A well-off farmer, Shyam Singh belongs to Pehowa and lost five elections till 2014. He fought from Radaur on a BJP ticket in 2009 too but won the seat, an INLD citadel, in the last elections.
Educational qualification: Graduate
Assets declared in 2014: ₹2.69 crore
Moveable: ₹9.61 lakh
Immovable: ₹2.6 crore
Constituency primer
Dominated by Jat, Rajput, Saini and Kamboj communities, Radaur has been a citadel of the INLD with the exception of the last assembly election. This constituency was a reserved seat but was converted into a general one in 2009 following delimitation. The Yamuna crisscrosses Radaur, inundating rural areas. It’s known for sugarcane cultivation.
Electoral history
2014: Shyam Singh defeated Raj Kumar Bubka of Congress by 38,707 votes
2009: Bishan Lal Saini of INLD defeated Suresh Kumar of Congress by 4,395 votes
2005: Ishwar Singh Palaka of INLD defeated Lehri Singh of Congress by 5,263 votes
How he performed: From a village, Radaur is a town with better infrastructure and amenities. The MLA has got a bridge built over the Yamuna near Nagli Ghat. He has also got an SDM office at Radaur, a co-educational college, a bus stand, an industrial training institute, a bypass and primary health centre set up. There have, however, been several accidents on the Radaur stretch of the Yamunanagar-Karnal national highway, which is not four-laned. The long drawn protests by sugarcane farmers for pending payments needs to be resolved.
MLA Quote
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{{/usCountry}}I’ve carried out development works in five years that others would have done in 10. Our government has worked for all-round development of Radaur, which remained neglected by parties in the past.
By the way
He was best athlete of Kurukshetra University from 1970-73