Abhay Singh (politician)

Abhay Singh (born 24 May 1974) is an Indian politician and a member of 18th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh representing Goshainganj.^[1][2] He is a member of the Samajwadi Party and had represented Goshainganj in the 16th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh.^[1][3]

Abhay Singh
Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office March 2022
Preceded by	Indra Pratap Tiwari
Constituency	Goshainganj
In office May 2012 – March 2017
Succeeded by	Indra Pratap Tiwari
Constituency	Goshainganj
Personal details
Born	(1974-05-24) 24 May 1974 (age 50)
Political party	Samajwadi Party
Spouse	Sarita Singh ​ (m. 2001)​
Children	3
Residence(s)	Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, India
Alma mater	Lucknow University, 1994
Profession	Agriculture

Personal life

Singh was born to Bhagwan Bux Singh in Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh on 24 May 1974. He completed his graduation from Lucknow University in 1994. He married Sarita Singh on 30 November 2001, with whom he has two daughters and a son. Hailing from Ayodhya city, Singh is an agriculturalist by profession.^[1][4][5]

Political career

Active in the politics of Goshainganj, Singh as a Samajwadi Party candidate defeated Bahujan Samaj Party's Indra Pratap Tiwari in the 2012 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, but lost to the latter in 2017, who had joined Bharatiya Janata Party prior to the election.^[3][6]

In the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, Singh again representing Samajwadi Party from Goshainganj, defeated Bharatiya Janata Party's Aarti Tiwari, wife of incarcerated incumbent MLA Indra Pratap Tiwari, by a margin of 13,079 votes.^[3][7][8]