- Kalyan Singh
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name = Kalyan Singh
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birth_date = Birth date and age|1932|1|5|df=y
birth_place =Aligarh ,Uttar Pradesh
residence =Aligarh
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constituency = Bulandshahar
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party = BJP
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spouse = Ramwati
children = 1 son and 1 daughter
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date = September 22
year = 2006 |
source = http://164.100.24.208/ls/lsmember/biodata.asp?mpsno=4011Kalayan Singh (born
5 January 1932 ) is a formerchief minister of the Indian state ofUttar Pradesh and a senior leader ofBharatiya Janata Party .He first became the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh in June 1991.He was an important player in Sangh parvivar's Ayodhya movemenr.Kar Seva was supposed to be conducted in Ayodhya on December 6,1992 and he filed an affidavit in the Supreme court that as the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, he will not allow any damage to the mosque.However Kar Sevaks demolished Babri mosque on that day. Taking the moral responsibility,he resigned from the post of Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh in the evening.Later Union government dissolved Uttar Pradesh assembly.
He contested assembly elections to Uttar Pradesh assembly in November 1993 from two constituencies, namely
Atrauli andKasganj and won from both.As Samajwadi Party-Bahujan Samaj Party combine formed the government in the state under the cheif ministership ofMulayam Singh Yadav , Kalyan Singh served asLeader of Opposition in the assembly.He later served as
Chief Minister ofUttar Pradesh again between September 1997 and November 1999.He contested the 2004 Lok Sabha elections on the BJP ticket and is currently a Member of Parliament from Bulandshahar.
Kalyan Singh has recently been appointed as a Vice-President of Bharatiya Janata Party. He has one son, Mr. Raj Vir Singh, who was also a Member of Legislative Assembly for one time. He lost last assembly election in 2007 from Dibai to BSP rival, Guddu Pandit. He remain Health Minister of the state for about 6 months during Mulayam Singh Yadav Government (2003-2007). His wife Mrs. Premlata Verma is a sitting MLA from Atrauli Assembly Constituency.
ee also
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List of Chief Ministers of Uttar Pradesh External links
* [http://164.100.24.208/ls/lsmember/biodata.asp?mpsno=4011 Official biography from Parliament of India records]
* [http://uplegisassembly.gov.in/CHIEF%20MINISTERS.HTM]
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