Kunwar Manvendra Singh is a

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politician currently serving as the Chairman of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council.

Early life

He was born in

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in 1952 to Kunwar Yogendra Singh & Lata Devi. He has been associated with the

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since 1969. He later married in 1982 and has two sons. He also holds a MA and a LLB degree from

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Political career

He has been associated with Sangh and Vidyarthi Parishad since his early days. He was elected district president of the BJP-Jhansi Unit. He was elected to the legislative assembly of Uttar Pradesh once in the elections held in 1985, and three times as a member of the Legislative Council. He has served as the Chairman of Uttar Pradesh Jal Vidyut Nigam from 1997 to 2000 and later as the Chairman of Bundelkhand Vikas Board from 2019 to 2021 during the present tenure of Sri

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as Chief Minister. He had previously been the acting chairman of the council from May 2002 to August 2004. He was also elected as Deputy Chairman Legislative Council, U.P. from August 2004 to 5 May 2006. On 21 January 2021, he was elected unopposed with 11 other candidates to the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council.

References

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