S. P. Singh Patel

Indian politician

S. P. Singh Patel

Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office 04 June 2024
Preceded by	Sangam Lal Gupta
Constituency	Pratapgarh
Member of Uttar Pradesh legislative council
In office 5 May 2002 – 4 May 2014
Constituency	Lucknow Graduate

Personal details
Born	(1956-01-01) 1 January 1956 (age 68) Sadarpur, Hardoi district, Uttar Pradesh
Political party	Samajwadi Party
Spouse	Kanti Singh
Alma mater	University of Allahabad

S. P. Singh Patel (born 1 January 1956) is an Indian educationist, social worker and politician.^[1] He is the founder and chairman of the Lucknow Public Schools and Colleges, a chain of educational institutions in north India. He is also a member of the Samajwadi Party (SP) and was a member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council from 2002 to 2014, elected twice in 2002 and 2008 from the Lucknow Graduates constituency.^[2] He is the general secretary of SP's teachers cell.^[3]

Early life and education

Patel was born in Sadarpur, Hardoi on 1 January 1956. He completed B.Com., M.Com. and PhD from the Allahabad University. He also has a Masters in Economics, an MBA, a B.Ed. and post graduate degree in botany, among other qualifications.^[2]^[3]

Career in education

Patel established the first Lucknow Public School in 1983. It has since expanded and has schools and colleges in Madhavganj, Hardoi, Sitapur, Lakhimpur and New Delhi.^[2]^[3] He has also been a lecturer in commerce at the KP Jaiswal Inter College, Muthiganj. He has occasionally led various movements for filling vacancies and pending appointment of teachers, and is well known in Uttar Pradesh as an educationist.^[3]

Political career

Patel has been a member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council for two full terms adding up to 12 years from 2002 to 2014. He was first elected on 5 May 2002 from the Lucknow Graduates constituency of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council and re-elected from the same on 5 May 2008.^[2] He started full time participation in party work from 2015 on. He helped in the campaign of Man Singh and was fielded as a candidate in the MLC elections for teachers constituencies from Allahabad–Jhansi in February 2022 but lost by a slim margin to Babu Lal Tiwari of the Bharatiya Janata Party.^[3] In the 2024 Indian general election, he has been fielded as a candidate from Pratapgarh.^[4]

Personal life

Patel is married to Kanti Singh, who is also a member of the Samajwadi Party and has also been a member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from the same Lucknow Graduates constituency from 2014 to 2020.^[2]

References

^ "कौन हैं डॉ. एसपी सिंह पटेल? प्रतापगढ़ से समाजवादी पार्टी के लोकसभा प्रत्याशी". February 21, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "UP Educationist SP Singh Patel: SP Candidate From Pratapgarh". February 22, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "UP : डॉ. एसपी सिंह पटेल इलाहाबाद-झांसी खंड एमएलसी स्नातक सीट से सपा के प्रत्याशी घोषित". Amar Ujala.
^ "लखनऊ पब्लिक स्कूल के संस्थापक एसपी सिंह पटेल को सपा ने प्रतापगढ़ से बनाया लोकसभा प्रत्याशी". Navbharat Times.