->Tayi Arajakate: Tayi Arajakate moved page Shankar Singh to Shankar Singh (politician): not the only notable person with the name

2021-11-12T13:36:15Z

Tayi Arajakate moved page Shankar Singh to Shankar Singh (politician): not the only notable person with the name

New page

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}}{{Use Indian English|date=April 2020}}{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Shankar Singh
| honorific-prefix =
| office = [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]]
| smallimage =
| alt =
| caption =
| majority =
| term_start = February 2005
| term_end = November 2005
| predecessor = [[Bima Bharti]]
| successor =
| birth_date =
| birth_place =
| death_date =
| death_place =
| spouse = Pratima Kumari
| party =
| relations =
| children =
| residence =
| alma_mater =
| occupation = Commander of the North Bihar Liberation Army
| profession =
| religion =
| signature =
| signature_alt =
| website =
| footnotes =
| date =
| constituency1 = [[Rupauli (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Rupauli]]
| succeeded = [[Bima Bharti]]
| otherparty = [[Lok Janshakti Party]]
}}
'''Shankar Singh''' is the commander of the North Bihar Liberation Army and a former member of the [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/bihar/in-two-battles-it-s-dons-vs-dons-via-the-missus/cid/1328029|title=In two battles, it's dons vs dons via the missus|last=Raj|first=Dev|date=5 November 2015|website=[[Telegraph India]]|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-04-27}}</ref> He was nominated as a candidate of the [[Lok Janshakti Party]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Dons-in-doomsland-make-poll-a-boom-boom-affair/articleshow/1016624.cms|title=Dons in doomsland make poll a boom-boom affair {{!}} Patna News - Times of India|last=Mishra|first=Dipak|date=9 February 2005|website=[[The Times of India]]|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200427161208/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Dons-in-doomsland-make-poll-a-boom-boom-affair/articleshow/1016624.cms|archive-date=2020-04-27}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Shankar Singh is married to Pratima Kumari, who is the district [[chairwoman]] of the [[Hindustani Awam Morcha]] in [[Purnia district|Purnia]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/purnia/story-trying-to-trap-former-mla-shankar-singh-statue-kumari-2109314.html|title=पूर्व विधायक शंकर सिंह को फंसाने की कोशिश : प्रतिमा कुमारी|last=|first=|date=8 August 2018|website=[[Live Hindustan]]|language=hindi|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-04-29}}</ref>

== Career ==

=== North Liberation Army ===
Following the murder of Butan Singh in 2000,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Butan-killing-police-still-clueless/articleshow/722336827.cms|title=Butan killing: police still clueless|last=Prasad|first=Bhuvaneshwar|date=27 April 2000|website=[[The Times of India]]|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-04-29}}</ref> the command of the North Liberation Army was taken over by Shankar Singh. The North Liberation Army was a [[Rajput]] militia formed by Butan Singh in opposition to the growing influence of [[Pappu Yadav]] in Purnia. Under Shankar Singh, the militia became politically influential by threatening and influencing voters as well as through booth capturing in the region. [[upper-caste|Upper caste]] candidates began seeking its support for their campaigns. The militia also groomed and supported [[Uday Pappu Singh]] who was inducted into the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/politics/the-gangs-of-purnea-the-journey-of-gangsters-from-intimidation-to-election-2465124.html|title=The gangs of Purnea: The journey of gangsters from intimidation to elections|last=Anwar|first=Tarique|date=12 October 2015|website=Firstpost|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-04-29}}</ref> and became the member of parliament from the [[Purnia (Lok Sabha constituency)|Purnia constituency]] for two terms from 2004–2014.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/4126-general-election-2004-vol-i-ii-iii/|title=General Election, 2004 (Vol I, II, III)|last=|first=|date=|website=[[Election Commission of India]]|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/2857-constituency-wise-detailed-result/|title=Constituency wise Detailed Results - 2009|last=|first=|date=|website=[[Election Commission of India]]|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref> Shankar Singh was granted membership of the [[Lok Janshakti Party]] and stood as its candidate from the [[Rupauli (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Rupauli constituency]] where he was elected in the in February 2005.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3901-bihar-2005/|title=Bihar 2005|last=|first=|date=|website=[[Election Commission of India]]|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Singh, Shankar}}
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Criminals from Bihar]]
[[Category:People from Purnia district]]
[[Category:Lok Janshakti Party politicians]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]

Shankar Singh (politician) - Revision history

->Tayi Arajakate: Tayi Arajakate moved page Shankar Singh to Shankar Singh (politician): not the only notable person with the name