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	* [http://www.indianexpress.com/news/lok-morcha-a-forum-for-independent-mps/525643/ The formation of Lok Morcha.]		* [http://www.indianexpress.com/news/lok-morcha-a-forum-for-independent-mps/525643/ The formation of Lok Morcha.]
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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{distinguish|Digvijaya Singh}}
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| name = Digvijay Singh
| image = Dig Vijaysingh.jpg
| image_width = Digvijay Singh as Minister of Railways.
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1955|11|14}}
| birth_place = [[Gidhaur]], [[Bihar]], [[India]]
| residence = Gidhaur, Bihar
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2010|6|24|1955|11|14}}
| death_place = [[London]], [[England]]
| alma_mater = [[Patna University]], [[Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi|Jawaharlal Nehru University]] and [[University of Tokyo]]
| office1 = Union Deputy Minister, [[Ministry of Finance (India)|Ministry of Finance]]
| term_start1 = 21 November 1990
| term_end1 = 22 December 1991
| primeminister1 = [[Chandra Shekhar]]
| office2 = Union Deputy Minister, [[Ministry of External Affairs (India)|Ministry of External Affairs]]
| term_start2 = 28 November 1990
| term_end2 = 22 June 1991
| primeminister2 = [[Chandra Shekhar]]
| office3 = Union Minister of State, [[Ministry of Railways]]
| term_start3 = 13 October 1999
| term_end3 = 21 July 2001
| primeminister3 = [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
| predecessor3 = [[Bangaru Laxman]]
| successor3 = [[O. Rajagopal]]
| office4 = Union Minister of State, [[Ministry of Commerce and Industry (India)|Ministry of Commerce and Industry]]
| term_start4 = 22 July 2001
| term_end4 = 31 August 2001
| primeminister4 = [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
| office5 = Union Minister of State, [[Ministry of Railways]]
| term_start5 = 1 September 2001
| term_end5 = 30 June 2002
| predecessor5 = [[O. Rajagopal]]
| successor5 = [[Bandaru Dattatreya]]
| primeminister5 = [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
| office6 = Union Minister of State, [[Ministry of External Affairs (India)|Ministry of External Affairs]]
| term_start6 = 1 July 2002
| term_end6 = 22 May 2004
| primeminister6 = [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
| spouse = [[Putul Kumari]]
| children = Two Daughters (Mansi Singh) and ([[Shreyasi Singh]])
| website =
| footnotes =
| date = 2015-06-24|
| source = http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/Members/Biography.aspx?mpsno=445
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'''Digvijay Singh''' (14 November 1955 – 24 June 2010) was an Indian politician from the state of [[Bihar]], and an associate of George Fernandes of Janata Dal and later Samata Party. He represented '''[[Banka (Lok Sabha constituency)|Banka]]''' in the [[Lok Sabha]] a few times. He was elected to Rajya Sabha twice. He died on 24 June 2010 in London after suffering a [[brain haemorrhage]].

He served as a Union Minister of State in the [[Chandra Shekhar]] Government (1990–1991) and later in the [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]] led [[National Democratic Alliance (India)|National Democratic Alliance]] Government (1999–2004). He had also served as the President of National Rifle Association of India since 1999.

==Childhood and education==
Singh was a native of [[Gidhaur]], in [[Jamui]] district (Bihar), the only son of Kumar Surendra Singh and Sona Devi. He was also related to the erstwhile royal estate of Gidhaur.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Digvijay Singh Biography - About family, political life, awards won, history|url=https://www.elections.in/political-leaders/digvijay-singh.html/|access-date=2020-09-05|website=Elections in India}}</ref> He was born in a [[Rajput]] family of Zamindari class.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Kumar|first=Ashwani|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=num2I4NFGqIC&q=satyendra+narayan+sinha+rajput&pg=PA32|title=Community Warriors: State, Peasants and Caste Armies in Bihar|date=2008|publisher=Anthem Press|isbn=978-1-84331-709-8|language=en}}</ref> He studied at [[Patna University]] before doing his M.A. and M.Phil. from the [[Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi|Jawaharlal Nehru University]] in New Delhi. He also studied at Tokyo University for some time. Later, he turned down an offer to teach in Tokyo university and took up a career in politics in India. Singh was called ''"Dada"'' by the people who knew him, an affectionate word meaning 'elder brother'. His home nickname was 'Kanhaiya Ji'.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Profile |first1=Minister of State for External Affairs |title=D I G V I J A Y S I N G H |url=http://mealib.nic.in/html/forgmin/digvijaysingh.htm |website=MEA Library |accessdate=24 June 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040416134640/http://mealib.nic.in/html/forgmin/digvijaysingh.htm |archivedate=16 April 2004 }}</ref>

==Early career==
Digvijay Singh got involved in politics in his student times and he was elected as the president of the prestigious student union of the Jawaharlal Nehru University from Students for Democratic Socialism.<ref>{{Cite web|title=बांका के दिग्विजय सिंह, जिन्होंने नीतीश कुमार को राजनीति के मैदान में धूल चटाई थी|url=https://www.thelallantop.com/tehkhana/digvijay-singh-of-banka-the-leader-who-challenged-nitish-kumars-supremacy-in-janata-dal-united/|access-date=2020-09-05|website=LallanTop - News with most viral and Social Sharing Indian content on the web in Hindi|language=hi}}</ref> (SYS) In 1983, Digvijay Singh accompanied veteran socialist politician [[Chandra Shekhar|Chandrashekhar]] during his 'Bharat Yatra' march through the heartland of India.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Digvijay Singh, Bihar|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-06-25/patna/28281569_1_sagar-raika-and-legislature-legislature-party-leader-gidhaur|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309000012/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-06-25/patna/28281569_1_sagar-raika-and-legislature-legislature-party-leader-gidhaur|archive-date=2012-03-09|work=[[The Times of India]]|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Political career==
Digvijay Singh was elected to the [[Rajya Sabha]] in 1990. He remained in the Rajya Sabha until 1996. In 1994, when [[George Fernandes]] created the [[Samata Party]] as an offshoot of the Janata Dal party, Digvijay Singh was one of the founding members along with [[Nitish Kumar]]. Digvijay served as the spokesperson of the Samata Party.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Patna |first=Amitabh Srivastava |title=Digvijay, Girdhari bank on Banka |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections-east/bihar/story/digvijay-girdhari-bank-on-banka-45473-2009-04-24 |access-date=2020-09-05 |work=India Today |language=en}}</ref>

He was elected to the 12th Lok Sabha (1998) on the [[Samata Party]] ticket and for a second term again in the 13th Lok Sabha (1999) from [[Banka (Lok Sabha constituency)|Banka]] Lok Sabha Constituency in Bihar. In October 2003, the Samata Party was merged with the [[Janata Dal (United)|Janata Dal]], which is in power in the state of Bihar since 2005.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Banka bypoll: Digvijay's wife likely to have smooth sailing|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/banka-bypoll-digvijays-wife-likely-to-have/689685|access-date=2020-09-05|work=Indian Express}}</ref>

Digvijay Singh was narrowly defeated by a margin of 2800 votes in the 2004 General Elections. However, he was elected to the Rajya Sabha for the second time in his career in 2004.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Shri Digvijay Singh MP biodata Banka |website=Entrance India |url=https://entranceindia.com/election-and-politics/shri-digvijay-singh-member-of-parliament-mp-from-banka-bihar-biodata/|access-date=2020-09-05|language=en-US}}</ref>

In April 2009, Digvijay Singh voluntarily resigned from the [[Rajya Sabha]] before going on to contest successfully as an independent candidate for the Banka Lok Sabha seat in the 2009 General Elections. After his death in 2010, his wife Putul Kumari won the bye-poll.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Wife & daughter aim to fulfil Digvijay dreams|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/bihar/wife-daughter-aim-to-fulfil-digvijay-dreams/cid/481594|access-date=2020-09-05|website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref>

==Union Minister in Central Government and Member of Several Committees==
In 1990, when the [[Vishwanath Pratap Singh]] government at the Center fell later that year and Chandrashekhar formed a government with the outside support of the [[Indian National Congress]], Digvijay Singh was made a Union Deputy Minister, Ministry of Finance and Union Deputy Minister, Ministry of External Affairs. In 1998, Digvijay Singh became the Union Minister of State, Ministry of Railways in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee led NDA government from 13 October 1999 – 22 July 2001, Union Minister of State, Ministry of Commerce and Industry from 22 July 2001 – 1 September 2001, again Union Minister of State, Ministry of Railways from 1 September 2001 – 30 June 2002. From 1 July 2002 – 12 May 2004, he was Union Minister of State, Ministry of External Affairs.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Ministers|first1=Railway|title=Ministers of State for Railways|url=http://www.irfca.org/docs/railway-ministers.html|website=The Indian Railway Fan Club|accessdate=24 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Ministers in Atal Bihari Government|url=https://www.pmindia.gov.in/en/former_pm/shri-atal-bihari-vajpayee/|website=PMO India}}</ref>

He was Leader of Indian delegations to U.N. on different occasions, the Government of India's special emissary to meet leaders like Fidel Castro, Saddam Hussein, Pervez Musharraf, etc.; was deputed by the Government of India as Minister-in-Waiting with President [[Pervez Musharraf]] of Pakistan during his stay in India for 'Agra Summit'; visited Japan as a student and later as member of Indian Parliamentary Delegation; attended, 88th I.P.U. Conference, Stockholm, Sweden, 1992.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-10-21|title=Films, TV potent means to improve Indo-Pakistan ties: Digvijay Singh|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/films-tv-potent-means-to-improve-indo-pak-ties-digvijay-singh-3094999/|access-date=2020-09-05|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2003-01-19|title=Pak should normalise ties in its own interest: Digvijay|url=https://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/pak-should-normalise-ties-in-its-own-interest-digvijay_76514.html|access-date=2020-09-05|website=Zee News|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Digvijay Singh Bihar: Latest News, Videos and Photos of Digvijay Singh Bihar {{!}} Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Digvijay-Singh-(Bihar)|access-date=2020-09-05|website=The Times of India}}</ref>

He was also Member of numbers of committees like Committee on Rules Member, Committee on Defence Member, Joint Committee on Offices of Profit 1998-99,Committee on Defence and its Sub Committee-II Member, Committee on Provision of Computers to Members of Parliament and its Sub-Committee on Maintenance of Computers and related activities Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of External Affairs Member, Court of Jawaharlal Nehru University 1999 - Feb. 2004,House Committee Member, Committee on Health and Family Welfare Aug. 2006 onwards Member, All India Council for Technical Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://164.100.47.5/newmembers/Website/Main.aspx |title=Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad |website=Rajya Sabha}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last1=Singh |first1=Abhay |last2=RAMASHANKAR |title=Banka poised for a triangular contest |work=Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/banka-poised-for-a-triangular-contest/articleshow/68767063.cms |access-date=2020-09-05 |language=en}}</ref>

==Later Political career==
After winning the 2009 General elections, Digvijay Singh set out to create a political platform, called Lok Morcha. He was the driving force behind uniting Politicians against the Nitish Kumar Government in Bihar, working closely with leaders like [[Rajiv Ranjan Singh|Rajiv Ranjan (Lalan) Singh]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mishra|first=Dipak|date=2019-04-01|title=Why Nitish & Lalu could pay a heavy price for Bihar coalition politics in Lok Sabha polls|url=https://theprint.in/politics/why-nitish-lalu-could-pay-a-heavy-price-for-bihar-coalition-politics-in-lok-sabha-polls/215143/|access-date=2020-09-05|website=ThePrint|language=en-US}}</ref> He helped organise the 'Kisan Mahapanchayat' rally at the historic Gandhi Maidan in Patna, for farmers against the proposed Bataidari Bill in Bihar, which aims to give more power to sharecroppers, thus harming prospects of medium and small farmers in Bihar.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Digvijay Singh Biography - About family, political life, awards won, history|url=https://www.elections.in/political-leaders/digvijay-singh.html/|access-date=2020-09-05|website=Elections in India}}</ref>

==Sports administration==
Digvijay Singh served as the President of [[The National Rifle Association of India]] (NRAI) from 1999 until his death. He was also the Vice-President of the Indian Olympic Association. It was during his tenure at NRAI that Indian shooters achieved considerable success at the international level – in particular, Indian shooters won two Olympic medals (Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore won Silver in Athens Olympics 2004 and [[Abhinav Bindra]] won Gold in the Beijing games 2008.) during this time.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Digvijay Singh slams Bihar government over Mahabodhi shrine security|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/digvijay-singh-slams-bihar-government-over-mahabodhi-shrine-security/articleshow/20970068.cms|access-date=2020-09-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Members|url=http://164.100.47.5/newmembers/Website/Main.aspx}}</ref>

While he was a minister at the Central Government, Digvijay Singh was instrumental in getting the Sports Authority of India to open a Special Area Games Center in his hometown of Gidhaur.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Digvijay Singh in-charge of Bihar, Khurshid retained in UP|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/digvijay-singh-in-charge-of-bihar-khurshid-retained-in-up/306690|access-date=2020-09-05|magazine=Outlook India}}</ref>

==Social work==
Digvijay Singh built the Sona Devi Charitable Hospital in his home town of Gidhaur.<ref>{{Cite web|title=जमुई: गिद्धौर के सामुदायिक स्वास्थ्य केंद्र में रात में नहीं मिलते है स्वास्थ्य कर्मी|url=https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/jamui/story-jamui-health-workers-do-not-meet-at-night-in-community-health-center-of-gidhaur-3290773.html|access-date=2020-09-05|website=Hindustan|language=hindi}}</ref> He also created a foundation, the Gidhaur Foundation, which organises social and cultural functions every year. Between 2001 – 2007, the Gidhaur foundation organised the 'Gidhaur Mahotsav' during the Durga Puja in Gidhaur, where prominent musicians from all over India performed.

==Personal life==
Digvijay Singh was married to the politician [[Putul Kumari]] and the couple had two daughters, Mansi Singh and [[Shreyasi Singh]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Faryal Rumi |title=CWG: Bihar girl Shreyasi Singh shoots historic gold in Commonwealth Games event |newspaper=Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/bihar-girl-shreyasi-shoots-historic-gold-in-cwg-event/articleshow/63719907.cms |access-date=2020-09-05 |language=en}}</ref>

==Death==
On an official visit to London for the Commonwealth Games in June 2010, Digvijay Singh suffered a fatal brain haemorrhage and was hospitalised in St. Thomas Hospital (London). He died on 24 June 2010.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2010-06-25|title=Former Union minister Digvijay Singh dead|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/patna/former-union-minister-digvijay-singh-dead/story-mSdod6vQOfcx80KiDJEWdN.html|access-date=2020-09-05|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref> His body was flown to India and then taken to Bihar by train in a special carriage attached to the [[Poorva Express]]. His body was cremated on 24 June on the banks of Nakti river in his native village of Nayagaon, Gidhaur (Bihar).<ref>{{Cite news |agency=PTI |date=2010-06-24 |title=Bihar MP Digvijay Singh passes away |language=en-IN |newspaper=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/Bihar-MP-Digvijay-Singh-passes-away/article16266603.ece |access-date=2020-09-05 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.indianexpress.com/news/lok-morcha-a-forum-for-independent-mps/525643/ The formation of Lok Morcha.]
* {{Janata Dal (United)/meta/shortname}}

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