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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{About|||Rajesh Kumar Singh (disambiguation){{!}}Rajesh Kumar Singh}}
{{Distinguish|Rajesh Kushwaha}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Rajesh Kumar Singh
| image = Rajesh Singh Kushwaha.jpg
| birth_date =
| birth_place =
| office = Member of the [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]]
| constituency = [[Hathua Assembly constituency|Hathua]]
| term_start = 2020
| predecessor = [[Ramsewak Singh Kushwaha]]
| party = [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]]
| succeeded = Ramsewak Singh Kushwaha
| term_end = 2025
}}
'''Rajesh Kumar Singh'''<ref>{{cite news |last1=Singh |first1=Hrishikesh |url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/state/bihar/gopalganj/rjd-mla-accused-for-firing-when-trying-to-vacate-local-school-in-gopalganj-bihar/articleshow/79936075.cms |title=गोपालगंज: एक और RJD विधायक की दबंगई, स्कूल खाली कराने के दौरान कई राउंड फायरिंग करने का लगा आरोप |work=Navbharat Times |date=24 December 2020 |access-date=25 February 2023 |trans-title=Another RJD MLA accused of firing several rounds while evacuating school |language=hi |archive-date=26 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201226211547/https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/state/bihar/gopalganj/rjd-mla-accused-for-firing-when-trying-to-vacate-local-school-in-gopalganj-bihar/articleshow/79936075.cms |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://prsindia.org/mlatrack/rajesh-kumar-singh|title=Rajesh Kumar Singh|website=PRS legislative research|access-date=25 February 2023|archive-date=25 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225173851/https://prsindia.org/mlatrack/rajesh-kumar-singh|url-status=live}}</ref> also known as '''Rajesh Singh Kushwaha'''<ref>{{cite news |date=24 December 2020 |language=hi |url=https://www.prabhatkhabar.com/state/bihar/bihar-mla-mob-attack-on-rjd-mla-rajesh-singh-kushwaha-and-his-supporters-after-land-dispute-in-gopalganj-bihar-firing-upl |trans-title=RJD MLA and supporters, firing in air after clash |title=स्कूल की जमीन खाली कराने पहुंचे RJD विधायक और समर्थकों को भीड़ |work=Prabhat Khabar |access-date=25 February 2023 |archive-date=25 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225172025/https://www.prabhatkhabar.com/state/bihar/bihar-mla-mob-attack-on-rjd-mla-rajesh-singh-kushwaha-and-his-supporters-after-land-dispute-in-gopalganj-bihar-firing-upl |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=18 May 2021 |work=Live Hindustan |url=https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/gopalganj/story-hathua-mla-inspected-the-referral-hospital-4040559.html |trans-title=Hathua MLA inspected referral hospital |access-date=25 February 2023 |title=हथुआ विधायक ने किया रेफरल अस्पताल का निरीक्षण |language=hi |archive-date=25 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225173823/https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/gopalganj/story-hathua-mla-inspected-the-referral-hospital-4040559.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=27 November 2022 |work=Live Hindustan |url=https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/gopalganj/story-hathua-mla-inaugurated-rural-road-7413332.html |title=हथुआ विधायक ने ग्रामीण सड़क का किया लोकार्पण |access-date=25 February 2023 |language=hi |archive-date=25 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225173759/https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/gopalganj/story-hathua-mla-inaugurated-rural-road-7413332.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/rivals-wary-of-states-lone-kinnar-candidate-in-hathua/articleshow/78974384.cms|title=Rivals wary of Bihar's lone 'kinnar' candidate in Hathua|date=1 November 2020|newspaper=Times of India|access-date=25 February 2023|language=en|archive-date=1 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101051631/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/rivals-wary-of-states-lone-kinnar-candidate-in-hathua/articleshow/78974384.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> is a [[Member of Legislative Assembly]] for [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]] from the [[Hathua Assembly constituency]] in [[Gopalganj district, India|Gopalganj district]]. Singh was elected to the Assembly in 2020 Assembly elections by defeating [[Ramsewak Singh Kushwaha|Ram Sewak Singh]] of [[Janata Dal (United)]], by a margin of more than 30,000 votes. He was elected as a candidate of [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.indiatv.in/elections/bihar-vidhan-sabha-chunav-2020-hathua-seat-election-result-ramsewak-singh-rajesh-kumar-singh-jdu-rjd-752429|title=Hathua Election Result: हथुआ सीट पर RJD के राजेश कुमार 30 हजार वोटों से जीते|work=India TV|access-date=25 February 2023|date=11 November 2020|language=hi|archive-date=25 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225171740/https://www.indiatv.in/elections/bihar-vidhan-sabha-chunav-2020-hathua-seat-election-result-ramsewak-singh-rajesh-kumar-singh-jdu-rjd-752429|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Kumar|first1=Manish|url=https://www.jagran.com/bihar/gopalganj-six-convicted-including-rjd-mla-rajesh-kumar-singh-in-case-of-model-code-of-conduct-violation-court-imposed-fine-23286648.html|title=आदर्श आचार संहिता उल्लंघन के मामले में RJD विधायक राजेश कुमार सिंह समेत छह दोषी करार, कोर्ट ने लगाया जुर्माना|language=hi|date=7 January 2023|work=Jagran|access-date=25 February 2023|trans-title=Six convicted including RJD MLA Rajesh Kumar Singh in case of model code of conduct violation, court imposed fine|archive-date=25 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225173546/https://www.jagran.com/bihar/gopalganj-six-convicted-including-rjd-mla-rajesh-kumar-singh-in-case-of-model-code-of-conduct-violation-court-imposed-fine-23286648.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Political career==
Rajesh Singh Kushwaha belongs to a political family of Gopalganj district. He is the nephew of [[Prabhu Dayal Singh]], the three term MLA from [[Mirganj Assembly constituency]] of Gopalganj district. He served as district president of Rashtriya Janata Dal for Gopalganj before getting the party symbol in 2010 Bihar Legislative Assembly elections. In 2010, he was candidate of RJD from Hathua Assembly constituency, but was defeated by [[Ramsewak Singh Kushwaha]] of Janata Dal (United).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jansatta.com/rajya/bihar-election-2020-lalu-prasad-yadav-hathua-assembly-seat-rjd-vs-jdu-nitish-kumar/1532971/|title=Bihar Election: लालू के 'घर' में ही अब तक एक बार भी नहीं जीत सका है राजद, 35 साल से जीत के इंतजार में कांग्रेस|website=Jansatta|access-date=2024-05-04|archive-date=2022-08-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220820070906/https://www.jansatta.com/rajya/bihar-election-2020-lalu-prasad-yadav-hathua-assembly-seat-rjd-vs-jdu-nitish-kumar/1532971/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.etvbharat.com/hindi/bihar/state/gopalganj/lalu-prasad-yadav-village-fulwariya-in-goplaganj/bh20201018060133277|title=ग्राउंड रिपोर्ट: लालू के पैतृक गांव पहुंचा ईटीवी भारत, यहां हर चेहरा दिखा उदास|access-date=2024-05-04|archive-date=2020-11-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101001800/https://www.etvbharat.com/hindi/bihar/state/gopalganj/lalu-prasad-yadav-village-fulwariya-in-goplaganj/bh20201018060133277|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2015, he contested as independent candidate from Hathua and finished in third position. He got 32,959 votes while the runner-up Maha Chandra Singh got 34,933 votes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oneindia.com/hathua-assembly-elections-br-104/|title=Hathua election result}}</ref>

==Controversies==
In 2020, Sabeya Siddiqui, the director of Sara International school, located at ITI square Hathua alleged that Kushwaha's brother Vijay Bahadur Singh demanded a ransom of 20 lakhs from her. When she disagreed the men of Kushwaha fired several rounds at her school premises. The situation of the region became tense as the victim and their dependents protested near the police station for undertaking the action by the administration against Hathua MLA Kushwaha.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hindi.news18.com/news/bihar/gopalganj-rjd-mla-of-gopalganj-rajesh-kumar-singh-blamed-for-firing-and-extortion-money-in-school-campus-bramk-3388605.html|title=आरोप: भाई को रंगदारी नहीं मिली तो RJD विधायक ने स्कूल कैंपस में चलवाई गोलियां|website=news18}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Ram Lakhan Mahato]]
* [[Sunil Kumar Kushwaha]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Facebook}}

[[Category:Rashtriya Janata Dal politicians]]
[[Category:Bihar MLAs 2020–2025]]
[[Category:People from Gopalganj district, India]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]

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