Dinesh Pratap Singh Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography
Dinesh Pratap Singh Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography
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Age: 56 Years
Wife: Saroj Lata
Hometown: Raebareli
| Bio/Wiki | |
|---|---|
| Profession | Politician |
| Physical Stats & More | |
| Eye Colour | Black |
| Hair Colour | Black (semi-bald) |
| Politics | |
| Political Party | • Samajwadi Party (SP) (2004 - 2007)  • Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) (2007 - 2010)  • Indian National Congress (INC) (2010 - 2017)  • Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) (2018 - present)  |
| Political Journey | • Contested and lost the MLC election from Samajwadi Party from Raebareli constituency (2004) • Contested and lost the MLA election from Bahujan Samaj Party from Raebareli constituency (2007) • Contested and won the MLC election from Indian National Congress from Raebareli constituency (2010) • Contested and won the MLC election from Indian National Congress from Raebareli constituency (2016) • Contested and lost the Lok Sabha Elections from Bharatiya Janta Party from Raebareli constituency (2019) • Contested and won the MLC election from Bharatiya Janta Party from Raebareli constituency (2022) • Lost the 2024 Lok Sabha elections to Rahul Gandhi from the Rae Bareli Lok Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh by a margin of 3,90,030 votes |
| Personal Life | |
| Date of Birth | 3 October 1967 (Tuesday) |
| Age (as of 2023) | 56 Years |
| Birthplace | Village Newaj Ganj, Raebareli District, Uttar Pradesh |
| Zodiac sign | Libra |
| Signature |  |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Hometown | Raebareli |
| School | Janpad Inter College, Harchandpur |
| College/University | • Feroze Gandhi College, Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh • Kanpur University, Kanpur |
| Educational Qualification(s) | • Graduate (Faculty of Arts) from Feroze Gandhi College, Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh • Post Graduate in Political Science from Kanpur University |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Caste | Thakur |
| Address | 521, Firoz Gandhi Colony, Civil Lines, Raebareli |
| Controversy | Accused of fatal attack on Congress MLA: On 27 May 2019, Aditi Singh , the Congress MLA from Raebareli, filed an FIR against Dinesh Pratap Singh and 6 others in Harchandpur police station for open firing on her car, causing her injuries. She accused Dinesh Pratap Singh and his brothers of planning this attack in order to stop her and other Congress party leaders from attending the district council voting on a no confidence motion against Dinesh Pratap Singh's brother, Awadhesh Singh. Later, Awadhesh Singh, Rohit Singh, and Jitendra Singh were arrested by the U.P. Special Task Force. |
| Social Media | • Instagram • Facebook • Facebook Page • Twitter |
| Relationships & More | |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Marriage Date | 17 June |
| Family | |
| Wife/Spouse | Saroj Lata (construction work)  |
| Children | Sons - • Piyush Pratap Singh (politician)  • Ashish Pratap Singh  Daughters - 2 • Maalavika Singh (elder)  • Kanika Singh  |
| Parents | Father- Mahaveer Singh (deceased) Mother- Smriti Singh (deceased)  |
| Siblings | Brothers- 4 • Ganesh Pratap Singh (eldest; businessman) • Awadhesh Pratap Singh (politician) • Brajesh Pratap Singh (businessman) • Rakesh Pratap Singh (politician)  |
| Style Quotient | |
| Car Collection | Tata Safari Storme |
| Expensive Things/Valuables | • A Pistol • A Rifle |
| Money Factor | |
| Assets/Properties (as of 2024) | Movable Assets • Cash: Rs. 450000 • Bank Deposits: Rs.50000 • LIC and other Insurance Policies: Rs. 15,47,960.60 • Motor Vehicles: Rs. 72,00,000 • Jewellery: Rs. 7,50,000 • Other Assets: Rs. 205000 Immovable Assets • Agricultural Land: Rs. 85,00,000 • Non Agricultural Land: Rs. 65,00,000 • Residential Buildings: Rs. 90,00,000 |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Dinesh Pratap Singh
He hails from a family of politicians, where 5 members are involved in politics. His brother, Awadhesh Singh has been a head of the local district Panchayat of Raebareli.
Dinesh Pratap Singh in his younger days with his son, Piyush Pratap Singh
His family home is named  ‘Panchvati,’ and all his 4 brothers live as a joint family with Dinesh’s family.
Dinesh is second among the five brothers. His elder brother Ganesh Pratap Singh owns a business of brick kilns, and his second brother, Awadhesh Pratap Singh, manages a school (Mahaveer Study State) and a college (Mahaveer Institute of Technology & Management).
Mahaveer Study Estate was founded in 2009 at Haidargarh Road, Maharajganj (Raebareli) under the Society named Shri Mahaveer Singh Jan Kalyan Sewa Sansthan. The Mission of Shri Mahaveer Singh Jan Kalyan Sewa Sansthan is to promote Senior Secondary education among children in the nearby villages.
A picture of entrance gate of Mahaveer Study Estate
His fourth brother, Brajesh Pratap Singh is the Managing Director of ‘Malvika Cements Pvt. Ltd.’ and ‘DPS Contractors Pvt. Ltd.’ and his fifth brother Rakesh Singh is an MLA from the Harchandpur Assembly and also operates many other industries like Floor Mills, Rice Mills etc.
Under the Indian National Congress, Dinesh Pratap Singh remained a member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council from 2010-2016. The party suspended him in 2017 for misbehaving with Manoj Paswan, the General Secretary of the Raebareli Congress Committee. He has also misbehaved with some other local political leaders of the Congress party.
In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, he lost in the contest against Sonia Gandhi from Raebareli; however, his vote score of 38% out of the total vote score was the highest that any rival candidate had won in Raebareli against Sonia Gandhi until then.
In 2022, Dinesh Pratap Singh was appointed Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Horticulture Agriculture Marketing Agriculture Foreign Trade and Agriculture Export Department in the Uttar Pradesh government, led by Yogi Adityanath .
Dinesh Pratap Singh was declared as the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) candidate from Raebareli for the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections, against its rival Rahul Gandhi from the Indian National Congress (INC).
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