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{{Short description|Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha from Bihar (born 1962)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| office = [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
| term_start = 3 April 2024
| constituency = [[List of Rajya Sabha members from Bihar|Bihar]]
| office1 = Cabinet Minister<br>[[Government of Bihar]]
| term_start1 = 2010
| term_end1 = 2015
| 1blankname1 = Chief Minister
| 1namedata1 = [[Nitish Kumar]]<br>[[Jitan Ram Manjhi]]
| 2blankname1 = Ministry or Departments
| 2namedata1 = *Rural Works
*Road Construction
*Panchayati Raj
*Industries
*Sugarcane
| office3 = [[List of members of the Bihar Legislative Council|Member of Bihar Legislative Council]]
| successor3 = [[Chandeshwar Prasad]]
| 1blankname3 = Elected By
| 1namedata3 = [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of Legislative Assembly]]
| term_end3 = 2015
| term_start3 = 2006
| education = [[B.Sc.]], [[Master of Arts|M. A.]], [[LL.B.]], [[Ph.D.]].
| alma_mater = [[Patna University]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1962|11|30|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Bedauli, [[Gaya, India|Gaya]], [[Bihar]], India
| other_party = [[Janata Dal (United)]] (2009 - 2015)<br>
[[Rashtriya Janata Dal]] (before 2009)
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (since 2015)
| predecessor = [[Anil Hegde]]
| source = https://sansad.in/rs/members
}}
'''Bhim Singh Chandravanshi''' (born 30 November 1962) is an Indian educationist and politician who has been serving as a [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]] from [[Bihar]] since 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sharma |first=Sheenu |date=2024-02-20 |title=Bihar: Six candidates elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/bihar/news-bihar-six-candidates-elected-unopposed-to-rajya-sabha-latest-updates-rs-polls-2024-bjp-jdu-rjd-nitish-kumar-sanjay-jha-manoj-jha-lalu-prasad-tejashwi-2024-02-20-917780 |access-date=2024-02-26 |website=www.indiatvnews.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=कौन हैं बिहार से BJP के राज्यसभा उम्मीदवार डॉ. धर्मशीला गुप्ता और डॉ. भीम सिंह, सुशील मोदी ने दिया ये रिएक्शन - BJP Rajya Sabha candidates from Bihar Dr Dharamsheela Gupta and Dr Bhim Singh Sushil Modi gave this reaction |url=https://www.jagran.com/bihar/patna-city-bjp-rajya-sabha-candidates-from-bihar-dr-dharamsheela-gupta-and-dr-bhim-singh-sushil-modi-gave-this-reaction-23650959.html |access-date=2024-02-26 |website=Jagran |language=hi}}</ref> A member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] since 2015, he holds the position of vice president of the BJP in the state of Bihar.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Controversial, Former JD(U) Minister, Bhim Singh Joins BJP |url=https://www.ndtv.com/bihar/controversial-former-jd-u-minister-bhim-singh-joins-bjp-1235706 |access-date=2024-02-26 |website=NDTV.com}}</ref>

Prior to that, he served as a cabinet minister under the cabinets of [[Nitish Kumar]] and [[Jitan Ram Manjhi]] from 2012 until his resignation in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jitan Ram Manjhi sworn in, asked to seek trust vote on May 23 |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/bihar/story/jitan-ram-manjhi-sworn-in-as-bihar-chief-minister-193732-2014-05-20 |access-date=2024-02-26 |website=India Today |date=20 May 2014 |language=en}}</ref> He also served as a member of the [[Bihar Vidhan Parishad]] for three consecutive terms from 2006 to 2015.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Bhim Singh Info - Bihar Vidhan Parishad |url=https://biharvidhanparishad.gov.in/Members/BhimSingh.htm |access-date=2024-02-26 |website=[[Bihar Vidhan Parishad]]}}</ref>

== Education ==
He has earned Bachelor of Science in engineering, two Master of Arts, a law (LLB) bachelor and doctorate from [[Patna University]].<ref name=":1" />

== Political career ==
He was active in [[Patna University]] as a student and employee leader. During this time, he developed associations with former Bihar CM [[Karpuri Thakur]] and grew closer to [[Lalu Prasad Yadav]], [[Ram Vilas Paswan]], and [[Nitish Kumar]].<ref name=":1" />

He assumed the role in the formation of Janata Dal as General Secretary. He also co-founded the formation of the [[Samata Party]] along with Nitish Kumar.<ref name=":1" />

Later, he joined RJD and became the state general secretary of the party. He defected to JDU in 2009 and joined the BJP in 2015.<ref name=":0" />

== Controversies ==
Singh found himself in the center of controversy when he said that people who joined the army either died or became martyrs. He made this statement on a day when the four Bihar army officers who had died were being cremated with full state honors in front of hundreds of mourners.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mishra |first=Ashok K. |date=2013-08-09 |title=Bihar minister Bhim Singh says people join Army to die, apologizes |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/bihar-minister-bhim-singh-says-people-join-army-to-die-apologizes/articleshow/21718763.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2024-02-26 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}}</ref> His party did not take kindly to the statement and quickly distanced itself from it.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2015-10-23 |title=Former controversial JD (U) minister, once mocked by Modi, joins BJP |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/former-controversial-jd-u-minister-once-mocked-by-modi-joins-bjp/article7798769.ece |access-date=2024-02-26 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Notice to Bihar Ministers Bhim Singh for his LoC remarks |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/north/story/notice-to-bihar-ministers-bhim-singh-for-his-loc-remarks-173469-2013-08-10 |access-date=2024-02-26 |website=India Today |date=11 August 2013 |language=en}}</ref>

== References ==

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[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Bihar]]
[[Category:1962 births]]
[[Category:Patna University alumni]]
[[Category:Rajya Sabha members from Bihar]]
[[Category:Bihar MLAs 2005–2010]]
[[Category:Bihar MLAs 2010–2015]]
[[Category:Rashtriya Janata Dal politicians]]
[[Category:Janata Dal (United) politicians]]
[[Category:Janata Dal politicians]]
[[Category:Samata Party politicians]]
[[Category:Living people]]

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