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Dhruv Pratap Singh, also known as Deepak Bhaiya (born 4 August 1960), is an Indian politician from Madhya Pradesh. He is currently the Chairman of the Katni Development Authority, Madhya Pradesh. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

Political career

Dhruv Pratap Singh entered politics by joining the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) in 1980. From 1988 to 2002, he served as the Mandal Adyaksh of Badwara for 14 years.

Singh gained prominence in 1998 when the BJP nominated him as their candidate for the state elections from the Badwara constituency. Although he lost to the Congress candidate by a narrow margin of 2,000 votes, his political career continued to advance.

In the 2003 state elections, the BJP nominated Singh again, but this time from the Vijayraghavgarh constituency, believing he would offer a stronger challenge to the Congress candidate, Satyendra Pathak. Singh won decisively with a margin of 13,000 votes and became a Member of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Vijayraghavgarh.

In the 2008 state elections, the BJP once again nominated Singh from Vijayraghavgarh. However, he lost to the Congress candidate. Following this defeat, the party appointed him as the District Party President of Katni in 2010, reaffirming their confidence in his popularity and influence in both Katni and Vijayraghavgarh constituencies.

Life

Dhruv Pratap Singh belongs to the Sisodia Family of Katni, his forefathers migrated from the Dev region of Bihar and settled in and around the Katni district. He belongs to the fifth generation of the Sisodias settled in Katni. His father Kunwar Vijendra Singh was an active politician for more than 35 years, and contested the state elections for consecutively five times from the Badwara constituency in the years 1977 to 1998. In year 1977, 1980 and 1990 Kunwar Vijayendra Singh contested elections as an independent candidate, and BJP nominated him as their candidate in 1985 and 1993 state elections and he played a major role in establishing The Bhartiya Janta Party in the 70s, 80s and 90s in Katni district. He is now mentor to his son and continues to guide him through his political career, and continues to be a popular name in the region.

References

1. "Katni Development Authority". Katni Development Authority. Archived from the original on 11 January 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2013.

External links

• Katnidevelopmentauthority.com
• Eci.nic.in
• Mpinfo.org

• 1960 births
• Living people
• Madhya Pradesh MLAs 2003–2008
• Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Madhya Pradesh