{"id":3742,"date":"2026-06-09T02:19:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T20:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mathuranow.in\/?p=3742"},"modified":"2026-06-29T02:28:46","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T20:58:46","slug":"thakur-meghshyam-singh-govardhan-mla-biography","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mathuranow.in\/en\/thakur-meghshyam-singh-govardhan-mla-biography\/","title":{"rendered":"Thakur Meghshyam Singh: Govardhan MLA Biography"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Thakur Meghshyam Singh: Biography of Govardhan MLA<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Thakur Meghshyam Singh<\/strong> is an Indian politician and a senior leader of the <strong>Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)<\/strong>. He currently represents the <strong>Govardhan Assembly Constituency (Constituency No. 83)<\/strong> in Mathura district, Uttar Pradesh. Known for his grassroots political journey, he has remained actively associated with public life, agriculture, and cooperative institutions before entering the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly.<\/p>\n<h2>Early Life and Education<\/h2>\n<p>Thakur Meghshyam Singh was born into a respected family in Mathura district, Uttar Pradesh. His father is <strong>Shri Kishan Singh<\/strong>. Raised in the rural region of Braj, he developed a close understanding of agricultural and village-related issues from an early age. He completed his higher education with a <strong>Graduate<\/strong> degree before entering public life.<\/p>\n<h2>Family Background<\/h2>\n<p>He belongs to a traditional Hindu family and is married. According to his election affidavit, his family is associated with agriculture and local business activities. His family has continued to reside in Mathura district while supporting his public and social engagements.<\/p>\n<h2>Professional Background<\/h2>\n<p>Before becoming an MLA, Thakur Meghshyam Singh was associated with agriculture, business, and the cooperative sector. He also served as the <strong>Chairman of the Mathura District Cooperative Bank<\/strong>, where he remained connected with cooperative banking and rural development initiatives.<\/p>\n<h2>Political Career<\/h2>\n<p>Thakur Meghshyam Singh has been actively involved in public service for several years. In the <strong>2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election<\/strong>, he contested from the Govardhan Assembly constituency as the BJP candidate and was elected to the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly.<\/p>\n<p>According to the official election results, he defeated his nearest rival, <strong>Raj Kumar Rawat<\/strong> of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), by a margin of <strong>42,507 votes<\/strong>. Since becoming MLA, he has participated in public programmes related to infrastructure, agriculture, religious tourism, and civic development within the Govardhan constituency.<\/p>\n<h2>Declared Assets<\/h2>\n<p>As per the election affidavit submitted during the 2022 Assembly election, Thakur Meghshyam Singh declared assets worth approximately <strong>\u20b97.96 crore<\/strong>. The affidavit also stated that no liabilities were declared at the time of filing.<\/p>\n<h2>Quick Profile<\/h2>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse;\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"8\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Full Name<\/th>\n<td>Thakur Meghshyam Singh<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Current Position<\/th>\n<td>Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (MLA)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Assembly Constituency<\/th>\n<td>Govardhan (Constituency No. 83), Mathura<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Political Party<\/th>\n<td>Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Father&#8217;s Name<\/th>\n<td>Shri Kishan Singh<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Education<\/th>\n<td>Graduate<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Profession<\/th>\n<td>Agriculture &amp; Business<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Previous Public Role<\/th>\n<td>Former Chairman, Mathura District Cooperative Bank<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Declared Assets (2022)<\/th>\n<td>Approximately \u20b97.96 Crore<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Declared Liabilities<\/th>\n<td>Nil (as per 2022 election affidavit)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Disclaimer<\/h2>\n<p>This biography is based on information available through publicly accessible government records, election affidavits, and official sources. It is intended for informational purposes only and does not endorse or oppose any political party, candidate, or public representative. Readers are encouraged to refer to official government records and the Election Commission of India for the latest verified information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn about the life, education, political career, and public service journey of Govardhan MLA Thakur Meghshyam Singh from Mathura district.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3743,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[188],"tags":[75,2359,2358,2357,572,574],"class_list":["post-3742","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-political-profiles","tag-bjp","tag-govardhan-biography","tag-govardhan-mla","tag-hakur-meghshyam-singh","tag-mathura-politics","tag-political-profile"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mathuranow.in\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3742","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mathuranow.in\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mathuranow.in\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mathuranow.in\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mathuranow.in\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3742"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mathuranow.in\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3742\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3744,"href":"https:\/\/mathuranow.in\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3742\/revisions\/3744"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mathuranow.in\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3743"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mathuranow.in\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3742"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mathuranow.in\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3742"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mathuranow.in\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3742"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}