Meena Singh
Meena Singh | |
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File:Meena Singh.jpg Meena Singh in her school owned by her son | |
Member 14th, 15th Lok Sabha | |
Constituency | Bikramganj (Lok Sabha constituency) and Arrah (Lok Sabha constituency) |
Personal details | |
Born | Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh | 1 January 1962
Political party | Janata Dal United |
Spouse | Late Sri Ajit Singh |
Children | 1 son Vishal Singh |
Parent(s) | Late Smt. Naina Devi, Late Sri Rameshwar Singh |
Residence | Arrah Patna |
Alma mater | Banaras 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).
Early life
Meena Singh was born to Smt. Naina Devi and Sri 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 she was a house wife.
Political career
Meena Singh was first elected as MP in January 2008 by-election from Bikramganj after her husband death and she resigned just after 6 months because of Rahul Raj encounter case in Maharastra. She was again elected to Arrah (Lok Sabha constituency) in 2009 [1] from Janata Dal United. She served very well from 2009 to 2014 to her constituency people. However, she loses 16th Lok Sabha election in 2014[2].
Personal life
Meena Singh married Ajit Kumar Singh, a full time politician by profession. They have a son, Vishal Singh (born 23 January 1987), who is a Bachelor in Business Administration from Amity Business School. Ajit Singh, her husband died in 2007 at the age of 45 [3].
References
1. https://www.outlookindia.com/elections_new/loksabha/2009/bihar/arrah/arrah 2. http://www.elections.in/bihar/parliamentary-constituencies/arrah.html 3. https://www.hindustantimes.com/patna/jd-u-mp-dies-in-road-accident/story-iIDBzuIZKjLCKSSNVuMCuN.html