Ugrasen Singh

Ugrasen Singh was an Indian politician, who was a Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly.

Early life and education

Ugrasen Singh was the son of Thakur Babban Singh, born at Pauharia Village, Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh on 1 July 1920. He received a BA from Udai Pratap College, Varanasi and Kashi Hindu Vishwavidyalaya, where he studied up to MA (Prev.). He was married to Smt. Ram Dulari Devi in June 1938. They had five daughters. He also taught at the Anglo-Bengali Inter College, Dadar, Bombay and Harsh Chand Inter College, Barhaj Deoria.

Political and social work

Singh was associated with the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association 1936—38, the Congress Socialist Party 1938—47, Socialist Party of India 1947—March 1948 and the Socialist Party 1948—1977. He was imprisoned in the Quit India Movement of 1942, expelled from Uttar Pradesh in 1944, participated in the Labour Movement in Bombay 1945—49 and imprisoned in the ‘Navik Vidroh’ in 1946.

He was also detained under the Maintenance of Internal Security Act from June 1975 to January 1977, and jailed more than 30 times from 1950 to 1974.

He was elected as a Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly for the 1957—69 term. He became Chief Whip and Leader of the Socialist Party in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly. He was elected General Secretary of Samyukta Vidhayak Dal in Uttar Pradesh from 1967—69; became President of the Samyukta Socialist Party Uttar Pradesh in 1970 and the Socialist Party, Uttar Pradesh in 1974. He was an organiser of the Flood Relief Committee in Uttar Pradesh and the Hindi Sahitya Sammelan in Deoria. He was a Member of the Bhikshu Sangh, Kushinagar; Chairman of the Milk Committee 1968-70, Uttar Pradesh, and a member of the Petitions Committee.

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