Munna Singh Chauhan

Munna Singh Chauhan
मुन्ना सिंह चौहान
Leader of the Opposition
Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
In office
10 July 2007 – present
Member
Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
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ConstituencyVikasnagar
Member
Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
In office
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ConstituencyChakrata
President
Uttarakhand Pradesh
In office
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Personal details
Born (1960-07-10) 10 July 1960
Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India
(now in Uttarakhand, India)
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
EducationPostgraduate (Physics)
WebsiteMunnaSinghChauhan.in

Munna Singh Chauhan is an Indian politician, a post-graduate in physics, and currently a five-term MLA representing Vikasnagar constituency, Dehradun district, Uttarakhand.[1]

Career

  • Served in Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) from 1982–1986.[2]
  • Selected by UPSC for the post of Senior Scientific Officer in the Department of Defence Production in 1986 (did not join).[3]
  • Selected by ONGC as Executive Trainee Officer, Computer Programming (did not join).[4]
  • Awarded National Overseas Scholarship by Government of India for higher studies abroad in 1987 (did not avail scholarship).[5]
  • Elected as Block Pramukh (Chairman) of Kshetra Panchayat in 1988; first non-Congress Pramukh in Dehradun district since independence.[6]
  • Panel Speaker in Outreach Programme of Lok Sabha for Panchayats in Uttarakhand in 2021.[7]

Political Recognition

  • Selected as 'Most Purposeful MLA' in India by the magazine Fame India in its 2021 survey.[8]
  • Delivered lectures at IAS Academy, Mussoorie (Development Plan Formulation), UP Police Academy, Moradabad (Law Enforcement and Civil Administration), and various institutions.[9]
  • Panel Chairman of UP Vidhan Sabha (1996–2000) and Uttarakhand Vidhan Sabha (2000–2002).[10]
  • Chairman, Estimates Committee of Uttarakhand Vidhan Sabha (2017–2022). Member, Government Assurance Committee, Rules Committee, Housing Committee, Lokayukt Committee.[11]
  • Contributed to Reservation Bills and select committees, including the UK Angdavalkasi Reservation Bill (Women).[12]
  • Panelist in orientation programmes for Uttarakhand Vidhan Sabha MLAs (2002, 2007, 2017) with Secretary Generals, experts.[13]

Electoral performance

Year Constituency Party Result Vote % Opposition Candidate Opposition Party Opposition Vote %
2022 Vikasnagar Bharatiya Janata Party Won 50.04% Nav Prabhat Indian National Congress 43.67%
2017 Vikasnagar Bharatiya Janata Party Won 50.37% Nav Prabhat Indian National Congress 42.06%
2012 Chakrata Uttarakhand Janwadi Party Lost 40.40% Pritam Singh Indian National Congress 50.53%
2007 Vikasnagar Bharatiya Janata Party Won 40.37% Nav Prabhat Indian National Congress 33.27%
2002 Chakrata Uttarakhand Janwadi Party Lost 27.64% Pritam Singh Indian National Congress 49.59%

References

  1. ^ "Munna Singh Chauhan winner profile". MyNeta. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
  2. ^ "Biography details". Source document.
  3. ^ "Biography details". Source document.
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  5. ^ "Biography details". Source document.
  6. ^ "Biography details". Source document.
  7. ^ "Biography details". Source document.
  8. ^ "Fame India survey". Source document.
  9. ^ "Guest Lectures". Source document.
  10. ^ "Career details". Source document.
  11. ^ "Committee roles". Source document.
  12. ^ "Committee work". Source document.
  13. ^ "Panelist roles". Source document.
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