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{{short description|Indian Politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Purnima Niraj Singh
| alt = Purnima Niraj Singh
| image =
| imagesize = 200px
| caption =
| office =
| party = Indian National Congress
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1985|11|21|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Varanasi, India|Varanasi]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| death_date =
| death_place =
| parents =
| siblings =
| spouse = [[Niraj Singh]]
| order =
| residence = Raghukul Saraidhela, [[Saraidhela]], [[Dhanbad]], [[Jharkhand]]
| alma_mater = [[Amity University, Noida|Amity University]], [[Noida]]
}}

'''Purnima Nirj Singh''' (born 21 November 1985) is a Member of the [[Jharkhand Legislative Assembly]] from the [[Jharia (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Jharia constituency]] in [[Dhanbad district]].<ref>https://eci.gov.in/files/file/11813-jharkhand-legislative-assembly-election-2019/</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/elections/jharkhand-assembly-election-candidates-list-2019/purnima-niraj-singh-51041-6|title=Purnima Niraj Singh Election Results 2019: News, Votes, Results of Jharkhand Assembly|website=NDTV.com|language=en|access-date=2020-02-22}}</ref> She was married to late Niraj Singh, the ex-Deputy of Dhanbad.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/ex-deputy-mayor-neeraj-singh-3-others-killed-in-jharkhand-gang-war-1362591.html|title=Ex-Deputy Mayor Neeraj Singh, 3 Others Killed in Jharkhand Gang War|website=News18|access-date=2020-02-22}}</ref>

== Career ==

She contested the 2019 Jharkhand State Assembly Polls from Jharia as a [[Mahagathbandhan (Jharkhand)]] and [[Indian National Congress]] candidate against her sister-in-law [[Ragini Singh]], the wife of [[Sanjeev Singh]] an accused in the murder of her late husband [[Niraj Singh]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.patrika.com/dhanbad-news/bjp-mla-sanjeev-singh-surrendered-in-niraj-singh-murder-case-1551021/|title=हिंदी खबर, Latest News in Hindi, हिंदी समाचार, ताजा खबर|website=Patrika News|language=hindi|access-date=2020-02-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://aajtak.intoday.in/story/jharkhand-assembly-election-2019-jharia-seat-sanjiv-singh-neeraj-singh-bjp-congress-ragini-singh-poornima-singh-1-1137073.html|title=वासेपुर में असली जंग, बीजेपी-कांग्रेस ने लगाया 2 वुमनिया पर दांव|website=aajtak.intoday.in|language=hi|access-date=2020-02-22}}</ref> Winning the elections by a margin of 12054 votes<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/jharkhand-assembly-election/story/jharia-jharkhand-assembly-election-result-live-updates-1630642-2019-12-23|title=Jharia Election Result 2019: Congress's Purnima Niraj Singh wins|last=Jharia/Jharkh|first=India Today Web Desk|website=India Today|accessdate=2020-02-27|date=23 December 2019 }}</ref> Her victory also marks a first for the [[Mahagathbandhan (Jharkhand)]] in the Jharia Assembly Seat.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/jharkhand/dhanbad/news/bjp-for-the-first-time-in-nirsa-congress-won-after-52-years-in-jharia-063521-6286327.html|title=निरसा में पहली बार भाजपा, तो झरिया में 52 साल बाद जीती कांग्रेस|date=2019-12-30|website=Dainik Bhaskar|language=hi|url-status=live|access-date=2020-02-22}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/mail-today/story/jharkhand-elections-brother-kills-brother-their-wives-contest-against-each-other-in-polls-1618681-2019-11-14|title=Jharkhand elections: Brother kills brother, their wives contest against each other|website=India Today|language=en|url-status=live|access-date=2020-02-22|last3=Ist|first3=2019 06:41}}</ref>

== Positions Held ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Description
|-
|2019
|Member, [[Jharkhand Legislative Assembly]] from [[Jharia (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Jharia]]
|-
|2020
| •Member, Standing Committee on Library Development Committee
•Member, Standing Committee on Request Committee
|-
|}

== References ==
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Singh, Purnima Niraj}}
[[Category:People from Dhanbad district]]
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian politicians]]
[[Category:1985 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]

Purnima Niraj Singh - Revision history

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