Ravindra Singh (politician)

Indian politician

Ravindra Singh

Member of the Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh
In office
1977–1979
Constituency| Kauriram, Gorakhpur
Personal details
Died| 27 August 1979
Gorakhpur Junction railway station, Uttar Pradesh
Political party| Janata Party
Education| St. Andrew's College
Gorakhpur University
University of Lucknow
Occupation| Politician

Ravindra Singh was an Indian politician from Uttar Pradesh who served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh in 1977.[1] He had also been the student union president at Gorakhpur University and the University of Lucknow.[2][3]

## Political career

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Ravindra Singh was from a village in Gorakhpur. He served as General Secretary of the student union at St. Andrew's College, Gorakhpur and later became its President. In 1967, while pursuing his MA at Gorakhpur University, he was elected President of the Students Union. He continued his studies at University of Lucknow and became the student union President there in 1972.[2]

In 1977, he was elected MLA from the Kauriram constituency of Gorakhpur district on a Janata Party ticket. Despite being an MLA from the ruling party, he criticised the government. He considered student unions, labour organisations and employee organisations as essential training grounds for politics.[2]

## Murder

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On 27 August 1979, he was shot at Gorakhpur Junction railway station while traveling to Lucknow for an assembly session. He died from his injuries three days later, at the age of 35.[4][5][1]

## References

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1. ^ a b "In Uttar Pradesh politics is proving to be a deadly game". India Today. 1979.
2. ^ a b c "अतीत के आइने में: पूर्वांचल की सियासी नर्सरी से निकल कर छा गए थे रवीन्द्र सिंह" (in Hindi). Live Hindustan. 8 September 2018.
3. ^ "संघर्षो की उपज थे शहीद रविंद्र सिंह" (in Hindi). Dainik Jagran. 31 August 2014.
4. ^ Singh, Manoj (22 May 2023). "The 'Bahubali' Who Became 'Brahmin Shiromani'". The Wire.
5. ^ Prakash, Abhigyan (1 March 2022). "The Saga Of Uttar Pradesh's Caste-based Criminal Gangs". Outlook India.