Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh
Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh | |
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| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 16 May 2009 – 4 June 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Beni Prasad Verma |
| Succeeded by | Karan Bhushan Singh |
| Constituency | Kaiserganj |
| In office 17 May 2004 – 16 May 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Rizwan Zaheer |
| Succeeded by | Constituency Demolished Now Shravasti |
| Constituency | Balrampur |
| In office 10 October 1999 – 6 February 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Kirti Vardhan Singh |
| Succeeded by | Kirti Vardhan Singh |
| Constituency | Gonda |
| In office 20 June 1991 – 10 May 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Raja Anand Singh |
| Succeeded by | Ketki Devi Singh |
| Constituency | Gonda |
| President of Wrestling Federation of India | |
| In office 5 April 2012 – 21 December 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Deepender Singh Hooda |
| Succeeded by | Sanjay Singh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 January 1957 Gonda, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party (1987–2008, 2014–present) Samajwadi Party (2008–2014) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3, including Prateek Bhushan Singh and Karan Bhushan Singh |
| Parent(s) | Late Shri Jagdamba Sharan Singh (father) Smt Pyari Devi (mother) |
| Residence | Gonda |
| Alma mater | M.A., L.L.B. |
| Website | brijbhushansingh |
| Nickname | Neta Ji |
As of 12 April, 2010 Source: | |
Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh (born 8 January 1957) is an Indian politician. He was a six-time Member of Parliament from Kaiserganj as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He was the president of the Wrestling Federation of India.
His political career is marked by many controversies; he was arrested in the demolition of the Babri Masjid case and booked under the anti-terrorism law TADA for harbouring the shooters of the Dawood Ibrahim gang. However, he was later acquitted in both cases.
He was at the centre of accusations of the sexual harassment of India's top female wrestlers before getting cleared of the charges. Seven female wrestlers, including one minor, who later admitted to false accusations, had testified against him in a first information report (FIR). These accusations led to the 2023 wrestlers' protests at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi.