Amar Singh Chaudhary (1 May 1971) is an Indian politician and member of Azad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram) from

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of Uttar Pradesh. He is a former member of the

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who represented the

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constituency of Uttar Pradesh from 2017 to 2022 and was a member of the

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. He left Apna Dal (Sonelal) in 2022 complaining that he felt suffocated by the

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as they were tampering with the rights of Dalits and OBCs and he could do nothing about it while being in Apna Dal (Sonelal), a subordinate partner in NDA. He is contesting the

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as the ASP(K) candidate from Domariyaganj.

Political career

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

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. Since 2017, he has represented the Shohratgarh constituency and is a member of the AD(S). In 2017 elections he defeated

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candidate Jameel Siddiqui by a margin of 22,124 votes.

Posts held

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Uttar Pradesh MLAs 2017–2022 Apna Dal (Sonelal) politicians Living people Samajwadi Party politicians from Uttar Pradesh 1971 births {{UttarPradesh-politician-stub

Political career

Posts held

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