Nisha Singh Explained

Nisha Singh
Birth Date:6 May 1979[1]
Office1:Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly
Constituency1:Pranpur
Term Start1:2020
Predecessor1:Binod Kumar Singh
Party:Bharatiya Janata Party
Occupation:Politician

Nisha Singh is an Indian politician from Bihar and a Member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly. Singh won the Pranpur Assembly constituency on the BJP ticket in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election. Singh is the wife of veteran Bharatiya Janata Party leader Binod Singh Kushwaha, who served as a minister in Government of Bihar.[2] [3] [4]

Life and career

Nisha Singh started his political career after the death of her husband Binod Kumar Singh, a veteran leader of Koeri caste,[5] who represented Pranpur Assembly constituency on the symbol of Bhartiya Janata Party. Singh was also the president of party's Bhojpur wing.[6] His whole family resides in Bachnaha village of Katihar. She has two daughters with her husband.[7] She contested 2020 Bihar Assembly election and won by defeating Tauqir Alam of Indian National Congress.[8]

In 2022, Singh claimed that local police superintendent of Katihar district has talked with her in an unruly manner. She stated that this happened when she was inquiring about death of a person involved in illegal liquor trade .[9]

After becoming victorious in 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election, she visited Fudki Tola Chuhlar village in a locality called Azamnagar located within her constituency as a part of her first public outreach campaign. She was welcomed by the people and in her address she announced that she will work for the construction of a network of roads in the region for the ease of transport.[10]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: बिहार विधान सभा सचिवालय - सप्तदश बिहार विधान सभा मे माननीय सदस्यों की जन्म तिथि एवं टर्मवार सूची . Bihar Vidhan Sabha . https://web.archive.org/web/20230427090929/https://vidhansabha.bih.nic.in/pdf/priority%20List.pdf . 27 April 2023 . live.
  2. Web site: Nisha Singh Pranpur Candidate. News18.
  3. Web site: Nisha Singh(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- PRANPUR(KATIHAR) - Affidavit Information of Candidate. 2021-01-27. myneta.info. 1 February 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210201065342/https://myneta.info/Bihar2020/candidate.php?candidate_id=13329. live.
  4. Web site: Nisha Singh Election Results 2020: News, Votes, Results of Bihar Assembly. 2021-01-27. NDTV.com. en. 1 June 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240601014118/https://www.ndtv.com/elections. live.
  5. Web site: Bihar Cabinet Expansion: कुशवाहा व मुसलमान चेहरों पर JDU ही नहीं BJP की भी टिकी हैं नजरें, जानिए. jagran. 28 July 2023. At present there are three Kushwaha MLAs in BJP. In this, in the previous government, the BJP had made Vinod Singh, MLA from Pranapur in Seemanchal, a minister. Vinod passed away. Former minister's wife Nisha Singh has won for the first time in the 17th assembly. On the other hand, Dr. Sunil Kumar from Bihar Sharif won for the third time and Pramod Sinha, MLA from Raxaul won for the first time.. 28 July 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230728112801/https://www.jagran.com/bihar/patna-city-bihar-cabinet-expansion-not-only-jdu-but-bjp-too-eyeing-on-kushwaha-and-muslim-faces-know-21332972.html. live.
  6. Web site: बयान से विवाद:मंत्री विनोद सिंह का विवादों से रहा है पुराना रिश्ता, कहा था- शहीद के घर जाने से क्या वह जिंदा हो जाएगा. Bhaskar. https://web.archive.org/web/20240601014154/https://www.bhaskar.com/local/bihar/news/minister-vinod-singh-has-had-an-old-relationship-with-controversies-said-will-he-become-alive-by-going-to-the-martyrs-house-127805461.html . 1 June 2024. 1 June 2024 .
  7. Web site: अफसोसजनक:पति से मिलने गईं निशा आधा ही सफर पूरा कर पाईं थीं कि टूट गई विनोद की सांस. Bhaskar. 31 May 2024. 1 June 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240601014118/https://www.bhaskar.com/local/bihar/news/nisha-who-had-gone-to-meet-her-husband-was-able-to-complete-half-the-journey-that-broke-vinods-breath-127805492.html. live.
  8. Web site: 2020 Pranpur Election Result. 31 May 2024. 25 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210625101841/https://www.elections.in/bihar/assembly-constituencies/pranpur.html. live.
  9. Web site: बिहार: BJP की महिला विधायक पर भड़क उठे कटिहार के SP, बोले- मुझे ज्ञान मत दीजिए... Dainik Jagran. 31 May 2024. 27 September 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220927023437/https://www.jagran.com/bihar/bhagalpur-sp-sir-of-katihar-got-angry-on-the-woman-mla-23081639.html. live.
  10. Web site: कार्यक्रम:प्राणपुर विस में सड़कों का बिछेगा जाल: निशा सिंह. Bhaskar. 1 June 2024. 9 December 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201209171625/https://www.bhaskar.com/local/bihar/bhagalpur/azamnagar/news/a-network-of-roads-will-be-laid-in-pranpur-vis-nisha-singh-127993614.html. live.

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