Daya Shankar Singh is an Indian politician and a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He is a member of the 18th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh and is the state vice-president of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Wiki/Biography
Daya Shankar Singh was born in 1971 (52 years old; as of 2023) in Rajpur village, Buxar district, Bihar. In 1998, he received an MA in Medieval History from Lucknow University.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′7″
Hair Color: Salt and Pepper (Dye Black)
Eye color: black
Daya Shankar Singh with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath
family
Parents and siblings
Daya Shankar Singh’s father’s name is Vindyachal Singh, who passed away in July 2022. His mother’s name is Tetra Devi. He had a brother named Jitendra.
Daya Shankar Singh’s father Vinhyachal Singh
Daya Shankar Singh’s mother, Tetra Devi
wife and children
Daya Shankar married Swati Singh, a politician and former member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, on May 18, 2001. The two officially parted ways in April 2023 after 22 years of marriage. They have a son Aksht Singh and a daughter Akshtia Singh.
Daya Shankar Singh and wife Swati Singh
Daya Shankar Singh’s wife Swati Singh (right) with his daughter Akshita and son Aksht
religion
Daya Shankar Singh believes in Hinduism.
Signature/Autograph
Daya Shankar Singh’s signature
Profession
politics
In 2007, Daya Shankar Singh contested the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections from Ballia constituency on the ticket of the Bharatiya Janata Party, but failed. In March 2022, he once again contested the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections in Ballia Nagar constituency on the name of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He defeated Narad Rai of the Samajwadi Party by 26,239 votes and became a member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly. He was appointed Minister of Transportation and took office on March 25, 2022.
Daya Shankar Singh goes door-to-door in Ballia Nagar during campaigning for the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections
dispute
pending cases
- 3 charges related to penalty of criminal intimidation (Section 506 IPC)
- 1 charge related to forgery of securities, wills, etc. (Section 467 IPC)
- 1 charge related to forgery with intent to deceive (Section 468 IPC)
- 1 charge of cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property (Section 420 IPC)
- 1 charge of intentionally causing hurt to extort property or restrain unlawful act (Section 327 IPC)
- 1 charge related to voyeurism (Section 354C IPC)
- 1 count of inciting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, etc. and committing conduct prejudicial to the maintenance of harmony (IPC Section 153A)
- 4 charges related to intentional insult with intent to incite breach of peace (Section 504 IPC)
- 2 charges related to deterring public servant from discharging his duties by assault or criminal force (Section 353 IPC)
- 2 charges related to penalty for voluntarily causing hurt (Section 323 IPC)
- 1 charge related to rioting penalty (Section 147 IPC)
- 1 charge related to mischief causing damage worth Rs.50 Cr (IPC Section 427)
- 1 charge related to words, gestures or conduct intended to outrage the modesty of a woman (Section 509 IPC)
defamation case
On July 20, 2016, Daya Shankar Singh made a controversial statement against BSP national president and former chief minister Mayawati, calling her worse than a prostitute. Because she sold party tickets to candidates for the 2017 parliamentary elections. He was suspended as Uttar Pradesh vice-president by the BJP for six years and expelled from the party. Later, an FIR was lodged against him for making derogatory remarks against Mayawati. Soon after the FIR, he fled to avoid being caught. However, he was detained on July 29, 2016, in Buxar district of Bihar. He was taken into judicial custody in Mau City, Uttar Pradesh. In August 2016, his wife Swati Singh had threatened the BSP leader against her 12-year-old daughter and mother-in-law under Section 120B (punishment for criminal conspiracy) and Section 153 A (promoting enmity) File a complaint. IPC Sections 504 (intentional insult with intent to breach the peace), 506 (punishment for criminal intimidation) and 509 (words, gestures or conduct insulting the modesty of a woman). On August 6, 2016, Daya Shankar was released on bail in the Mao defamation case. In March 2017, Swati Singh won the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections and the suspension of her husband Daya Shankar was revoked. He again joined the Bharatiya Janata Party as the Vice-President of Uttar Pradesh.
BSP supporters protest against Daya Shankar Singh in defamation case
Fraud
Mahindra and Mahindra deputy manager Subodh Kumar Singh filed a fraud case against Daya Shankar Singh and his brother for allegedly providing a false bank guarantee of Rs 60 lakh in 2014 for the acquisition of the agency’s dealership in Haibatpur, Uttar Pradesh. As of December 2015, tractors and spare parts worth over Rs 7.2 million were supplied; upon inquiry to the State Bank of India, the company found that no bank guarantee existed with the bank and the deputy manager opened a case.
income
His income for the financial year 2020-2021 was Rs 9,71,775.
Assets and property
movable property
- Bank Deposit: Rs. 11,740
- Other Assets (Revolvers): Rs. 85,000
real estate
- Agricultural land: Rs. 99,00,000
- Residential Building: Rs. 1,15,00,000
Note: The movable and immovable property estimates given are based on 2022. Excludes assets owned by his wife and dependents.
net worth
Daya Shankar’s net worth for the financial year 2020-2021 is estimated to be Rs. 2,17,86,740. It does not include his wife and dependents’ net worth.
Facts/Trivia
- He is a businessman and a lawyer.
- While studying at Lucknow University, Daya Shankar contested the students’ union elections in 1991 as a candidate of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad.
- Swati Singh and Daya Shankar are both members of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad. They met at several ABVP events and their friendship blossomed into a relationship.
- In the 2022 assembly elections, both Daya Shankar and his wife Swati Singh are vying to get a ticket from Sarojini Nagar constituency, but Daya Shankar Singh is from Pakistan Riya Nagar got one vote while the BJP rejected his wife’s vote.
- In 2012, Swati Singh filed for divorce, but the court rejected the request due to the absence of both spouses. They have been separated since then. In 2022, she filed for divorce again.
Categories: Biography
Source: HIS Education