Ajay Singh Chahar

Ajay Singh Chahar (15 August 1950 – 9 June 2020) was an Indian politician and diplomat from Agra, Uttar Pradesh.

He was elected to 9th Lok Sabha representing Agra constituency after defeating Singh family who held the seat since independence.

[5][6][7][8] Singh was born on 15 August 1950 in a Chahar Jat family in village Jaingara, tehsil Kiraoli, Agra, Uttar Pradesh.

He captained the college as well as the university swimming and water polo teams, participating in inter-state and inter-university championships from 1965 to 1971.

He did his post graduate studies at the School of Journalism, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand in 1974 and later worked as publicity and promotions officer with Television One, Avalon, Lower Hutt, in Wellington.

[1] As managing trustee of the Kisan Trust, he worked closely with veteran Socialist leaders Madhu Limaye and George Fernandes, Shri Biju Patnaik, Karpoori Thakur and Mulayam Singh Yadav.