Amar Singh (politician)
Amar Singh is an Indian politician from the state of Uttar Pradesh was one of the leaders of Samajwadi Party. Known for his chaste Hindi and political connections, Amar Singh polarises the public opinion on him. He has several cases of corruption pending against him making him widely unpopular., He was the general secretary of the Samajwadi Party and was a member of the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian parliament. OnJanuary 2010, he resigned from all the posts of Samajwadi Party and was later expelled from the party by its chief, Mulayam Singh Yadav, onFebruary 2010. He spent a brief period in judicial custody in 2011. He finally retired from politics. In his statement he mentioned, I want to give more time to my wife and my family. Therefore after the last day of polling , I will retire from politics.
Singh was born in a Rajput family in Azamgarh.
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