Dhirendra Singh

{{Infobox officeholder

| image = Dhirender Singh 2.jpg

| name = MLA Dhirendra Singh

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1966|11|1}}

| birth_place = Rabupura, Uttar Pradesh

| office = Member (MLA) of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly

| term_start = 11 March 2017

| term_end =

| constituency = Jewar (63)

| party = Bharatiya Janata Party

| alma_mater = St. John's College, Agra

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| spouse = {{marriage|Usha Singh|1993}}

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| children = 2

| preceded = Vedram Bhati

| leader = Yogi Adityanath

| otherparty = Indian National Congress
(Till 2016)

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Dhirendra Singh (born 1 November 1966) is an Indian politician and a member (MLA) of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly since 2017. He represents the Jewar assembly constituency in Gautam Buddha Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).{{Cite web|url=http://uplegisassembly.gov.in/ENGLISH/pdfs/VSMembers/17vs_Eng.pdf|title=विधान सभा गठन की भारत निर्वाचन आयोग की अधिसूचना|website=www.uplegisassembly.gov.in|access-date=1 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170831172109/http://uplegisassembly.gov.in/ENGLISH/pdfs/VSMembers/17vs_Eng.pdf|archive-date=31 August 2017|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web |url=http://uplegisassembly.gov.in/ENGLISH/pdfs/VSMembers/FirstTime_ElectedMember_17thLegislativeAssembly.pdf |title=First Time Elected Member's List for Uttar Pradesh Seventeenth Legislative Assembly |website=www.uplegisassembly.gov.in/ |access-date=1 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171001214630/http://uplegisassembly.gov.in/ENGLISH/pdfs/VSMembers/FirstTime_ElectedMember_17thLegislativeAssembly.pdf |archive-date=1 October 2017 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |url=https://affidavitarchive.eci.nic.in/CANDIDATEAFFIDAVIT.aspx?YEARID=March-2017%20(%20GEN%20)&AC_No=63&st_code=S24&constType=AC |title=CANDIDATE AFFIDAVIT - STATE NAME: S24-Uttar Pradesh |website=affidavitarchive.nic.in |access-date=16 December 2023}}{{Cite news |url=https://nocorruption.in/politician/dhirendra-singh/ |title=Dhirendra Singh MLA of JEWAR Uttar Pradesh contact address & email |work=nocorruption.in |access-date=1 October 2017 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.india.com/assembly-election-2017/uttar-pradesh/jewar/|title=2017 Jewar – Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election Winner, LIVE Results & Latest News: Election Dates, Polling Schedule, Election Results & Live Election Updates {{!}} India.com|website=India.com|language=en|access-date=1 October 2017}}

Early life and education

Dhirendra Singh was born in Rabupura town of Gautam Budh Nagar district to father Thakur Heeri Singh and mother Shanti devi. He attended the Chaudhary Charan Singh University and attained a Master of Arts (MA) degree in History. He is an alumnus of St. John's College, Agra.

Political career

=2001-2017=

Dhirendra Singh started his political life as a student leader at St. John's College, Agra. He was elected Chairman of Rabupura, Gautam Buddha Nagar in the year 2001. He became a member of the Indian National Congress (INC) and served on several positions including the State Spokesperson of the congress party for Uttar Pradesh.{{cite web |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/after-tomar-s-betrayal-cong-won-t-support-anyone-in-polls/story-051y2JcZKueOf9SuiZXBTJ.html |title=After Tomar's 'betrayal', Cong won't support anyone in polls |work=The Hindustan Times |date=6 April 2014 }}

He took active role during the farmers movement of Bhatta-Parsaul (under Jewar assembly constituency) and came to limelight during the land acquisition movement of Bhatta-Parsaul when he took the Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi to the village on his bike, and led a massive protest.{{Cite news|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/rahul-gandhi-bike-bhatta-parsaul-stir-bjp/1/853574.html|title=Man who gave Rahul Gandhi a ride on his bike during 2011 farmers agitation joins BJP|website=www.indiatoday.in|access-date=1 October 2017}} Dhirendra Singh raised a big movement to change the law for land acquisition in India and is credited with helping shape the Land Acquisition Act, 2013.

He was the INC's candidate in UP assembly election 2012 but lost the seat by 9,500 votes.{{Cite web|url=http://www.sunday-guardian.com/news/congress-chairman-sahaab-confident-of-victory-in-jewar|title=Congress' Chairman Sahaab confident of victory in Jewar|website=www.sunday-guardian.com|language=en-gb|access-date=1 October 2017|archive-date=1 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171001214851/http://www.sunday-guardian.com/news/congress-chairman-sahaab-confident-of-victory-in-jewar|url-status=dead}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.ndtv.com/assembly/up-elections-on-delhis-edge-bsp-holds-sway-470434|title=UP elections: On Delhi's edge, BSP holds sway|work=NDTV.com|access-date=1 October 2017}}{{cite web |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/congress-activists-protest-against-new-land-acquisition-bill/articleshow/47250836.cms?from=mdr |title=Congress activists protest against new Land Acquisition Bill |work=The Economic Times |date=12 May 2015 }}

=2017-Present=

Later Dhirender Singh left the INC party and joined Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) before the assembly polls of 2017 and got elected as the member (MLA) of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Jewar seat for the first time.{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-newdelhi/Congress-RLD-leaders-join-BJP-in-Uttar-Pradesh/article17010987.ece|title=Congress, RLD leaders join BJP in Uttar Pradesh|last1=Aradhak|first1=Purusharth|date=9 January 2017|work=The Hindu|access-date=1 October 2017|last2=Aradhak|first2=Purusharth|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/uttar-pradesh/news/up-assembly-elections-thakur-dhirendra-singh-quits-congress-joins-bjp-before-polls/articleshow/56404561.cms|title=UP assembly elections: Thakur Dhirendra Singh quits Congress, joins BJP before polls – Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=1 October 2017}}{{Cite news |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/noida/bjp-s-jewar-candidate-pulls-a-mammoth-crowd-for-rally/story-maDJI0SLHHEaPsADmy2PwN.html|title=BJP's Jewar candidate Dhirendra Singh pulls a mammoth crowd for rally|date=9 February 2017|work=The Hindustan Times|access-date=1 October 2017|language=en}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.jansatta.com/elections/uttar-pradesh-assembly-elections-2017/up-assembly-elections-noida-leader-dhirendra-singh-join-bjp-quits-congress/225008/|title=उप्र विधानसभा चुनाव: धीरेंद्र सिंह ने कांग्रेस छोड़ भाजपा का थामा दामन|website=Jansatta|date=9 January 2017 |language=hi-IN|access-date=1 October 2017}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.dailyo.in/politics/bhatta-parsaul-rahul-gandhi-akhilesh-yadav-bjp-assembly-elections-2017/story/1/15482.html|title=Why Rahul Gandhi's Bhatta Parsaul buddy is fighting UP polls on a BJP ticket|website=www.dailyo.in|access-date=1 October 2017}} In 2017 election, he had defeated 3-times MLA Vedram Bhati of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP).{{Cite news |date=11 March 2017 |title=Backed by Muslims, BJP's Dhirendra Singh defeats three-timJewar |language=en |work=The Hindustan Times |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/noida/backed-by-muslims-bjp-s-dhirendra-singh-defeats-three-time-bsp-mla-in-jewar/story-Yg66tImEaeOaTLuIX0djXN.html |access-date=1 October 2017}}

Dhirendra Singh has contested for the 16th, 17th and 18th Legislative Assembly for the third time in a row. His victory margin in this election is almost three times that of the 2017 election. {{cite web | url=https://www.india.com/uttar-pradesh/jewar-election-result-live-updates-up-uttar-pradesh-vidhan-sabha-elections-assembly-polls-5276725/ | title=Jewar Election Result LIVE: BJP Leads | Jewar BJP MLA Thakur Dhirendra Singh Live | Thakur Dhirendra Sing vs Avtar Singh Bhadana Live}} During the 2022 Uttar Pradesh assembly elections in Jewar, Singh defeated a renowned Indian politician and a Member of Parliament for 20 years, Avtar Singh Bhadana by a distinct margin of 56,315 votes.{{cite web |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/noida-news/bjps-dhirendra-singh-defeats-sp-rld-s-avtar-singh-bhadana-by-56-315-votes-in-jewar-101646998913611.html |title=BJP’s Dhirendra Singh defeats SP-RLD’s Avtar Singh Bhadana by 56,315 votes in Jewar |work=The Hindustan Times |date=11 March 2022 }}

Achievements

=Lift Act=

Dhirendra Singh played a pivotal role in advocating for The Uttar Pradesh Lifts and Escalators Act, 2024, following a tragic incident involving a lift accident at a housing society in Noida.{{cite web |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/noida-lift-accident-bjp-mla-meets-chief-minister-yogi-implement-lift-act-2418266-2023-08-09 |title=Noida lift accident: BJP leader urges Yogi Adityanath to implement Lift Act |work=India Today |date=9 August 2023 }}{{cite web |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/noida-news/present-lift-act-in-winter-session-of-assembly-jewar-mla-writes-to-minister-101700931118823.html |title=Present Lift Act in winter session of assembly, Jewar MLA writes to minister |work=The Hindustan Times |date=25 November 2023 }}

=Jewar Airport=

Dhirendra Singh played a pivotal role in negotiations with farmers during land acquisition for the Noida International Airport or Jewar Airport, a flagship project in his constituency.{{cite web |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/bjp-mla-farmers-land-acquisition-noida-9349585/ |title=BJP MLA bats for farmers, writes to UP government over land acquisition near Noida |work=The Indian Express |date=24 May 2024

}}{{cite web |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/jewar-airport-159-more-agree-for-land-acquisition-says-mla-118090200012_1.html |title=Jewar Airport: 159 more agree for land acquisition, says MLA |work=Business Standard |date=2 September 2018

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