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Munna Singh Chauhan | |
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| मुन्ना सिंह चौहान | |
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| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 11 March 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Nav Prabhat |
| Constituency | Vikasnagar |
| In office 21 February 2007 – 30 January 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Nav Prabhat |
| Succeeded by | Kuldeep Kumar |
| Constituency | Vikasnagar |
| In office 7 October 1996 – 14 February 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Pritam Singh |
| Succeeded by | Pritam Singh |
| Constituency | Chakrata |
| In office 1991 – 4 December 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Gulab Singh |
| Succeeded by | Pritam Singh |
| Constituency | Chakrata |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 July 1960 |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Other political affiliations | Janata Dal, Samajwadi Party |
| Education | Postgraduate (Physics) |
| Website | MunnaSinghChauhan.in |
Munna Singh Chauhan is an Indian politician from Uttrakhand, prior to which he worked as physicist. He has represented Chakrata and Vikasnagar, in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly being five times as Member of Assembly.[1] He is currently serving as Member of Legislative Assembly for Vikasnagar, from Bharatiya Janata Party.[2]
Career
[edit]He started his career in 1982 as a physicist in Defence Research and Development Organisation and worked there for four years after which in 1986, he was selected by the Union Public Service Commission for the position of Senior Scientific Officer, which he refused. Afterward in 1987, he was awarded National Overseas Scholarship for higher studies in abroad by Government of India.
He refused the scholarship and resigned from position to start his political career and in 1988, he became Block Chairman of Dehradun, Uttar Pradesh (now in Uttarakhand) as first non-Congress politician. In 1991 elections, he was elected from Chakrata from Janta Dal defeating 8 times member, Gulab Singh and in 1996 from Samajwadi Party by defeating veteran Congress leader, Pritam Singh.[3]
He has been Member of Assembly from Vikasnagar in 2007, 2017 and 2022, currently representing the constituency.[4]
Electoral performance
[edit]| Election | Constituency | Party | Result | Opposition leader | Opposition Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly | |||||||
| 2022 | Vikasnagar | Bharatiya Janata Party | Won | Nav Prabhat | Indian National Congress | ||
| 2017 | Won | ||||||
| 2012 | Chakrata | Lost | Pritam Singh | ||||
| 2007 | Vikasnagar | Uttarakhand Janwadi Party | Won | Nav Prabhat | |||
| 2002 | Chakrata | Lost | Pritam Singh | ||||
| Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |||||||
| 1996 | Chakrata | Samajwadi Party | Won | Pritam Singh | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1993 | Janata Dal | Lost | |||||
| 1991 | Won | ||||||
References
[edit]- ↑ "Vikasnagar: शोभायात्रा के दौरान विधायक मुन्ना सिंह चौहान से अभद्रता, लोगों ने आरोपी को पीटा, एफआईआर दर्ज". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 11 June 2026.
- ↑ "Munna Singh Chauhan winner profile". MyNeta. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
- ↑ Post, Garhwal (10 July 2025). "Much at stake for Munna Singh Chauhan & Pritam Singh families in Zila Panchayat polls | Garhwal Post". Retrieved 11 June 2026.
- ↑ Bharat, E. T. V. (6 July 2024). "विकासनगर में हो रही आपराधिक घटनाओं पर विधायक मुन्ना सिंह चौहान सख्त, बोले- अपराधी बच नहीं पाएंगे - Vikasnagar criminal incidents". ETV Bharat News (in Hindi). Retrieved 11 June 2026.