Hukum Singh

For Rao Raja Hukum Singh Rathore, seeDeath of Hukum Singh.

Hukum Singh
Member of parliament forKairana
In office 16 May 2014 – 3 February 2018
Preceded by	Begum Tabassum Hasan
Succeeded by	Begum Tabassum Hasan
Constituency	Kairana
Personal details
Born	(1938-04-05)5 April 1938 Kairana,United Provinces,British India
Died	3 February 2018(2018-02-03)(aged 79) Noida,Uttar Pradesh,India
Political party	Bharatiya Janta Party(1995-2018) Indian National Congress(1974-1980) (1985-95) Janata Party (Secular)(1980-85)
Spouse	Rewati Singh ​ (m.1958)​
Children	5
Residence(s)	Kairana, Uttar Pradesh,India
Alma mater	Allahabad University(LL.B)
Occupation	Politician
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Hukum Singh(5 April 1938 – 3 February 2018)was an Indian politician who served as the Member of Parliament from Kairana inUttar Pradeshas aBharatiya Janata Party(BJP) candidate. He was a member of the Panel of Chairpersons of the16th Lok Sabha,and the Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Water Resources.

Life

Singh was born on 5 April 1938 to Maan Singh and Leelavati inKairana.He received hisBachelor of ArtsandLLBdegrees fromAllahabad University.Singh married Rewati Devi on 13 June 1958, with whom he has five daughters.He was previously elected as a Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly for seven terms (1974–77,1980–89,1996-2014).He has also served as aCabinet Ministerin Uttar Pradesh governments under both BJP and theCongress.He died on 3 February 2018 at a private hospital in Noida, Uttar Pradesh after suffering from severe breathing difficulties for a brief period.

Education and career

A law graduate fromAllahabad University,he clearedPCS (J)examsin 1963. But instead of becoming ajudicial officer,he joined theIndian Armyas aCommissioned Officerafter 1962Indo-China war.He participated in the 1965 Pakistan war as a captain, in thePoonchsector inKashmir.He then took voluntary retirement in 1969.He entered active politics in 1974, becoming anMLAfor the first time on aCongressticket. He went on to win Assembly elections seven times and held the post ofdeputy speakerof the Assembly from 1983 to 1985. He won his fourth term, as aBJPcandidate, in 1996 and his firstLok Sabhaelections in2014.

Controversies

In September 2013, he was named in anFIRrelated to the Muzaffarnagar riots because he attended themahapanchayatwhich was held despite prohibitory orders.He refuted allegations of inciting communal tensions by saying that he did not make any inflammatory speech and only attempted to calm down the assembled crowd.In June 2016, he released a list ofHindufamilies and alleged that there had been a mass exodus ofHindusfrom his constituency due to the law and order situation.His claims were later partially validated by a report of theNational Human Rights Commission(NHRC).

Parliamentary performance

Being the son of a farmer father, he understood and concerned himself with important issues related to farmers, education and infrastructure. He had participated in more debates than the national average and asked significant questions in the parliament to bring attention towards problems affecting the people of his constituency.Besides being the chairperson of the Standing Committee on Water Resources, he was a Member of the Consultative Committee,Ministry of Home Affairsand also a Member of the General Purposes Committee.

Apart from participating in public meetings and mass movements for the cause ofsocial justice,Singh was also very active on social mediaand in the parliament.