Kunwar Sarvesh Kumar Singh

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Kunwar Sarvesh Kumar Singh
Moradabad
In office
21 May 2014 (2014-05-21) – 23 May 2019 (2019-05-23)
Preceded byMohammad Azharuddin
Succeeded byS. T. Hasan
Personal details
Born(1952-12-22)22 December 1952
Ratupura, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
Died20 April 2024(2024-04-20) (aged 71)
New Delhi, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
SpouseSmt. Sadhna Singh
ChildrenKunwar Sushant Singh, one daughter
Residence(s)Ram Mahal, Village Ratupura, Thakurdwara, Moradabad
Alma materK.G.K Inter College, Moradabad
OccupationPolitician

Kunwar Sarvesh Kumar Singh (also known as Rakesh Singh, 22 December 1952 – 20 April 2024), was an Indian businessman who served as the

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Political life

Though his father was one of the prominent leaders during the 1962 till 1989 of Congress, Singh lost many local elections. In 1991, he won his ancestral seat of Thakurdwara as the BJP candidate and remained until 2007 when Vijay Yadav from BSP won Thakurdwara. He contested from BJP in the Lok Sabha election in 2009 in Moradabad but lost to Mohammad Azharuddin. He contested the 2012 legislative election in Thakurdwara as the BJP candidate and won. In 2014 during Lok Sabha elections, he was nominated from Moradabad and he defeated Samajwadi Party candidate by a margin of 87,504 votes. He is the first BJP MP after independence to serve from Moradabad.[2]

Properties

Singh owned and lived in an ancestral haveli in Ratupura Village. He owned many colleges, schools and farms and orchards in Thakurdwara, Kashipur and Moradabad through his father's trust (Babu Rampal Singh Trust).[3]

Kanth violence incident, 2014

After parliamentary elections in 2014, though he won the Lok Sabha constituency by a difference of 87,504 he entered lost from his own ruling Thakurdwara Vidhan Sabha Seat by difference of 475 votes.

Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) of Moradabad, Dharamvir Yadav, in an uncharacteristically political statement, on Saturday blamed the BJP for the tense situation in Kanth, and said that BJP MP Kunwar Sarvesh Kumar Singh had wanted to "polarise the situation ahead of the by-elections to be held in the state." He said the BJP's mahapanchayat call had only added to the already volatile situation.[10][11][12]

Personal life and death

Singh was born on 22 December 1952 to Raja Rampal Singh. He married Kunwarani Sadhna Singh of Kookra Estate on May 26, 1983; they had one daughter and one son, Kunwar Sushant Singh.[13]

As the titular Maharaja of Saupari, he had strong relations with Haldaur Estate and other Bijnor's princely states.[14]

Singh died from a heart attack at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in Delhi, on 20 April 2024. He was 71.[15] At the time of his death, Singh was the BJP's candidate for Moradabad Lok Sabha Constituency. Voting for the Moradabad seat took place a day before his death. The late BJP nominee did not participate in his own election campaign due to ongoing health conditions.[16][17]

Legacy

Singh was the first post-independence MP from BJP serving from Moradabad. He was the only serving MLA from Thakurdwara for serving the most from this constituency in Assembly Elections for five terms all on BJP tickets.[18] He launched several developmental schemes in this region and has also tried hard to get loan facility better for farmers, small businesses and large businesses.[citation needed] For that he has involved various national as well as regional banks in his prospective financial projects. This parliamentarian has worked on a number of developmental projects and constructive activities,[19] which include the laying foundation of schools/colleges, appointing of school teachers, civic buildings, long-delayed bridges, getting roads constructed and qualified doctors working in primary health centres in Moradabad. He has also donated much money to NGO Janata Shiksha Prasar Samiti for development of this region.[20]

Posts held in Parliament

# Position
01 Member, Standing Committee on Energy[21]
02 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Power and New and Renewable Energy[22]

See also

References

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  2. ^ "मुरादाबाद की इस सीट पर चलता है राजतंत्र!". Hindustan (in Hindi). Archived from the original on 19 May 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
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  4. ^ "Moradabad clash: Police blame BJP, village says people from outside came- Indian Express". archive.indianexpress.com. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
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  8. ^ "Sarvesh Singh Seepu News and Updates from The Economic Times - Page 3". The Economic Times. Archived from the original on 19 May 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  9. ^ "Moradabad violence: BJP leaders refused to heed advice, says SSP". India Today. 5 July 2014. Archived from the original on 21 April 2024. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  10. ^ "Will Moradabad be another Muzaffarnagar? BJP, SP play blame game again". Firstpost. 6 July 2014. Archived from the original on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
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  12. ^ "BJP, Congress leaders detained for protesting against violence in Kanth". The Economic Times. Archived from the original on 19 May 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  13. ^ "Kunwar Sarvesh Kumar(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- MORADABAD(UTTAR PRADESH) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  14. ^ "Bring out the Thematic Significance of Kunwar Singh". olladenuria.cat. Retrieved 24 September 2020.[permanent dead link]
  15. ^ "BJP Lok Sabha candidate from UP's Moradabad Kunwar Sarvesh Singh passes away". India Today NE. 20 April 2024. Archived from the original on 20 April 2024. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  16. ^ "BJP candidate from UP's Moradabad Kunwar Sarvesh Singh dies at 71". India Today. 20 April 2024. Archived from the original on 20 April 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  17. ^ Sharma, Sheenu (20 April 2024). "BJP Lok Sabha candidate from UP's Moradabad 71-year-old Kunwar Sarvesh Singh dies, CM Yogi offer condolences". www.indiatvnews.com. Archived from the original on 20 April 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  18. ^ "मुरादाबाद की इस सीट पर चलता है राजतंत्र!". Hindustan (in Hindi). Archived from the original on 19 May 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  19. ^ Dabas, Harveer (18 June 2016). "Gadkari gives nod to 106-km road from Moradabad to Kotdwar". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 8 January 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  20. ^ "Sarvesh Kumar Singh". Our Neta. 26 December 2019. Archived from the original on 23 April 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  21. ^ "Biography". LSS News.
  22. ^ "Member". LSS News.
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