Bandana Singh (born 7 October 1981) is an Indian Politician and a Member of 17th Legislative Assembly of

Azamgarh district Azamgarh district is one of the three districts of Azamgarh division in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Etymology The district is named after its headquarters town, Azamgarh. Azam, a son of Vikramajit, founded the town in 1665. Vikramajit ...

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state of

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. She represents the Sagri Constituency of Uttar Pradesh and is a Member of

Bahujan Samaj Party The Bahujan Samaj Party ( BSP) is a political party in India that was formed to represent Bahujans (literally means "community in majority"), referring to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Other Backward Classes (OBC), along with Religious ...

Early life and education

Singh was born 7 October 1981 in Tegna,

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to her father Shri Ravindra Nath Singh. She married Sarvesh Singh Sipu (Ex MLA of Sagri) in 2003. Sipu was shot dead in 2013 at his home by unknown shooters, they have two sons and one daughter. She belongs to Kshatriya family. She got

M.A. A Master of Arts ( or ''Artium Magister''; abbreviated MA or AM) is the holder of a master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The degree is usually contrasted with that of Master of Science. Those admitted to the degree have ...

degree in 2003 and B.Ed. in 2009 from

Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University (VBSPU), formerly Purvanchal University, is a State university (India), public state university based in Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. It was established in 1987 as a residential-cum-affiliating unive ...

Political career

Singh has been a member of the 17th Legislative Assembly of

. Since 2017, she has represented the Sagri constituency and is a member of the

. She defeated

Samajwadi Party The Samajwadi Party ( SP; ) is a Socialism, socialist political party in India. It was founded on 4 October 1992 by former Janata Dal politician Mulayam Singh Yadav and is headquartered in New Delhi. It is the third-largest political party in ...

candidate Jairam Patel by a margin of 5,475 votes.

Posts held

References

Uttar Pradesh MLAs 2017–2022 Bahujan Samaj Party politicians from Uttar Pradesh Living people Politicians from Azamgarh district 1981 births Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Uttar Pradesh Women members of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly 21st-century Indian women politicians {{UttarPradesh-BSP-politician-stub