Annapurna Singh | |
Office: | Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council |
Term Start: | 12 April 2022 |
Constituency: | Varanasi Local Authorities |
Party: | Independent |
Profession: | Politician |
Nationality: | India |
Constituency1: | Varanasi Local Authorities |
Termstart1: | 16 January 2010 |
Termend1: | 15 January 2016 |
Predecessor1: | Uday Nath Singh alias Chulbul |
Predecessor: | Brijesh Singh alias Arun |
Successor1: | Brijesh Singh alias Arun |
Otherparty: | Bahujan Samaj Party (2010-2016) |
Spouse: | Brijesh Singh alias Arun (m.1991) |
Relations: | Sushil Singh (nephew) |
Birth Place: | Zamania, Ghazipur Uttar Pradesh, India |
Nickname: | Poonam |
Annapurna Singh (also known as Poonam) (born 1974) is a politician who is a Member of Uttar Pradesh legislative council as an Independent candidate.[1] [2]
She was born in 1974 in Zamania district Ghazipur. She is youngest child of her parents among 5 siblings and married to Mafia-turned politician Brijesh Singh alias Arun (ex-MLC) in 1991. They both have 2 sons and 1 daughter. Her nephew is also a politician and MLA of BJP Sushil Singh.
Annapurna Singh started her political career from BSP and contested MLC election in 2010 on BSP ticket from Varanasi local authorities and won with heavy margin. Her husband succeeded her as an Independent candidate in 2016 MLC election. In 2022 she again contested MLC election as Independent candidate and won.[3] Her husband and elder brother were also MLCs from same seat as BJP candidates (from 1998-2010).[4] [5] [6] [7]