Brijesh Singh

{{Short description|Indian politician}}

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| constituency = Deoband

| office =Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly

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| term_end = present

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| birth_date = 22 February

| birth_place = Deoband, Uttar Pradesh

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| party = Bharatiya Janata Party

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| alma_mater = Gurukul Ayurved College, Haridwar

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Brijesh Singh is Minister of State, Government of Uttar pradesh{{cite web | url=https://tricitytoday.com/uttar-pradesh/veteran-leader-of-western-up-brijesh-singh-became-minister-yogi-adityanath-gave-the-gift-of-feeding-lotus-27713.html | title=Yogi Adityanath Ministry 2.0 पश्चिमी यूपी के दिग्गज नेता बृजेश सिंह बने मंत्री, योगी आदित्यनाथ ने दिया कमल खिलाने का तोहफा | date=25 March 2022 }} for [http://uppwd.gov.in/ Public Works Department] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230212083927/http://uppwd.gov.in/ |date=12 February 2023 }} and Minister Incharge for Gautam Budh Nagar district.{{cite web | url=https://www.navodayatimes.in/news/crime-plus/minister-gave-message-to-officers-will-not-hold-review-meeting-in-closed-room-in-next-visit/213774/ | title=मंत्री ने अधिकारियों को दिया संदेश, अगले दौरे में बंद कमरे में नहीं करेंगे समीक्षा बैठक | date=8 February 2023 }} He is a member of 18th Uttar Pradesh Assembly and 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh. He represents the Deoband as a member of Bharatiya Janata Party.{{cite news|url=http://www.news18.com/news/politics/deoband-election-results-2017-brijesh-of-bjp-wins-1358595.html|title= deoband election results 2017th winner of brijesh|publisher=www.news18.com|access-date=11 March 2017}}{{cite news|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/elections/uttar-pradesh-assembly-elections-2017/uttar-pradesh-elections-2017-deoband-constituency-bsps-majid-ali-faces-bjps-brijesh-singh-all-you-need-to-know/547145/|title= uttar pradesh election 2017 deoband constituency|publisher=financialexpress.com|access-date=24 February 2017}}

Political career

Brijesh has been a member of the 18th Uttar Pradesh Assembly and also the 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh. Since 2017 he is representing the Deoband constituency and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.

He has been an active member of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. Brijesh started his political career as a leader of the student wing of the RSS, the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, in 1994. Later he became an activist in BJP's youth wing Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) and gradually rose in the BJYM hierarchy, holding various posts including that of District Secretary, District Vice president, Vice-Incharge, and Incharge of West Uttar Pradesh and vice-president of the State.

In 2016, Brijesh was given a strategic post in BJP and appointed Secretary for West UP considering the upcoming Legislative Elections in the state. Currently, he is a member of the State Working Committee of Uttar Pradesh BJP.

His firm acumen in political affairs in Uttar Pradesh, exceptional command over oratory skills, political management, and organizational skills make him most favored among youth and party. He was given a ticket from the controversial seat of Deoband, in Uttar Pradesh General Elections 2017 which the party hasn't won since 2002. Brijesh secured a thumping victory over the rivals from Deoband which made him a favorite among the party's top brass and Uttar Pradesh's politics.

On 16 March 2017, Brijesh proposed to change the constituency name from Deoband to Devvrind.{{cite news | url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/deoband-constituency-mla-brijesh-singh-dev-vrand-4572168/ | title= After Deoband win, comes the saffron push: MLA wants to rename constituency as Dev Vrand | date=17 March 2017 | newspaper=The Indian Express | first=Ishita | last=Mishra | accessdate=14 May 2019 }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/uttar-pradesh-deoband-deovrind-bjp-mla-brijesh-singh-darul-uloom-966904-2017-03-22|title=BJP MLA's posters naming Deoband as Deovrind create stir in Uttar Pradesh|date=22 March 2017 }}

Posts held

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0120172022Member, 17th Legislative Assembly
022022IncumbentMember, 18th Legislative Assembly

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