Swati Singh
{{short description|Indian politician from Uttar Pradesh (born 1978)}}
{{for|the Indian weighlifter|Swati Singh (weightlifter)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2017}}
{{use Indian English|date=April 2017}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Swati Singh
| image =
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| caption = Swati Singh
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|08|1|df=y}}
| birth_place = Bokaro, Jharkhand, India
| office = Minister of State (Ind. Charge) in Government of Uttar Pradesh [http://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/lucknow-city-22-cabinet-ministers-will-take-oath-with-cm-yogi-adityanath-and-two-dy-cm-15703905.html?src=p1 "दो नायब व 22 कैबिनेट मंत्रियों के साथ योगी ने ली यूपी के मुख्यमंत्री पद की शपथ"]. jagran.com.
| term_start1 = 19 March 2017
| term_start2 = 18 March 2017
| term_start3 = October 2016
| term_end1 = 12 March 2022
| term_end2 = 12 March 2022
| term_end3 = February 10, 2018
| party = Bharatiya Janata Party
| nationality = Indian
| spouse = Daya Shankar Singh (m:2001;-div:2023;)
| office2 = Member of Legislative Assembly
| constituency2 = Sarojini Nagar
| predecessor2 = Sharda Pratap Shukla
| office3 = President of BJP Mahila Morcha, Uttar Pradesh
| constituency3 = Uttar Pradesh
| predecessor3 = Darshana Singh
| alma_mater = University of Lucknow (LLM) ADR,. [http://myneta.info/uttarpradesh2017/candidate.php?candidate_id=2341 "Swati Singh(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- SAROJINI NAGAR(LUCKNOW) – Affidavit Information of Candidate:"]. myneta.info.
| relations =
| children = 2
| profession = Business, politician
| successor2 = Rajeshwar Singh
}}
Swati Singh (born 1 August 1978) is an Indian politician and Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Women welfare NRI, Flood Control, Agriculture export, Agriculture Marketing, Agriculture Foreign Trade and state minister in the Ministry of Women Welfare, Family Welfare, Maternity and Child Welfare in the Government of Uttar Pradesh.
Education
- M.M.S. in 2001 from University of Allahabad
- L.L.M. in 2007 from the University of Lucknow
Political life
She came in an active field of politics after her husband Daya Shankar Singh got expelled from the post of vice-president of Bhartiya Janta Party for six years after a comment on BSP Chief Mayawati in a public meeting in September 2016. On 12 March 2017, the BJP revoked her husband's expulsion.[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/bjp-revokes-expulsion-of-newly-elected-mla-swati-singhs-husband/articleshow/57608927.cms "BJP revokes expulsion of newly-elected MLA Swati Singh's husband – Times of India"]. indiatimes.com.
In 2017, she got elected as Member of Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh from Sarojini Nagar, Lucknow as a Bharatiya Janta Party candidate. She got 1,08,506 votes in this election.{{cite web |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/local/uttar-pradesh/ |title=Latest news of Uttar Pradesh. Breaking news of Uttar Pradesh in Hindi at Dainik Bhaskar |website=www.bhaskar.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150119190741/http://www.bhaskar.com/uttar-pradesh/?C1-UP= |archive-date=2015-01-19}}
She became Minister of State (Independent Charge) in Yogi Adityanath's cabinet.
She was appointed to the ministries of NRI, Flood control, Agriculture Marketing and Export, Women Welfare, Maternal and Child welfare.{{citation |title=CM Yogi Adityanath keeps home, revenue: UP portfolio allocation highlights |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/live-updates-on-uttar-pradesh-govt-portfolios-keshav-prasad-maurya-gets-pwd/story-JafGBgr7Oe7VXxcBsnAOdM.html |work=Hindustan Times |date=22 March 2017 }}
She also served as president of Uttar Pradesh BJP Mahila Morcha, a women's wing of Bharatiya Janata Party from October 2016 to February 2018.{{cite news |title=स्वाति सिंह बनी भाजपा महिला मोर्चा की प्रदेश अध्यक्ष |url=https://www.patrika.com/lucknow-news/swati-singh-is-mahila-morch-pradesh-adyaksh-1416105/ |publisher=Patrika |language=Hindi}}{{cite news |title=मायावती पर निशाना साधने वाली स्वाति सिंह बनी भाजपा महिला मोर्चा की प्रदेश अध्यक्ष |url=https://www.amarujala.com/lucknow/swati-singh-becomes-chief-of-bjp-mahila-morcha |publisher=Amar Ujala |language=Hindi}}
In November 2019, she was riled up in case in which purported audio clip was released where she was heard allegedly threatening a police officer in Lucknow to drop an FIR against Ansal Builders. She goes on to ask the CO Binu Singh to sit with her to resolve the matter if she wanted to continue working in Lucknow.{{cite news |title=UP Minister Swati Singh Asks Cop to Drop FIR Against Builder, Hauled up by Yogi After Audio Clip Goes Viral|url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/up-minister-swati-singh-asks-cop-to-drop-fir-against-builder-hauled-up-by-yogi-after-audio-clip-goes-viral-2389177.html|publisher=news18 |language=English}} She was denied ticket by the party in the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election.
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Category:Politicians from Lucknow
Category:Uttar Pradesh MLAs 2017–2022
Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Uttar Pradesh
Category:Women members of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly