Kunwar Kirti Vardhan Singh | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 16 May 2014 | |
| President | Droupadi Murmu |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Beni Prasad Verma |
| Constituency | Gonda |
| In office 2004–2009 | |
| Preceded by | Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh |
| Succeeded by | Beni Prasad Verma |
| Constituency | Gonda |
| In office 1998–1999 | |
| Preceded by | Ketki Devi Singh |
| Succeeded by | Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh |
| Constituency | Gonda |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 March 1966 Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Political party | Bhartiya Janata Party (2014–present) Samajwadi Party (1998–2014) |
| Spouse |
Kunwarani Madhushree Singh
(m. 2002) |
| Children | Jai Vardhan Singh |
| Parent | Raja Anand Singh (father) Veena Singh of Kotwa |
| Residence(s) | Gonda, Uttar Pradesh |
| Alma mater | University of Lucknow |
| Occupation | |
As of 17 September, 2006 Source: [2] | |
Kirti Vardhan Singh (born 1 March 1966) is an Indian politician from Uttar Pradesh. He is currently serving as a Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha for the Gonda constituency. He is locally known by the alias Raja Bhaiya, being connected with erstwhile Taluqdari of Mankapur.[1]
He was member of 12th and 14th Lok Sabha from Gonda, Uttar Pradesh as a Samajwadi Party candidate. In March 2014, he resigned from the SP and joined Bharatiya Janata Party and contested the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, again from Gonda.[2] Singh is known to be an environmental activist. In July 2018, he won a case against State Government of Uttar Pradesh in Green Tribunal, a case pertaining to illegal sand mining by gangs in his constituency.[3][4]
Kirti Vardhan Singh was born in Lucknow on 1 March 1966 to Raja Anand Singh and Rani Veena Singh of Mankapur. His educational qualifications include M.Sc. (Geology) and he received his education from Lucknow University. He is married to Kunwarani Madhushree Singh since 16 November 2002. He has a son, Bhanwar Jai Vardhan Singh, born on 10th November 2006.[citation needed]