Gov from 2007 to 2012.
Singh contested again in 2012 from BSP but lost from Nawazish Alam Khan of Samajwadi Party in newly created Budhana Assembly constituency. In 2015 he joined Rashtriya Lok Dal and contested re election from same seat in 2017 but lost to BJP candidate Umesh Malik.
Currently he is active in Rashtriya Lok Dal organization and works as State vice president of the Party.