Satyanarayan Singh (Uttar Pradesh politician)

Satyanarayan Singh (1923—15 June 2020), also written as Satya Narain Singh, was an Indian politician.

Satyanarayan Singh
Member of the India Parliament
for Varanasi
In office
4th Lok Sabha[1]
In office
1967–1971
Preceded byRaghunath Singh
Succeeded byRajaram Shastri
ConstituencyVaranasi, Uttar Pradesh[1]
Personal details
Born1923 (1923)[1]
Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Died15 June 2020(2020-06-15) (aged 97)
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
Cause of deathCOVID-19
Political partyCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[1]
Residence(s)Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
OccupationPolitician

He served as the Member of Parliament for Varanasi, in Uttar Pradesh, from 1967 to 1971, and was a member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) political party.[1]

Early life and education

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Satyanarayan Singh was born in Khajurahvan, Jaunpur district in UP. His father was Aditya Narayan Singh.

Singh received his early education in Deoband (UP) but soon quit his education to become a full-time politician.[1]

Political life

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Singh was associated with the Hindustan Socialist Republican Army and the Revolutionary Socialist Party. Both pre and post-Indian Independence, owing to his political activities and affiliation, he was imprisoned on various occasions. He also had to remain underground for a considerable time.[1]

Singh was elected to the Lok Sabha in the 1967 general election. He received 105,784 votes (37.55% of the votes) in the Varanasi constituency.[2]

Singh died from COVID-19 on 15 June 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic in India.[3]

Posts held

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# From To Position
01 1967 1971 Member 4th Lok Sabha

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Members Bioprofile". Lok Sabha website. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
  2. ^ Election Commission of India. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTIONS, 1967 TO THE FOURTH LOK SABHA
  3. ^ "Bihar CPI head dies of COVID-19". The Hindu. 3 August 2020.