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Purnima Niraj Singh
Personal details
Born (1985-11-21) 21 November 1985 (age 40)
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
Political partyIndian National Congress
Spouse(s)Niraj Singh
ResidenceRaghukul Saraidhela, Saraidhela, Dhanbad, Jharkhand
Alma materAmity University, Noida

Purnima Nirj Singh (born 21 November 1985) is a Member of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly from the Jharia constituency in Dhanbad district.[1][2] She was married to late Niraj Singh, the ex-Deputy of Dhanbad.[3]

Career[edit | edit source]

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.[4][5] Winning the elections by a margin of 12054 votes[6] Her victory also marks a first for the Mahagathbandhan (Jharkhand) in the Jharia Assembly Seat.[7][8]

Positions Held[edit | edit source]

Year Description
2019 Member, Jharkhand Legislative Assembly from Jharia
2020 •Member, Standing Committee on Library Development Committee

•Member, Standing Committee on Request Committee

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ https://eci.gov.in/files/file/11813-jharkhand-legislative-assembly-election-2019/
  2. ↑ "Purnima Niraj Singh Election Results 2019: News, Votes, Results of Jharkhand Assembly". NDTV.com. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  3. ↑ "Ex-Deputy Mayor Neeraj Singh, 3 Others Killed in Jharkhand Gang War". News18. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  4. ↑ "हिंदी खबर, Latest News in Hindi, हिंदी समाचार, ताजा खबर". Patrika News (in hindi). Retrieved 27 February 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  5. ↑ "वासेपुर में असली जंग, बीजेपी-कांग्रेस ने लगाया 2 वुमनिया पर दांव". aajtak.intoday.in (in हिन्दी). Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  6. ↑ Jharia/Jharkh, India Today Web Desk (23 December 2019). "Jharia Election Result 2019: Congress's Purnima Niraj Singh wins". India Today. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  7. ↑ "निरसा में पहली बार भाजपा, तो झरिया में 52 साल बाद जीती कांग्रेस". Dainik Bhaskar (in हिन्दी). 30 December 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ↑ "Jharkhand elections: Brother kills brother, their wives contest against each other". India Today. Retrieved 22 February 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)