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Sanjay Singh

movie Politician cake 22 March 1972 (Wednesday) (Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India)
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Net Worth

1-2 crores INR

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Height

5' 8" (173 cm)

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Age

53

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Nation

Indian

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Basic Information

Date of Birth: 22 March 1972 (Wednesday)
Birthplace: Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Zodiac Sign: Aries
Nationality: Indian
Hometown: Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India

Family & Relationships

Marital Status: Married
Children: Not Known

Education

Schools: Sanjay Singh is a social activist and worked for the rights of hawkers for 16 years before joining the Aam Aadmi Party
Colleges: Orissa School of Mining Engineering
Education: Diploma in Mining Engineering

Lifestyle

Religion: Hinduism

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Some Lesser Known Facts About Sanjay Singh

  • Sanjay Singh is a social activist and worked for the rights of hawkers for 16 years before joining the Aam Aadmi Party.
  • He did his first ‘Andolan’, fighting for the rights of the people and against the practice of corruption in Keonjhar, Odisha, India.
  • 1994, he started an organisation called ‘Sultanpur Samaj Sewa Sangathan’. He started working amongst the poor, organizing blood donation camps, health camps and campaigning for people’s rights.
  • He also worked with the ‘Azad Sewa Samiti’, which later became a part of the National Hawkers’ Association.
  • He is known as the ‘Sankat Mochan’ of the Aam Aadmi Party and he emerged as a trusted lieutenant of Aam Aadmi Party. He has emerged as the proprietor when it comes to tricky negotiations and conflict resolution.
  • In 2002, He began working with Sandeep Pandey, and through their 2007 anti-Coca Cola agitation got associated with Medha Patkar, Ashgar Ali Engineer (Social Activist) and Ram Punyani ( former professor, IIT Bombay).
  • In 2011, he worked with Arvind Kejriwal after getting associated with Anna Hazare’s campaign of India Against Corruption (IAC). He was asked to lead a five-day protest in Sultanpur, Rae Bareli and Amethi and when the campaign took its momentum, he was inducted as one of the National Executives of India Against Corruption.
  • To establish the image of Aam Aadmi Party at the grass-roots level, he travelled many kilometres in the States of Uttar Pradesh and Punjab to lead the party promotions.
  • Until 2017, he had never contested any elections. However, he actively participated in various State Assembly Elections supporting the candidates of Aam Aadmi Party.
  • In 2018, he got the nomination of the Upper House of the Indian Democracy for the Rajya Sabha elections.
  • Sanjay Singh was elected unopposed as the Member of Rajya Sabha from Delhi in January 2024.

    Sanjay Singh while receiving the certificate from the Returning Officer Ashish Kundra on 12 January 2024
    Sanjay Singh while receiving the certificate from the Returning Officer Ashish Kundra on 12 January 2024

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