Vinod Singh (Gonda politician)

Vinod Kumar alias Pandit Singh[1] (1963/1964 – 7 May 2021) was a famous Indian politician from the state of Uttar Pradesh. A three-time legislator and a senior member of the Samajwadi Party, Pandit Singh represented Gonda assembly constituency in the 13th, 14th and 16th Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly[2] which is the lower house of the bicameral legislature of Uttar Pradesh. He also served as a cabinet minister in the Govt. of Uttar Pradesh under the chief ministership of Akhilesh Yadav. He also contested the 2019 parliamentary elections from Gonda but lost to Kirti Vardhan Singh of BJP.[2] He died on 7 May 2021 from COVID-19 related complications at the age of 57 years.[3][1]

Vinod Kumar alias Pandit Singh

A number of politicians including Hriday Narayan Dikshit- the then Speaker of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly and Akhilesh Yadav- national president of the Samajwadi Party have expressed grief at his demise.[2][4]

References
  1. Mishra, Arun (May 7, 2021). "यूपी: सपा नेता व पूर्व मंत्री विनोद कुमार सिंह 'पंडित सिंह' का निधन, कोरोना से थे संक्रमित". specialcoveragenews.in (in Hindi).
  2. Samarth Srivastava (May 7, 2021). "Former UP cabinet minister Vinod Kumar Singh dies of Covid-19 complications". India Today. Retrieved 2022-03-03.
  3. Samarth Srivastava (May 7, 2021). "Former UP cabinet minister Vinod Kumar Singh dies of Covid-19 complications". India Today.
  4. "सपा नेता और पूर्व मंत्री विनोद कुमार उर्फ पंडित सिंह का कोरोना से निधन, 20 दिन से चल रहा था इलाज". News18 हिंदी (in Hindi). 2021-05-07. Retrieved 2022-03-03.


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