Dhananjay Singh is an Indian politician and a gangster who served as a two times MLA and a Member of Parliament from Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh.
[9] In the late 1990s, he studied at Lucknow University and graduated with a master's in political science, and also started gaining notoriety around this time for his involvement in gang activity.
However, he appeared in public alive four months later, leading to an investigation that filed cases on up to 34 officers for the false claim.
[9] In 2002 he was elected as MLA from Rari now Malhani constituency, Jaunpur district in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from 2002 to 2009 as an independent candidate.
Up to 2024, Singh has 41 criminal cases to his record, with ten still pending and others being dismissed or acquired, partially due to witnesses who later backed out.