BJP’s Moradabad candidate Sarvesh Singh
BJP’s Moradabad candidate Sarvesh Singh, a five-time MLA and a one-time MP, died a day after his Uttar Pradesh constituency went to polls in part one of many normal elections. He was 72.
Sarvesh Singh, who has been ailing for a very long time, was present process therapy at a Delhi hospital.
“Kunwar Sarvesh Kumar has handed away,” UP BJP chief Bhupendra Chaudhary advised information company PTI.
“He had some drawback in his throat and had an operation. Yesterday, he had gone to AIIMS for a check-up,” Mr Chaudhary added.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath termed the demise of the chief an “irreparable loss for the BJP Parivaar”.
“I’m shocked to be taught of the demise of our Moradabad candidate and former MP, Kunwar Sarvesh Kumar Singh-ji. That is an irreparable loss for the BJP Parivaar. On this hour of grief, my ideas and prayers exit to his members of the family and family members. I pray that Prabhu Shri Ram grants everlasting peace to the departed soul whereas giving his household the power and forbearance to bear this loss. Om Shanti!” Yogi Adityanath posted on X.
Moradabad, one of many 80 constituencies in Western UP, was received by Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Celebration’s ST Hasan within the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.
The seat includes 5 Vidhan Sabha (legislative meeting) segments: Barhapur; Kanth; Thakurdwara; Moradabad Rural; and Moradabad Nagar area.
This time Ruchi Veera has been fielded by the opposition’s INDIA bloc on the Samajwadi Celebration ticket.
