Om Prakash Singh

Om Prakash Singh
Minister of Irrigation
Government of Uttar Pradesh
In office
27 March 1997 – 8 March 2002
Chief MinisterMayawati
Kalyan Singh
Ram Prakash Gupta
Rajnath Singh
In office
24 June 1991 – 6 December 1992
Chief MinisterKalyan Singh
President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Uttar Pradesh
In office
3 January 2000 – 17 August 2000
Preceded byRajnath Singh
Succeeded byKalraj Mishra
Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council
In office
May 1990 – 8 December 1993
Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
1993–2012
Preceded byYadunath Singh
Succeeded byJagatamba Singh
ConstituencyChunar
In office
1974–1980
Preceded byShiva Das
Succeeded byYadunath Singh
ConstituencyChunar
Personal details
Born (1946-02-06) 6 February 1946 (age 78)
Magraha, United Provinces, British India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Other political
affiliations		Bharatiya Jan Sangh
(till 1977)
Spouse
Saroj Singh
​
(m. 1969)​
ChildrenAnurag Singh (son)
Parent
  • Vimla Sharan Singh (father)
EducationLLM

Om Prakash Singh (born 6 February 1946) is a politician associated with the Bharatiya Janata Party since its inception. He served as Irrigation minister on two occasions, 1991-92 and 1997-2002. He has also served as the President of the Uttar Pradesh unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party in 2000,[1] and served as the floor leader of the BJP in Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from 2007-12.[2]

References

  1. ^ "I would not hesitate in taking on anyone: Om Prakash Singh". India Today.
  2. ^ "Heads start rolling in BJP's UP unit". www.rediff.com.


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