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DM Who Bulldozed Mukhtar Ansari's Hotel Transferred in UP IAS Reshuffle
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News18•22-09-2026, 15:07
DM Who Bulldozed Mukhtar Ansari's Hotel Transferred in UP IAS Reshuffle
- •Uttar Pradesh witnessed a major administrative reshuffle with 34 IAS officers transferred, including District Magistrates of 14 districts.
- •Ballia DM Mangala Prasad Singh, known for action against Mukhtar Ansari's family, has been appointed MD of UP Cooperative Sugar Mills Federation Limited.
- •During his tenure as Ghazipur DM from 2020-2022, Singh oversaw the demolition of the Ghazal Hotel linked to Mukhtar Ansari's family.
- •Mangala Prasad Singh is a 2012 batch IAS officer, promoted from the State Civil Service, having started his career as a PCS officer in 1997.
- •After Ghazipur, he served as DM in Hardoi and Ballia, and his latest transfer moves him from district administration to a state-level role.
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Following the September 2026 administrative reshuffle in Uttar Pradesh, Mangala Prasad Singh was removed from his post as Ballia District Magistrate and appointed as the Managing Director of the Uttar Pradesh Cooperative Sugar Mills Federation Limited.
The demolition of the Ghazal Hotel in Ghazipur took place on November 1, 2020, after an eight-member board chaired by then-District Magistrate Mangala Prasad Singh rejected an appeal filed by Mukhtar Ansari's family.
Mangala Prasad Singh entered government service as a PCS officer in 1997 and later became an IAS officer in 2012 through promotion from the State Civil Service quota.
