Tejpal Singh

'''Tejpal Singh''' is an Indian politician and a member of the [[16th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh|16th Legislative Assembly]] of India.<ref name="Member Profile">{{cite news|title=Member Profile|publisher=Legislative Assembly official website|accessdate=|url=http://uplegisassembly.gov.in/ENGLISH/pdfs/members_profile/81.pdf|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304095627/http://uplegisassembly.gov.in/ENGLISH/pdfs/members_profile/81.pdf|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref><ref name="Candidate affidavit">{{cite news|title=Candidate affidavit |publisher=My neta.info|accessdate= |url=http://myneta.info/up2012/candidate.php?candidate_id=1630}}</ref> Earlier, he was a member of [[Samajwadi Party]].He is a member of the [[Rashtriya Lok Dal]] political party.<ref name="2012 Election Results">{{cite news |title=2012 Election Results|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] website|accessdate= |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2012/Stats_Report_UP2012.pdf}}</ref><ref name="2002 Election Results">{{cite news|title=2002 Election Results|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] website|accessdate= |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2007/StatReport_AS_2007_UTTAR_PRADESH.pdf}}</ref><ref name="1993 Election Results">{{cite news |title=1993 Election Results |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] website|accessdate= |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2002/Stat_rep_UP_2002.pdf}}</ref><ref name="All MLAs from constituency">{{cite news|title=All MLAs from constituency|publisher=elections.in |accessdate= |url=http://www.elections.in/uttar-pradesh/assembly-constituencies/chhata.html}}</ref>

==Early life and education== Tejpal Singh was born in Mathura district. He attended [[Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University|Agra University]] and attained Master of Arts degree.<ref name="Member Profile"/><ref name="Candidate affidavit"/>

==Political career== Tejpal Singh has been a [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] for three terms. He represented the [[Chhata (Assembly constituency)|Chhata]] constituency and is a member of the [[Rashtriya Lok Dal]] political party.<ref name="Member Profile"/><ref name="Candidate affidavit"/>

In 1997, he criticised [[B. R. Ambedkar]] as the "biggest traitor of India" and a "British agent". He also criticised BJP for staying silent over the spread of [[Anti-Hindu]] sentiments by the [[Ambedkarism|Ambedkarites]].<ref>Aaj Agra, 1997, 28 July 1997</ref>

==Posts held== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! # !! From !! To !! Position !! Comments |- | 01 || 2012 || 2017 || Member, [[16th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh|16th Legislative Assembly]] || |- | 02 || 2002 || 2007 || Member, [[14th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh|14th Legislative Assembly]] || |- | 03 || 1993 || 1995 || Member, [[12th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh|12th Legislative Assembly]] || |- |}

==See also== * [[Chhata (Assembly constituency)|Chhata]] * [[Sixteenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh]] * [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]

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