Pranav Singh (born 6 April 1966). He is a Member of the Legislative assembly of the

Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly The Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly, also known as the Uttarakhand Vidhan Sabha, is a unicameral governing and law making body of Uttarakhand, one of the 28 states of India. It is seated at Dehradun, the winter capital, and Bhararisain, the sum ...

in India. He is elected for the fourth consecutive time and is one of the senior

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. He has also served as a cabinet-rank official in the previous

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under the Chief-Ministership of N. D. Tiwari, Vijay Bahuguna &

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Career

Singh contested from Khanpur at the 2012 legislative assembly election as a candidate of the

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(INC). In May 2016, along with eight other legislators, he revolted against the

-led INC government in the State. Around this time, he quit the INC and joined the BJP. He was disqualified as a legislator under the anti-defection law only to be elected from the BJP after the 2017 election. He was suspended for 3 months from

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on 23, June 2019, following his feud with another lawmaker Deshraj Karanwal. On 11 July 2019,

extended the suspension of Pranav Singh Champion for an indefinite period because he appeared in a controversial video which showed him dancing with guns and comparing the size of the state he represents to his genitals. The video went viral on social media, causing embarrassment to the party.His wife fought election in 2021 came 3rd against independent candidate.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Singh, Pranav People from Dehradun district Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Uttarakhand Living people Uttarakhand MLAs 2002–2007 Uttarakhand MLAs 2007–2012 Uttarakhand MLAs 2012–2017 Uttarakhand MLAs 2017–2022 1966 births