Bipin Singh (politician)

Bipin Singh (also rendered as Vipin Singh ) is an Indian politician and a member of 17th and 18th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh of India. He represents the Gorakhpur Rural (Assembly constituency) in Gorakhpur district of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Personal life
Singh was born 10 March 1968 in Gorakhpur of Uttar Pradesh to father Ambika Singh. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Gorakhpur University in 1988. Singh married Neeta Singh on 12 July 1992, with whom he has a son and a daughter.

Political career
Singh started his political journey as block pramukh, a post which he held in Kaudiram for 10 consecutive years. In 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh (2017) elections, he got a ticket from the Bharatiya Janata Party from Gorakhpur Rural (Assembly constituency). He was elected MLA by defeating Samajwadi Party candidate Vijay Bahadur Yadav by a margin of 4,410 votes.

In March 2017, Singh offered his seat to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, as he had to become a member of either the Legislative Assembly or the Legislative Council within six months to stay as the Chief Minister of the state.