Pratibha Singh

Pratibha Singh
Pratibha Singh
	Pratibha Singh
President; Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 26 April 2022
Preceded by	Kuldeep Singh Rathore
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 2 November 2021
Preceded by	Ram Swaroop Sharma
Constituency	Mandi
	In office; 2013–2014
Preceded by	Virbhadra Singh
Succeeded by	Ram Swaroop Sharma
Constituency	Mandi
	In office; 2004–2009
Preceded by	Maheshwar Singh
Succeeded by	Virbhadra Singh
Constituency	Mandi
Personal details
Born	16 June 1956 (age 67); Junga, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India ;
Political party	Indian National Congress
Spouse(s)	Virbhadra Singh (m. 1985; died 2021)
Children	2

Pratibha Singh (born 16 June 1956) is an Indian politician who is serving as Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha. She is the widow of Virbhadra Singh, who had been a six-time Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh. She represents the Mandi constituency of Himachal Pradesh and is a member of the Indian National Congress.^[1]

Personal life[edit]

Pratibha Singh was born on 16 June 1956 in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. She married Virbhadra Singh in 1985. She is his second wife. Virbhadra Singh's daughter from his first marriage, Abhilasha Kumari, served as a judge in Gujarat. Virbhadra Singh's son from his second marriage to Pratibha Singh, Vikramaditya Singh, serves as Member of Legislative Assembly from Shimla Rural constituency.

National politics[edit]

Pratibha Singh gained a seat in the Lok Sabha which is the lower house of the Parliament of India in the Indian general elections of 2004 by defeating Maheshwar Singh.^[2] In the 2013 (Bye Poll) elections, she was again elected from the same seat.

References[edit]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "Biographical Sketch - Member of Parliament - 14th Lok Sabha". Parliament of India. Archived from the original on 30 October 2007. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
↑ "Parliamentary Constituency Wise Result of H.P. of Lok Sabha Elections-2009" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Himachal Pradesh website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 5 November 2010.

Lok Sabha
Preceded by Maheshwar Singh	Member of Parliament for Mandi 2004 – 2009	Succeeded by Virbhadra Singh
Preceded by Virbhadra Singh	Member of Parliament for Mandi 2013 – 2014	Succeeded by Ram Swaroop Sharma
Preceded by Ram Swaroop Sharma	Member of Parliament for Mandi 2021 – Present	Incumbent

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[Profile-1] 1.0 ^1.1 "Biographical Sketch - Member of Parliament - 14th Lok Sabha". Parliament of India. Archived from the original on 30 October 2007. Retrieved 5 March 2012.

[ceo-2] "Parliamentary Constituency Wise Result of H.P. of Lok Sabha Elections-2009" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Himachal Pradesh website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 5 November 2010.

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