Pranav Singh
{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2017}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2017}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Pranav Singh
| office = Member of Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
| term_start = 2012
| term_end = March 2022
| constituency = Khanpur
| predecessor = Constituency created
| successor = Umesh Kumar
| constituency1 = Laksar
| term_start1 = 2002
| term_end1 = 2012
| predecessor1 = Muhammad Muhiuddin
| successor1 = Sanjay Gupta
| party = Bharatiya Janata Party {{small|(2016–19)}}
Indian National Congress {{small|(2007–16)}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|4|6|df=y}}
| birth_place = Haridwar
| parents = Narendra Singh (father)
| spouse = Devyani Singh
| children = Divye Pratap Singh{{cite news|title=Divye Pratap Singh shoots gold in Thailand Championship|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/dehradun/divye-pratap-singh-shoots-gold-in-thailand-championship/story-DZW7tKG9E5vtvKk4vo3GcN.html|accessdate=20 February 2018|work=Hindustan Times|date=17 October 2017}}{{cite news|title= Divye Pratap Won Gold Medal In Shooting Competition|url=https://www.jagran.com/uttarakhand/dehradun-city--divya-pratap-won-gold-medal-in-shooting-competition-16878946.html|accessdate=10 May 2018|work=Jagran|date=17 October 2017}}
| website = http://pranavchampion.in
}}
Kunwar Pranav Singh (born 6 April 1966) is an Indian politician who served as member of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly representing the Khanpur constituency.
He is elected for the fourth consecutive time and is one of the senior members of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly. He has also served as a cabinet-rank official in the previous state governments under the Chief-Ministership of N. D. Tiwari, Vijay Bahuguna & Harish Rawat.
Career
Singh contested from Laksar in 2002 as Independent and in 2007 as Indian National Congress Candidate and from Khanpur in 2012 as a candidate of the Indian National Congress (INC) and in 2017 as Bhartiya Janata Party Candidate and Won in all elections. In May 2016, along with eight other legislators, he revolted against the Harish Rawat-led INC government in the State.{{cite news|title=Champion's somersaults in Haridwar|url=http://www.thehindu.com/elections/uttarakhand-2017/Champion%E2%80%99s-somersaults-in-Haridwar/article17298111.ece|accessdate=20 February 2018|work=The Hindu|date=14 February 2017}}{{cite news|title=Will be Champion 4th time?|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/uttarakhand/community/will--be-champion-4th-time/357081.html|accessdate=20 February 2018|work=The Tribune|date=31 January 2017}} Around this time, he quit the INC and joined the BJP. He was disqualified as a legislator under the anti-defection law.{{cite news|title=Champion-Shah meet sparks controversy in state BJP|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/champion-shah-meet-sparks-controversy-in-state-bjp/articleshow/62920988.cms|accessdate=20 February 2018|work=The Times of India|date=14 February 2018}} He was suspended for 3 months from Bharatiya Janata Party on 23, June 2019, following his feud with another lawmaker Deshraj Karanwal.{{cite news |title=Pranav Singh Champion suspended for 3 months |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/champion-suspended-for-3-months/articleshow/69908773.cms |website=Times of India |date=23 June 2019 |publisher=Times of India |access-date=23 June 2019}}
On 11 July 2019, Bharatiya Janata Party extended the suspension of Pranav Singh Champion for an indefinite period because he appeared in a controversial video which showed him dancing with guns and comparing the size of the state he represents to his genitals. The video went viral on social media, causing embarrassment to the party. His wife (Devyani Singh) fought election in 2022 from Khanpur came 3rd with 30,834 votes against independent candidate Umesh Kumar.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/bjp-suspends-gun-toting-uttarakhand-mla--pranav-singh-champion-for-indefinite-period-1567064-2019-07-11|title=BJP suspends gun-toting Uttarakhand MLA Pranav Singh Champion for indefinite period|agency=Press Trust of India |date=July 11, 2019 |magazine=India Today|language=en|access-date=2019-07-12}}
On 27, January 2025, he was arrested for firing a gun outside the camp office of an Khanpur MLA. {{cite news|title=Arrested for Roorkee clash, Kunwar Pranav Singh Champion is gun-toting ‘royal’ all parties want |url=https://theprint.in/politics/arrested-for-roorkee-clash-kunwar-pranav-singh-champion-is-gun-toting-royal-all-parties-want/2465689/ |website=The Print |date = 27 January 2025 |publisher=The Print |access-date=27 January 2025}}