Veer Singh Patel

Veer Singh Patel (born 1980) is an Indian politician and former MLA representing the Chitrakoot constituency in Uttar Pradesh as a Samajwadi Party member from 2012 to 2017.^[1] He is the son of dacoit Dadua (Shiv Kumar Patel) who was killed in 2007.

Veer Singh Patel
Member (MLA) of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office 2012–2017
Preceded by	constituency created
Succeeded by	Chandrika Prasad Upadhyay
Constituency	Chitrakoot, Uttar Pradesh
Personal details
Born	1980
Political party	Samajwadi Party
Relations	Bal Kumar Patel (uncle) Ram Singh Patel (cousin)
Parent	Shiv Kumar Patel (Dadua) (father)
Profession	Politician

Politics

Patel got active in politics after his father Dadua died in an encounter with the Uttar Pradesh Police on 22 July 2007.^[2]

In 2016, he got into controversy for beating up an officer from the electricity department because the officer didn't agree to forgive or reduce the bills of his supporters.^[3]

Patel lost the 2017 and 2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Chitrakoot and Manikpur respectively.^{[citation needed]}

He also lost the 2019 Lok Sabha election from Khajuraho. He got just 40,077 votes, while the winner V. D. Sharma of BJP got 8,11,135 votes.

Criminal charges

In his election affidavit of 2022, Patel mentioned that he has 11 criminal cases upon him including kidnapping. Out of 11 cases, he has been convicted in one case in 2009.^[4]

Family

His uncle Bal Kumar Patel^[5] is a former Lok Sabha MP and Ram Singh Patel (MLA) is his cousin.^[6]

References

1. "Power flows from barrel of gun in Bundelkhand". The Times of India. 23 February 2017.
2. "यूपी चुनाव: ददुआ के बेटे वीर सिंह पर समाजवादी पार्टी ने फिर लगाया दांव, कर्वी से टिकट". ABP News. 23 January 2017.
3. "डकैत के पुत्र "सपा विधायक" ने एसडीओ को पीटा, मामला दर्ज". Dainik Jagran. 2 December 2016.
4. "Veer Singh Patel (Samajwadi Party), Constituency: Manikpur, UP". Myneta.info. 30 October 2022.
5. "पूर्व सांसद बाल कुमार और पूर्व विधायक वीर सिंह पटेल पर धोखाधड़ी का आरोप, गिरफ्तारी की मांग" [Former MP Bal Kumar and former MLA Veer Singh Patel accused of fraud, demand for arrest]. Amar Ujala (in Hindi). 2 March 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
6. "UP: 'बुंदेलखंड के वीरप्पन' के बेटे-भतीजे को सपा ने मैदान में उतारा, जानें- ददुआ की सियासी ताकत" [UP: SP fielded son-nephew of 'Veerappan of Bundelkhand', know - political power of Dadua]. Aaj Tak (in Hindi). 3 February 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.