Member of Parliament represents the Ballia constituency of Uttar Pradesh
1.Name: Shri Virendra Singh
2.Born: 21 October, 1956
3.Designation: Member of Parliament
4.Alma Mater : Banaras Hindu University (B.H.U.)
5.Occupation: Agriculturist, Social Worker
6.Political party: Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)
7.Previous offices: 1988-1989-District President, Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha,1989-1992-District President, Bharatiya Janata Party (B.J.P.),1991-Elected to 10th Lok Sabha,1991-92-Member, Committee on Public Undertakings,Member, Standing Committee on Energy,Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry Coal,1996-98-State President, Kisan Morcha (BJP),1998-Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha ,1998-99-Member, Standing Committee on Science and Technology; Environment and Forests; and its Sub-Committee on Ganga Action Plan,Member, Committee on Absence of Members from the Sitting of the House,Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Coal,2000-2004-State Coordinator, Swadeshi Jagran Manch,May, 2014-Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (3rd term),1 Sep. 2014 – 25 May 2019-Member, Committee on Papers Laid on the Table,Member, Standing Committee on Agriculture,Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers.
Shri Virendra Singh is an incumbent Member of the Parliament. He represents the Ballia constituency of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).Previously, he has served as a member of the 10th,12th and 16th Lok Sabha.Currently, he is serving as a member of the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Consultative Committee, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas.
LEGAL BACKGROUND
Cases: 2 Criminal Cases
He has 2 criminal cases against him with charges relating to Illegal payments in connection with an election (IPC Section-171H),Voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servant from his duty (IPC Section-332),Obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions (IPC Section-186),Disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant (IPC Section-188),Being member of an unlawful assembly (IPC Section-143) and Assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty (IPC Section-353). The proceedings of these cases stand pending.