Ashish Singh Patel Age, Caste, Wife, Family, Biography & More

Bio/Wiki
Birth name	Ashish Kumar Singh
Profession	Politician
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 178 cm in meters- 1.78 m in feet & inches- 5’10”
Eye Colour	Dark Brown
Hair Colour	Salt & Pepper
Politics
Political Party	Apna Dal (Soneylal) (2017 - present)
Political Journey	• National president of Apna Dal (Soneylal) (2017-2019) • Working president of Apna Dal (Soneylal) (2019 - present) • Elected as MLC, Uttar Pradesh (19 April 2018) • Serves as the member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council from Chitrakoot (6 May 2018 - present) • Became Cabinet Minister, Uttar Pradesh (25 March 2022 - present) • Serves as the Minister of Technical Education, Consumer Protection, and Weights and Measures (25 March 2022 - present)
Personal Life
Date of Birth	13 August 1979 (Monday)
Age (as of 2023)	44 Years
Birthplace	Ramnagar, Chitrakoot, Uttar Pradesh, India
Zodiac sign	Leo
Nationality	Indian
School	Government Inter College (G.I.C.), Prayagraj (1995)
College/University	Bundelkhand Institute Of Engineering and Technology (BIET), Jhansi (2002) [1]MyNeta
Educational Qualification	Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech)
Religion	Hinduism
Caste	Kurmi
Address	Village Hanumanganj, Post-Lauri Police Station-Raipura, Tehsil-Mau District-Chitrakoot, 210209
Controversies	• Locked CPWD Engineers CPWD Junior Engineer and contractor blamed Ashish Singh Patel and his family for locking them in their home in 2016. The contractor claimed that they were locked up by the minister and his family due to delay in work caused by the tiles not coming that day in an interview and 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." Denying the allegations in an interview, Ashish claimed that the CPWD workers were only scolded by their staff members 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 The Phone Of A Student In 2023, a video went viral which showed Ashish Patel scolding a student and snatching his phone. The incident happened after the student along with his fellow students went to the Anupriya Patel's public relations office for their issues related to scholarship and school fees. The student also accused Ashish for insulting him after taking away his phone. [3]PressWire18
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Marriage Date	27 September 2009
Family
Wife/Spouse	Anupriya Patel (politician)
Parents	Father- Mani Shankar Singh Patel (deceased) Mother- Krishnavati Singh (died on 21 December 2021)
Siblings	Brother- 1 Arun Kumar (also known as Munna Singh) Sister(s)- 2
Other Relatives	Father-in-law- Dr. Soney Lal Patel (died on on 18 October 2009; politician) Mother-in-law- Krishna Patel (politician)
Money Factor
Salary (approx.)	Salary- Rs 1,10,000 per month + other allowances as of 2022 [4]Zee News Income- Rs. 6,30,520 (for the financial year 2016-2017) [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 year 2018. It excludes the assets owned by his wife.[6]MyNeta
Net Worth (approx.)	Rs. 46,29,846 Note: The net worth was for the financial year 2019. It excludes the net worth of his wife.[7]MyNeta

Some Lesser Known Facts About Ashish Patel

• He belongs to a family of landlords in Uttar Pradesh.

• The fear of dacoits forced his father to take him to Allahabad for his education.

• Ashish serves as the chairman of the ‘Food items adulteration and to combat the health problems of public life in the circulation of counterfeit drugs’ committee.

• His father-in-law, Dr. Soney Lal Patel, was the founder of the Apna Dal and died on 18 October 2009. After his death, his wife, Krishna Patel, became the president of Apna Dal.

• At the beginning of his career, Ashish joined the Military Engineering Services after graduation. Later, he started working in the UP Jal Nigam as an engineer.

• Ashish entered politics in 2017 after taking a voluntary retirement from his job.

• In 2017, after the president and founding member of Apna Dal (Soneylal), Jawahar Lal Patel, left his post because of ill health, Ashish became the national president of the party.

• In 2018, Ashish claimed that their alliance party, BJP, isn’t giving them the respect they deserve. Expressing his anger, Ashish asked the BJP to learn from their recent losses and 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.”

• Ashish’s wife, Anupriya Patel, became the national president of Apna Dal (Soneylal) in 2019. She also holds the position of the Union Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.

• Ashish met with an accident and suffered minor injuries on 27 December 2023 when his car collided with another one of his fleet while he was travelling to Mirzapur from Punjab. The accident occurred because a motorcyclist suddenly appeared in front of his car and his car driver tried to protect him from getting hit.
  

  Ashish Patel after his car accident