Munna Singh Chauhan

Munna Singh Chauhan is an Indian politician from Uttrakhand, prior to which he worked as physicist. He has represented Chakrata and Vikasnagar, in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly being five times as Member of Assembly. He is currently serving as Member of Legislative Assembly for Vikasnagar, from Bharatiya Janata Party.

Career He started his career in 1982 as a physicist in Defence Research and Development Organisation and worked there for four years after which in 1986, he was selected by the Union Public Service Commission for the position of Senior Scientific Officer, which he refused. Afterward in 1987, he was awarded National Overseas Scholarship for higher studies in abroad by Government of India.

He refused the scholarship and resigned from position to start his political career and in 1988, he became Block Chairman of Dehradun, Uttar Pradesh (now in Uttarakhand) as first non-Congress politician. In 1991 elections, he was elected from Chakrata from Janta Dal defeating 8 times member, Gulab Singh and in 1996 from Samajwadi Party by defeating veteran Congress leader, Pritam Singh.

He has been Member of Assembly from Vikasnagar in 2007, 2017 and 2022, currently representing the constituency.

Electoral performance