Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
12th Lok Sabha
SINGH, SHRI MOHAN
[SAMAJWADI PARTY - DEORIA (UTTAR PRADESH)]
Father's Name Shri Mahendra Pratap Singh
Date of Birth 4 March 1945
Place of Birth Deoria (Uttar Pradesh)
Marital Status Married on 6 July 1959
Spouse's Name Smt. Urmila Singh
Children Two daughters
Educational Qualifications
M.A.
Educated at Shri Krishna Inter College, Barhaj, Deoria and
Allahabad University, Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh)
Profession
Agriculturist, Political and Social Worker
Permanent Address
Vill. Jai Nagar, P.O. Gaura Jai Nagar,
Distt. Deoria- 274001
(Uttar Pradesh)
Tel. (055680) 22806
Present Address
42, Canning Lane,
New Delhi - 110001
Tel. (011) 3782284
Positions Held
1973-74 General-Secretary, All India Samajvadi Yuvjan
Sabha
Joint Secretary, Socialist Party, Uttar Pradesh
1977-85 Member, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
1977-79 Member, Public Accounts Committee
1977-80 General-Secretary, Janata Party, Uttar Pradesh
1978-80 Minister of State, Uttar Pradesh
1980-85 Chief Whip, Lok Dal Legislature Party, Uttar
Pradesh
1983-85 Member, Committee on Public Undertakings
1985-86 General-Secretary, Lok Dal
1986-87 General-Secretary, Lok Dal(A)
1990-91 Member, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council
Member, Committee of Privileges
1991-96 Elected to 10th Lok Sabha
1991-94 Deputy Chief Whip, Janata Dal Parliamentary
Party
1994-96 Chief Whip, Samata Parliamentary Party
1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
1998-99 Member, Business Advisory Coommittee
Member, Committee on Official Language
Member, Committee on IndiaPress Affairs and its
Sub-Committee on Swatantrata Sainik Samman Pension
Scheme
Member, Committee of Privileges
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Tourism
Books Published
Yadain Aur Batain and Bharatiya Samvidhan Ke Nirman Mein
Nehru (in Hindi)
Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments
Contributed a number of articles in various magazines
Social and Cultural Activities
Associated with a number of cultural societies
Special Interests
Political activities, constructive and developmental work
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Music
Countries Visited
Belgium, Germany, Holland, Thailand, U.K., U.S.A.; took
part in Samajwadi Yuva Sammelan, Brussels, 1974 and also
in several other countries like Germany, Holland and U.K.
Other Information
As a student took keen interest in debate competitions;
President, Allahabad University Students' Union, 1968-69;
detained for 20 months during Emergency for taking part
in Jayaprakash Narayan's movement; also imprisoned several
times while taking part in student agitation, 1966,
occupying Anand Bhavan, Allahabad, and also in an agitation
launched by Samajvadi Socialist Party on the language issue;
and jailed along with Shri Madhu Limaye for participating in
Satyagraha, 1973
Election Result of
Deoria Lok Sabha Constituency
Total electorate 12,49,472
Total votes polled 6,79,425
Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates
(1) Shri Mohan Singh (S.P.) 2,59,804
(2) Shri Prakash Mani Tripathi (B.J.P.) 2,55,736
(3) Shri Rajesh Kumar Singh (B.S.P.) 1,08,023
(4) Shri Gaukaran Singh (I.N.C.) 21,945
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