Mohan Singh

Mohan Singh directs to this page regarding an Indian politician. For the Indian military officer and the first leader of the Indian National Army during the secondworld war, see Capt. Mohan Singh



Mohan Singh (born 4 March 1945) is an Indian politician from the Samajwadi Party. He was elected three times to the Lok Sabha from Deoria in Uttar Pradesh. He is currently the General Secretary of the Samajwadi Party.

Political career

He was born in Deoria in a village Jainagar in year 1945. His fater's name is Mahendra Pratap Singh. During his college life, Sh. Mohan Singh was president of Allahabad University Students` Union during year 1968-69. After his college life, he was detained for 20 months during emergency for taking part in Jayaprakash Narayan's movement. He was also imprisoned several times while taking part in student agitation in year 1966, once for occupying Anand Bhavan, Allahabad, and also in an agitation launched by Socialist party on the language issue. He was jailed along with Madhu Limaye for participating in Satyagraha in year 1973.

He has been elected at numerous Indian constitutional posts including member of parliament thrice - elected to 10th Lok Sabha ( 1991–96), Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term) ( 1998) and Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (3rd term). He was also member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly during year (1977–85) and Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly ( 1977–79).

Apart from the above tenures, he had been part...
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