Vinod Singh (Gonda politician)

Vinod Kumar Singh
Cabinet Minister
Government of Uttar Pradesh
In office
2015–2017
Chief MinisterAkhilesh Yadav
Ministry & Department's
  • Agriculture
Preceded byKunwar Anand Singh
Succeeded bySurya Pratap Shahi
Minister of State
Government of Uttar Pradesh
In office
2013–2015
Chief MinisterAkhilesh Yadav
Ministry & Department's
  • Secondary Education
In office
2012–2012
Chief MinisterAkhilesh Yadav
Ministry & Department's
  • Revenue
In office
2003–2007
Chief MinisterMulayam Singh Yadav
Ministry & Department's
  • Medical Education
Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
2012–2017
Preceded byMohammad Jalil Khan
Succeeded byPrateek Bhushan Singh
In office
1996–2007
Preceded byTulsi Das Raichandani
Succeeded byMohammad Jalil Khan
ConstituencyGonda
Personal details
Born(1962-01-07)7 January 1962
Gonda, Uttar Pradesh, India
Died7 May 2021(2021-05-07) (aged 59)
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Political partySamajwadi Party
SpouseSona Singh
ResidenceGonda
As of 17 September 2019

Vinod Kumar Singh alias Pandit Singh[1] (7 January 1962 – 7 May 2021[2]) was an 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[3] 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.[3] He died on 7 May 2021 from COVID-19 related complications at the age of 59 years.[4][1]

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.[3][5]

  1. ^ a b Mishra, Arun (7 May 2021). "यूपी: सपा नेता व पूर्व मंत्री विनोद कुमार सिंह 'पंडित सिंह' का निधन, कोरोना से थे संक्रमित". specialcoveragenews.in (in Hindi).
  2. ^ "पूर्व मंत्री पंडित सिंह के निधन के बाद बेटे सूरज की भी तबीयत बिगड़ी, लखनऊ ले जाने की सलाह". Hindustan (in Hindi). Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  3. ^ a b c Samarth Srivastava (7 May 2021). "Former UP cabinet minister Vinod Kumar Singh dies of Covid-19 complications". India Today. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  4. ^ Samarth Srivastava (7 May 2021). "Former UP cabinet minister Vinod Kumar Singh dies of Covid-19 complications". India Today.
  5. ^ "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). 7 May 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2022.