Amar Singh (politician)
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Singh speaking at the World Economic Forum's India Economic Summit 2008.
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| MP of Rajya Sabha for Uttar Pradesh | |
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Assumed office 5 July 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Ambeth Rajan, BSP |
| Constituency | Uttar Pradesh |
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| Born |
27 January 1956 Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Political party |
Samajwadi Party Rashtriya Lok Dal |
| Spouse(s) | Pankaja Kumari Singh |
| Children | 2 daughters |
| Alma mater |
St. Xavier's College, Kolkata University College of Law, Kolkata |
| Profession | Politician |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Website | rashtriyalokmanch |
Amar Singh (born 27 January 1956) is an Indian politician from the state of Uttar Pradesh was one of the leaders of Samajwadi Party. Known for his chaste Hindi and political connections, Amar Singh polarises the public opinion on him. He has several cases of corruption pending against him making him widely unpopular. He was the general secretary of the Samajwadi Party and was a member of the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian parliament. On 6 January 2010, he resigned from all the posts of Samajwadi Party and was later expelled from the party by its chief, Mulayam Singh Yadav, on 2 February 2010. He spent a brief period in judicial custody in 2011. He finally retired from politics. In his statement he mentioned, "I want to give more time to my wife and my family. Therefore after the last day of polling (on May 13), I will retire from politics." In 2016, he rejoined Samajwadi Party and was elected to Rajya Sabha even after facing a stiff opposition from a section of the party including the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Akhilesh Yadav. He was also reinstated as one of the general secretaries of the party in October 2016.
Singh was born in a Rajput family in Azamgarh.
He played a small role in movie hamara dil aapke paas hai and He is playing role of a politician in Director Shailendra Pandey's upcoming Hindi feature Film JD,
Singh's prominence in Delhi surged when the UPA government was reduced to a minority after the Communist Party of India withdrew their support over the proposed Nuclear Accord with the United States. His Samajwadi Party pledged support to the UPA government with the support of its 39 members.
On 21 December 2010, Singh launched his official website and blog after being encouraged by Hindi film actor Amitabh Bachchan, whom he was close to at the time.
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