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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)