Yashpal Singh (politician)

Chaudhary Yashpal Singh
Member of Parliament, 8th Lok Sabha
In office Dec 1984 – Nov 1989
Constituency	Saharanpur
MLA, 02nd Legislative Assembly
In office Apr 1957 – Mar 1962
Constituency	Deoband
1962-1984
Preceded by	Ch.Data Ram
Succeeded by	Kanwar Pal
Constituency	Member of The legislative assembly,Nakur
Personal details
Born	c. 1921 Saharanpur district, (Uttar Pradesh)
Died	12 December 2015 (aged 94) Delhi, India
Citizenship	India
Nationality	India
Political party	Samajwadi Party
Other political affiliations	Indian National Congress Bharatiya Janata Party Rashtriya Lok Dal
Children	4 (Rudrasain and Inder Sain)
Parent(s)	Chaudhary Dhiraj Singh (Father), Mukhi Devi (Mother)
Residence	Saharanpur district & New Delhi
Occupation	Politician

Chaudhary Yashpal Singh (c. 1921 – 12 December 2015) was an Indian politician and Member of Parliament of India. He was a member of the 8th Lok Sabha and has also been a member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly several times. Singh represented the Saharanpur constituency of Uttar Pradesh. Yashpal Singh was National Vice President of the Samajwadi Party political party. However, he represented the Indian National Congress during the 8th Lok Sabha.[1][2][3]

Early life and education

Chaudhary Yashpal Singh was born in a Gujjar family of Saharanpur district of Uttar Pradesh state. His highest attained education is twelfth grade.[1][3][4]

Political career

Singh was active in politics since the 1950s.^[citation needed] He first became MLA from Nakur in 1962, the same year that another person named Yashpal was elected to Lok Sabha from Kairana. He was initially associated with Indian National Congress and was a member of the Lok Sabha in 1980s, apart from being a Member of Legislative Assembly and Cabinet Minister in State of Uttar Pradesh several times. In early 2000s, Singh joined Bharatiya Janata Party followed by Rashtriya Lok Dal in first week of Jan. 2012; only to join Samajwadi Party in another two weeks. He was the Vice President of Samajwadi Party.[1][5][6]

Death

Singh died aged 94 at Escorts Hospital in Delhi on 12 December 2015.[7]

Posts held

#	From	To	Position	Comments
01	1962	1967	Member, 02nd Legislative Assembly
02	1969	1974	Member Legislative Council of Uttar Pradesh (MLC) Saharanpur
03	1974	1977	Member, Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh
03	1974	1977	Minister, PWD Minister Uttar Pradesh
04	1977	1980	Member, Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh
05	1980	1984	Member, Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh
05	1980	1984	Minister, Revenue Minister, Agriculture Minister, Excise Minister and Prohibition Minister (Madhya nishedha)
06	1984	1989	Member, 8th Lok Sabha	Represented INC
07	1993	1997	Member, legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh

See also

• Lists of members of the Lok Sabha by year
• Politics of India

References

1. "Member Profile". Lok Sabha website. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
2. "Election Results 1984" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
3. "Criminal & Asset Declaration". myneta.info. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
4. "SP wooing Gurjars ahead of Lok Sabha polls". Times of India.
5. "Joining RLD". RLD official website. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
6. "Poll Talk". Indian Express. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
7. Press Trust of India (13 December 2015). "Senior SP leader Yashpal Singh passes away". Business Standard. Retrieved 15 December 2015.