Meena Singh

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Meena Singh
Member of Parliament (MP) Lok Sabha
In office
2008–2009
Preceded byAjit Kumar Singh
Succeeded byConstituency disestablished
ConstituencyBikramganj
Member of Parliament (MP) Lok Sabha
In office
2009–2014
Preceded byKanti Singh
Succeeded byR. K. Singh
ConstituencyArrah
Personal details
Born (1962-01-01) 1 January 1962 (age 62)
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
Political partyJanata Dal United
SpouseAjit Singh
Children1
Residence(s)Arrah, Patna, Bihar
Alma materBanaras Hindu University

Meena Singh (born 1 January 1962 in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh) is an Indian politician. She entered politics in 2008. She represented Bikramganj (Lok Sabha constituency) in 14th Lok Sabha and Arrah (Lok Sabha constituency) in the 15th Lok Sabha as a member of Janata Dal (United).[1][2]

Early life[edit]

Meena Singh was born to Naina Devi and Rameshwar Singh. She got a degree in Arts from Banaras Hindu University in 1982. Before entering into the Indian politics, she was serving her husband's constituency people and was a house wife.[citation needed]

Political career[edit]

Meena Singh was first elected as MP in January 2008 by-election from Bikramganj after her husband's death, but she resigned just after 6 months because of Rahul Raj encounter.[3] She was again elected to Arrah (Lok Sabha constituency) in 2009 from Janata Dal United. However, she lost the 16th Lok Sabha election in 2014.[4]

Personal life[edit]

Meena Singh married Ajit Kumar Singh, a full-time politician by profession. They have a son, Vishal Singh (born 23 January 1987), who holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Amity Business School. Ajit Singh died in 2007.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Mishra, Ashok K (3 January 2008). "Bikramganj bolsters Nitish, shocks Lalu". The Economic Times. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  2. ^ "General (15th Lok Sabha) Election Results India". Elections.in.
  3. ^ Swaroop, Vijay (6 November 2008). "Rahul Raj's killing triggers large scale resignations". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Arrah Lok Sabha Elections and Results 2014". Elections.in.
  5. ^ Chatterjee, Aloke (2 August 2007). "JD (U) MP dies in road accident". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 14 March 2019.


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