UP BJP MLA Janmejaya Singh passes away due to heart attack in Lucknow

New Delhi: Another loss to Bharatiya Janata Party  after MLA from Sadar in Deoria district of Uttar Pradesh, Janmejaya Singh, passed away due to heart attack in Lucknow late last night. He was 75-year-old.

Doctors at the Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Institute stated that the MLA passed away during the installation of a peacemaker. Singh was earlier taken to the Civil Hospital, which referred him to the Lohia Institute after his condition worsened.

“The MLA had a heart attack. He died during the installation of a pacemaker,” said Dr Vikram Singh, Medical Superintendent, Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Institute.

Issuing a statement on his death, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said, “Janmejaya Singh was a devoted public figure. He was working hard for the development of his constituency. He used to work for the poor and weaker section of the society. In his death, the party has lost a dedicated worker and the public has lost a true well-wisher.”

देवरिया सदर विधान सभा क्षेत्र के विधायक श्री जन्मेजय सिंह के आकस्मिक निधन की खबर सुनकर शोक हुआ।

श्री सिंह के निधन से पार्टी ने एक समर्पित कार्यकर्ता तथा जनता ने अपना सच्चा हितैषी खो दिया है।

प्रभु श्री राम से प्रार्थना है कि उनकी आत्मा को अपने श्री चरणों मे स्थान दें।

ॐ शांति

— Yogi Adityanath (@myogiadityanath) August 21, 2020

About Janmejaya Singh

Singh was born 7 July 1945 in Devgaon, Deoria of Uttar Pradesh to his father Trilokinath Singh. He married with Gujrati Devi, they have three sons and four daughters. He belongs to Sainthwar caste. He had High School degree from Chandrashekhar Aazad Inter Collage, Deoria.

Singh has MLA for two terms. Since 2012, he has represented Deoria constituency as a member of Bhartiya Janata Party. In first term 2012, 16th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh elections, he defeated Bahujan Samaj Party candidate Pramod Singh by a margin of 23,295 votes.[5]

In second term 2017, 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh elections, he defeated Samajwadi Party candidate J.P. Jaiswal by a margin of 46,236 votes.