Ashish Singh Patel is an Indian politician and the working president of the Apna Dal (Soneylal). He became a member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council from Chitrakoot on 6 May 2018. He was elected 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 25 March 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. He was taken to Allahabad by his father to pursue his education due to the fear of dacoits. He completed his schooling at the Government Inter College (G.I.C.), Prayagraj, in 1995. He earned a degree in Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) in Civil Engineering at the Bundelkhand Institute Of Engineering and Technology (BIET), Jhansi, in 2002. [1]MyNeta
Physical Appearance
Height (approx.): 5′ 10″
Hair Colour: Salt & Pepper
Eye Colour: Dark Brown
Family & Caste
Ashish Patel belongs to the Kurmi caste and comes from a family of landlords in Uttar Pradesh.
Parents & Siblings
His father’s name is Mani Shankar Singh Patel (deceased), and his mother’s name is Krishnavati Singh. She died on 21 December 2021. His elder brother is Arun Kumar, who is 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 (Soneylal) and Union Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. She is the daughter of Dr. Soney Lal Patel, founder of the Apna Dal political party and Krishna Patel, who became the president of Apna Dal after Dr. Soney Lal passed away on 18 October 2009.
Ashish Patel with his wife Anupriya Patel
Religion
Ashish Patel is a follower of Hinduism.
Address
He resides at Village Hanumanganj, Post-Lauri Police Station-Raipura, Tehsil-Mau District-Chitrakoot, 210209.
Career
Early Career
After completing his B.Tech, Ashish Patel worked in the Military Engineering Services. He then moved to working as an engineer in the UP Jal Nigam. In 2017, Ashish took a voluntary retirement from his job to pursue his journey into the world of politics.
Politics
Ashish became the national president of Apna Dal (Solneylal) in 2017 after its president and founding member, Jawahar Lal Patel, stepped down from his post due to ill health. On 19 April 2018, he was elected as an MLC in the Uttar Pradesh government. He is the chairman of the ‘Food items adulteration and to combat the health problems of public life in the circulation of counterfeit drugs’ committee. In 2019, his wife, Anupriya was elected as the national president of the party and he became the working president of the party.
Ashish Patel filing his nomination for MLC elections
In 2022, he became a cabinet minister in the Uttar Pradesh government. He is the head of various departments, including Technical Education, Consumer Protection, and Weights and Measures.
Controversies
Accused Of Locking Up CPWD Engineers
In 2016, Ashish Patel with his family, was accused by a CPWD Junior Engineer and contractor of locking them up in their house as the work was delayed. In an interview, the contractor talked about being locked up by the minister’s family and said that it was because of the delay in work as the tiles hadn’t come that day. He further said,
Tiles didn’t come today. It will come tomorrow morning. They accused us of delaying the work and then locked us up. We were told that we will be locked up until the tiles don’t come.”
In an interview, Ashish denied the allegation, claiming that staff members only scolded the workers for the delay and said,
I am not the in-charge of the bungalow and I was inside. When I came out, the workers were being scolded by the staff of the minister for delaying the work. If somebody thinks that we held them captive then they can take legal action against us.” [2]ABP Live
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 had reached the public relations office of Anupriya Patel with his classmates regarding their scholarship and fee issues. The student claimed that Ashish insulted him after snatching his phone. [3]PressWire18
Salary/Income
The monthly salary of Ashish Singh Patel as Minister of Cabinet was around Rs 1,10,000 per month + other allowances in 2022. [4]Zee News In the financial year 2016-2017, his income was estimated to be Rs. 6,30,520. [5]MyNeta
Assets & Properties
Movable Assets
- Cash: Rs. 38,000
- Deposits in Banks, Financial Institutions, and Non-Banking Financial Companies: Rs. 11,846
- Jewellery: Rs. 1,80,000
Immovable Assets
- Agricultural Land: Rs. 44,00,000
Note: The given estimates of movable and immovable assets are according to the financial year 2018. It excludes the assets owned by his wife. [6]MyNeta
Net Worth
Ashish Singh Patel’s net worth for the year 2018 was estimated to be Rs. 46,29,846. It excludes the net worth of his wife. [7]MyNeta
Facts/Trivia
- Claiming that their alliance party, BJP, isn’t giving them the respect they deserve, Ashish expressed his anger in an interview in 2018. Warning BJP to learn from their losses, he said,
State BJP leadership isn’t giving us the respect we deserve. They should learn from recent losses. The SP-BSP alliance is a challenge for us. Allies in Uttar Pradesh are upset. Leadership at the centre must do something, else NDA (National Democratic Alliance) would suffer in the state.”
- On 27 December 2023, when travelling from Prayagraj to Mirzapur, he sustained minor injuries when his car collided with another one from his own fleet. The accident happened because his car driver was trying to save a motorcyclist who appeared suddenly in front of the driver.
