Ashish Singh Patel is an Indian politician and the working president of Apna Dal (Sonilal). He became a member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council from Chitrakoot on 6 May 2018. He was selected as a Cabinet Minister in the Government of Uttar Pradesh and has served as the Minister of Technical Education, Consumer Protection and Weights and Measures since March 25. 2022.
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Wiki/Biography
Ashish Singh Patel was born as Ashish Kumar Singh on Monday, 13 August 1979 (age 44 years; as of 2023) in Ramnagar, Chitrakoot, Uttar Pradesh, India. His zodiac sign is Leo. Fearing dacoits, his father took him to Allahabad to get education. He completed his schooling from Government Inter College (GIC), Prayagraj in 1995. He obtained the Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) degree in Civil Engineering from Bundelkhand Institute of Engineering and Technology (BIET), Jhansi in 2002. ,
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 10″
Hair Color: Salt and Pepper
Eye colour: dark brown
family and caste
Ashish Patel belongs to the Kurmi caste and comes from a family of landlords in Uttar Pradesh.
parents and siblings
His father’s name is Mani Shankar Singh Patel (deceased) and mother’s name is Krishnavati Singh. He died on 21 December 2021. His elder brother is Arun Kumar, also known as Munna Singh. Ashish Patel also has two elder sisters.
Wife
Ashish Singh Patel married Anupriya Patel on 27 September 2009. She is the President of Apna Dal (Sonilal) and Minister of State in the Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry. She is the daughter of Dr. Soni Lal Patel and Krishna Patel, founders of the Apna Dal political party, who became the president of Apna Dal after the death of Dr. Soni Lal on 18 October 2009.
Ashish Patel with his wife Anupriya Patel
Religion
Ashish Patel is a follower of Hindu religion.
Address
He lives in Village Hanumanganj, Post-Lauri Police Station-Raipura, Tehsil-Mau District-Chitrakoot, 210209.
livelihood
early career
After completing B.Tech, Ashish Patel worked in Military Engineering Services. After this he started working as an engineer in UP Jal Nigam. In 2017, Ashish took voluntary retirement from his job to pursue his journey in the world of politics.
Politics
Ashish became the national president of Apna Dal (Solnilal) in 2017 when its president and founding member Jawahar Lal Patel stepped down due to ill health. On 19 April 2018, he was elected as an MLC in the Government of Uttar Pradesh. He is the Chairman of the Committee ‘to deal with the health problems of public life arising from adulteration of food items and prevalence of counterfeit medicines’. In 2019, his wife Anupriya was elected the national president of the party and he became the working president of the party.
Ashish Patel filing nomination for MLC elections
In 2022, he became a cabinet minister in the Uttar Pradesh government. He heads various departments including technical education, consumer protection and weights and measures.
controversies
Allegation of locking out CPWD engineers
In 2016, Ashish Patel and his family were accused by a junior CPWD engineer and contractor of locking them in their house due to delay in work. In an interview, the contractor talked about the closure by the minister’s family and said it was due to delay in work as the tiles had not arrived that day. he adds,
The tiles did not arrive today. Will come tomorrow morning. They accused us of delaying the work and then closed us down. We were told that we would be kept closed until the tiles arrived.”
In an interview, Ashish denied the allegation, claiming that the staff members only scolded the workers for delays and said,
I am not in charge of the bungalow and I was inside. When I came out, the workers were being scolded by the minister’s staff for delaying the work. If anyone feels that we have taken them captive then they can take legal action against us.
snatched a student’s phone
In a video that went viral in 2023, Ashish was seen scolding a student and snatching his phone. The student along with his classmates had reached Anupriya Patel’s public relations office regarding the problem of scholarship and fees. The student claimed that Ashish insulted him by snatching his phone.
salary/income
Ashish Singh Patel’s monthly salary as Cabinet Minister was around Rs 1,10,000 per month + other allowances in 2022. Their income in the financial year 2016–2017 was estimated at Rs. 6,30,520.
property and properties
movable property
- Deposits in banks, financial institutions and non-banking financial companies: Rs. 11,846
Immovable property
- Agricultural Land: Rs. 44,00,000
Note: The given estimate of movable and immovable assets is as per financial year 2018. This does not include property owned by his wife.
net worth
Ashish Singh Patel’s net worth for the year 2018 was estimated to be Rs. 46,29,846. This does not include his wife’s net worth.
Facts/General Knowledge
- Claiming that his coalition party, the BJP, is not giving him the respect he deserves, Ashish expressed his anger in an interview in 2018. He warned the BJP to learn from its loss, saying,
The state BJP leadership is not giving us the respect we deserve. They should learn from the recent defeat. SP-BSP alliance is a challenge for us. Allies are angry in Uttar Pradesh. The leadership at the Center must do something, otherwise the NDA (National Democratic Alliance) will suffer losses in the state.
- On 27 December 2023, while traveling from Prayagraj to Mirzapur, he suffered minor injuries when his car collided with another car of his own fleet. This accident happened because their car driver was trying to save a motorcyclist who suddenly came in front.
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