Daya Shankar Singh Age, Wiki and Bio

Daya Shankar Singh

Quick Info

ProfessionPolitician
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth01/01/1971
Age53 years
BirthplaceRajpur Village, Buxar, Bihar

Physical Stats & More

Height170 cm
Eye ColorBlack
Hair ColorSalt and pepper (dyed black)

Educational Qualification(s)

College/UniversityLucknow University (1998)
Educational QualificationMasters in Medieval History

Personal Life

ReligionHinduism
Controversies
Cases Pending
  • 3 charges related to Punishment for criminal intimidation (IPC Section-506)
  • 1 charge related to the Forgery of valuable security, will, etc. (IPC Section-467)
  • 1 charge related to Forgery for the purpose of cheating (IPC Section-468)
  • 1 charge related to Cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property (IPC Section-420)
  • 1 charge related to Voluntarily causing hurt to extort property, or to constrain to an illegal act (IPC Section-327)
  • 1 charge related to Voyeurism (IPC Section-354C)
  • 1 charge related to Promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, etc., and doing acts prejudicial to the maintenance of harmony (IPC Section-153A)
  • 4 charges related to Intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace (IPC Section-504)
  • 2 charges related to Assault or criminal force to deter a public servant from discharge of his duty (IPC Section-353)
  • 2 charges related to Punishment for voluntarily causing hurt (IPC Section-323)
  • 1 charge related to Punishment for Rioting (IPC Section-147)
  • 1 charge related to Mischief causing damage to the amount of fifty rupees (IPC Section-427)
  • 1 charge related to Word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman (IPC Section-509)
Defamatory CaseIn July 2016, Daya Shankar Singh was suspended for six years from the position of state vice-president of Uttar Pradesh and debarred from the Bharatiya Janata Party for making a derogatory comment on the BSP supremo leader and former chief minister Mayawati saying that she was selling party tickets to the candidates for the 2017 assembly elections which was worst than being a prostitute. As soon as an FIR was filed against Daya Shankar, he ran away from the fear of being caught. On 29 July 2016, he got arrested from the Buxar district of Bihar and was kept in judicial custody in Mau, Uttar Pradesh. His then-wife, Swati Singh lodged an FIR against the leaders of BSP for threatening their 12-year-old daughter and her mother-in-law under sections 120B (punishment for criminal conspiracy), 153 A (promoting enmity between different groups), 504 (intentional insult with intent to breach peace), 506 (punishment for criminal intimidation) and 509 (word, gesture or act to insult the modesty of a woman) of the IPC in August 2016. After the FIR filed by his wife, Daya Shankar was released from the custody on 6 August 2016.
Fraud CaseIn 2014, a fraud case was lodged against Daya Shankar Singh and his brother for producing a forged bank guarantee of Rs. 60 lakhs for acquiring a dealership for the Mahindra and Mahindra agency in Haibatpur, Uttar Pradesh. Tractors and equipment worth more than Rs. 72 lakhs were provided to Daya Shankar for the agency till December 2015. After an enquiry was carried out by Subodh Kumar Singh, the deputy manager of Mahindra and Mahindra, with the State Bank of India, he got to know that no bank guarantee existed with the bank; therefore he filed an FIR.

Relationships & More

Marital StatusDivorced
Marriage Date18/05/2001

Family

FatherVindyachal Singh (deceased in July 2022)
MotherTetra Devi
Siblings
BrotherJitendra
SpouseSwati Singh (politician) (m. 2001; div. 2023)
Children
SonAkshat Singh
DaughterAkshita Singh

Career

Profession(s)
  • Politician
  • Businessman
  • Lawyer
Politics
Political PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Political Journey
  • Contested the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from the Ballia constituency on a ticket from the Bharatiya Janata Party (2007)
  • Won the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from the Ballia Nagar constituency on a ticket from the Bharatiya Janata Party (2022)
  • Joined the office as the Minister of Transport (Independent Charge) of Uttar Pradesh (5 March 2022)

Some Lesser Known Facts

Daya Shankar Singh is an Indian politician.
He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party and a former state vice-president of the BJP party in Uttar Pradesh.
In 1991, he was an Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad candidate and contested the student union elections at Lucknow University.
His ex-wife, Swati Singh, was also a member of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad.
They met during ABVP events, leading to their friendship and eventual marriage in 2001.
Daya Shankar Singh and Swati Singh expected tickets from different constituencies for the 2022 Legislative Assembly elections.
The Bharatiya Janata Party gave Daya Shankar Singh a ticket from the Ballia Nagar constituency.
In March 2022, he won the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections by defeating Narad Rai from the Samajwadi Party.
Reportedly, Swati Singh filed for divorce in 2012, but the petition was refused due to both parties' absence.
She filed for divorce again in 2022, and the couple separated in April 2023 after almost 22 years of marriage.