Amar Singh | |
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| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha[1] | |
| In office 26 November 1996 – 25 November 2014 | |
| Constituency | Uttar Pradesh |
| In office 5 July 2016 – 1 August 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Ambeth Rajan |
| Succeeded by | Syed Zafar Islam |
| Constituency | Uttar Pradesh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 January 1956 Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Died | 1 August 2020 (aged 64) Singapore |
| Political party | Independent |
| Other political affiliations | Samajwadi Party Rashtriya Lok Dal |
| Spouse |
Pankaja Kumari Singh
(m. 1987–2020) |
| Children | 2 daughters |
| Alma mater | University of Calcutta |
| Profession | Politician |
Amar Singh (27 January 1956 – 1 August 2020) was an Indian politician from the state of Uttar Pradesh.[2][3] 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 the Samajwadi Party[4] and was later expelled from the party by its chief, Mulayam Singh Yadav, on 2 February 2010.[5]
In 2011, he was arrested and spent a brief period in jail for his alleged involvement in the cash-for-votes scandal.[6] In 2016, he was elected to Rajya Sabha with support from Samajwadi Party even after facing a stiff opposition from a section of the party including the then Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Akhilesh Yadav. He was also reinstated as one of the general secretaries of the party in October 2016. On 1 August 2020, Singh died of a kidney ailment in Singapore at the age of 64.[7]
- ^ "Samajwadi Party wins 7 Rajya Sabha seats in UP, Kapil Sibbal emerges victorious". NDTV. Archived from the original on 23 August 2019.
- ^ "Corruption case: Amar Singh gets reprieve from high court". law.gaeatimes.com. Archived from the original on 25 March 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
- ^ Rajesh Chopra www.liveindia.com. "Amar Singh's telephone conversations recorded, Such acts are surely very bad and very shameful". liveindia.com. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
- ^ "Amar Singh quits all party posts". The Hindu. 7 January 2010. Archived from the original on 10 January 2010. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
- ^ "Amar, Jaya expelled from SP". The Times of India. 2 February 2010. Archived from the original on 26 September 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
- ^ "Amar Singh arrested, sent to Tihar in cash-for-votes case". NDTV.com. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ "Rajya Sabha MP Amar Singh dies at 64". Hindustan Times. 1 August 2020.