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{{Short description|Indian politician from Uttar Pradesh}}

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| birth_date = 20 January 1950
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| office1 = Member of [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
| constituency1 = Usehat Assembly constituency
|office4=Former Minister of State for Agriculture in [[Government of Uttar Pradesh]]
|office2= Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
| term_start1 = 1977
| term_end1 = 1980
| constituency2 = Usehat Assembly constituency
|office3=Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
| term_start2 = 1989
| term_end2 = 1991
| term_start3 = 1997
| term_end3=2002
| constituency3=Usehat Assembly constituency
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| party = [[Bahujan Samaj Party]]
| otherparty = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
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| parents = Chandan Singh
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| spouse = Shanti Devi
| nationality = [[India]]n
| children = [[Dharmendra Kumar Singh Shakya]]
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'''Bhagwan Singh Shakya''' (born 20 January 1950) is an Indian politician, who was elected to the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly through [[1996 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]. He became a member of 13th Uttar Pradesh Assembly as a member of [[Bahujan Samaj Party]]. Shakya represented Usehat Assembly constituency of [[Budaun district]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]].<ref name=up>{{cite web|url=https://uplegisassembly.gov.in/Members/pdfs/13th_vs_sadashya_parichay.pdf#page=269|title=13th Vidhan Sabha members|website=Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly|accessdate=20 September 2023|archive-date=16 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190816063628/http://uplegisassembly.gov.in/Members/pdfs/13th_vs_sadashya_parichay.pdf#page=269|url-status=live}}</ref> He was also a Minister of State in [[Government of Uttar Pradesh]]. Shakya served as member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly for three terms.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/local/uttar-pradesh/badaun/news/retiring-leaders-handed-over-the-keys-to-power-handed-over-the-children-former-minister-and-former-mp-on-the-backfoot-sadar-mla-does-not-care-at-present-129357735.html|title=बदायूं...चुनाव में दिग्गज नेताओं ने बेटों को सौंपी कमान:6 नेताओं के बेटे लड़ रहे विधानसभा चुनाव, DP यादव ने अपना नाम वापस लेकर बेटे कुणाल को उतारा|website=Dainik Bhaskar|accessdate=20 September 2023|archive-date=9 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220209222923/https://www.bhaskar.com/local/uttar-pradesh/badaun/news/retiring-leaders-handed-over-the-keys-to-power-handed-over-the-children-former-minister-and-former-mp-on-the-backfoot-sadar-mla-does-not-care-at-present-129357735.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amarujala.com/uttar-pradesh/budaun/former-minister-bhagwan-singh-got-bail|title=Former minister Bhagwan Singh Shakya got bail|website=Amar Ujala|accessdate=20 September 2023|archive-date=14 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161214113518/http://www.amarujala.com/uttar-pradesh/budaun/former-minister-bhagwan-singh-got-bail|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Life and career==
Bhagwan Singh Shakya was born on 20 January 1950 to Chandan Singh in Jakheli village of Budayun district of Uttar Pradesh. His was educated at [[Aligarh]]. Shakya completed his bachelor's degree in science from there. He was married to Shanti Devi on 4 May 1971. They had two sons and one daughter. One of his son [[Dharmendra Kumar Singh Shakya]] also served as member of [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] from [[Shekhupur Assembly constituency]]. Prior to joining active politics, he was an agriculturist by profession.<ref name=up/>

He was first elected to Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly in 1977, when he contested on the ticket of [[Janata Party]]. In 1989, he was elected for the second term, this time, on the ticket of [[Janata Dal]]. In 1996 mid term elections, he was elected to Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly for the third time. He was a member of [[Bahujan Samaj Party]] then. Shakya was also one of the victim of [[The Emergency (India)|National Emergency of 1975]]. He was imprisoned for eleven months during the emergency, under the [[Maintenance of Internal Security Act]]. From 1989 to 1991, he served as member of various committees of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly. He got 70,010 votes in 1996 elections and defeated Banwari Singh Yadav of [[Samajwadi Party]]. He served as Minister of State for Agriculture in [[Kalyan Singh]] ministry from 27 October 1997.<ref name=up/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.livehindustan.com/news/bareilly/article1-A-former-minister-Bhagwan-Singh-Shakya-in-the-court-bail-granted-625465.html|title=Bail granted to former minister|website=livehindustan|accessdate=20 September 2023|archive-date=20 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230920191509/https://www.livehindustan.com/national/story-railways-earned-additional-rs-2800-crore-seven-years-changes-travel-rules-children-8734595.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Uttar Pradesh MLAs 1997–2002]]
[[Category:Bahujan Samaj Party politicians]]
[[Category:People from Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Janata Party politicians]]
[[Category:Janata Dal politicians]]
[[Category:1950 births]]
[[Category:Uttar Pradesh MLAs 1989–1991]]
[[Category:Uttar Pradesh MLAs 1977–1980]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians]]

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