Aditi Singh | |
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Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
Assumed office 11 March 2017 | |
Preceded by | Akhilesh Kumar Singh |
Constituency | Rae Bareli |
Personal details | |
Born | Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India | 15 November 1987
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party (2021–present) |
Other political affiliations | Indian National Congress (until 2021) |
Spouse | Angad Singh (m. 2019)[1] |
Residence(s) | Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh, India |
Alma mater | Duke University |
Occupation | Politician |
Aditi Singh[2] (born 15 November 1987) is an Indian politician. She is an MLA from the constituency of Rae Bareli in the state of Uttar Pradesh, having won the seat in 2017 and 2022. She was one of the youngest members of Uttar Pradesh's 17th Vidhan Sabha (2017-2022).[3] She left Congress and joined[4][5] BJP in 2021. In 2019, she was attacked by goons[6][7] in a report[8][9] of political rivalry with Dinesh Pratap Singh.
Her father[10] Akhilesh Kumar Singh was a five time representative of Raebareli Sadar seat for multiple political parties. Aditi was educated in Delhi and Mussorie before attending Duke University in the United States for a degree in management. She was involved in social work before her political career.
She won the assembly election in 2017 by a margin of more than 90,000 votes on a Congress ticket. After she was suspended from Congress for her connection with BJP, on 24 November she officially joined[4] BJP. She is married to Angad Singh Saini, an MLA in Punjab Legislative Assembly from Nawanshahr constituency.[11][12][13][14][15]
# | From | To | Position | Comments |
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01 | 2017 | 2022 | Member, 17th Legislative Assembly | Congress |
02 | 2022 | Incumbent | Member, 18th Legislative Assembly | Bharatiya Janata Party |