Thakur Ramveer Singh

{{Short description|Indian politician from Uttar Pradesh}}

{{Use Indian English|date=November 2024}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}}

{{Infobox politician

| name = Ramveer Singh

| constituency1 = Kundarki

| office1 = Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly

| termstart1 = 24 November 2024

| predecessor1 = Zia ur Rahman Barq

| party = Bharatiya Janata Party

| profession = Self-employed

| occupation = Politician, Farmer

| alma_mater = Hindu College, Moradabad

| education = Post Graduate in MA

}}

Ramveer Singh, or Ramveer Thakur is an Indian politician of Bharatiya Janata Party from Uttar Pradesh. He is member of Legislative Assembly from Kundarki from 2024.{{Cite news |date=2024-11-23 |title=UP Bypolls: Why BJP candidate Ramveer Thakur's Kundarki victory is remarkable |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/why-bjp-candidate-ramveer-thakurs-kundarki-bypoll-victory-is-remarkable/articleshow/115599318.cms |access-date=2024-11-24 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}{{cite news |date=23 November 2024 |title=Kundarki Bypoll Result - November 2024 |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcByeNov2024/candidateswise-S2429.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241216042933/https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcByeNov2024/candidateswise-S2429.htm |archive-date=16 December 2024 |access-date=16 December 2024 |work= |publisher=Election Commission of India |language=en}}

Political career

He was born in a farmer family and joined Bharatiya Janata Party in 1993 and was assigned position of Secretary of Bharatiya Kisan Sangh of Moradabad district in 1999.{{Cite web |date=2024-11-24 |title=कौन हैं ठाकुर रामवीर सिंह? मुस्लिम बहुल कुंदरकी सीट पर 31 साल बाद खिलाया कमल |url=https://www.jansatta.com/national/up-bypolls-results-kundarki-assembly-seat-who-is-thakur-ramveer-singh-won-muslim-dominated-seat/3699371/ |access-date=2024-11-24 |website=Jansatta |language=hi}} He has been contesting from Kundarki from 2007 and won the seat in 2024 by-election by a record margin of more than 140,000 votes making party bag the seat after 31 years.{{Cite web |date=2024-11-23 |title=Hindu BJP candidate trounces 11 Muslims in UP. What led to his massive win? |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/assembly/story/up-bypoll-election-result-kundarki-bjp-win-ramveer-thakur-muslim-dominant-evm-tampering-2638898-2024-11-23 |access-date=2024-11-24 |website=India Today |language=en}}

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