Uma Shankar Singh
1971–2026Uma Shankar Singh was an Indian politician who served as a Bahujan Samaj Party MLA in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, becoming the party's sole representative in the state.
Particulars
Uma Shankar Singh was born on 2 January 1971 in Khanwar village of Rasra, Ballia district, Uttar Pradesh, to Ghurahu Singh, an Indian Army veteran. He came from a farmer family and completed his education at Satish Chand College in Ballia, where he began his political career as a student leader, winning the student union election in 1991 by a record margin.
Singh entered electoral politics with the Bahujan Samaj Party and won the Uttar Pradesh Assembly election from the Rasara constituency in 2012. He was re-elected in 2017, defeating BJP candidate Ram Iqbal Singh by a margin of 33,887 votes. During his tenure, he organized 351 interfaith group marriages in 2016 and established 40 free Wi-Fi hotspots in his constituency.
At the time of his death, Singh held the distinction of being the only BSP MLA in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly. He died on 5 August 2026 at age 55 after prolonged treatment for a brain tumour at a Delhi hospital.
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