.svg)
6
edits
Meena Singh: Difference between revisions
m
robot: Update article (please report if you notice any mistake or error in this edit)
->Curbon7 m (stub sorting, replaced: {{bihar-politician-stub}} → {{Bihar-JDU-politician-stub}}) |
m (robot: Update article (please report if you notice any mistake or error in this edit)) |
||
| Line 13: | Line 13: | ||
| death_date = | | death_date = | ||
| death_place = | | death_place = | ||
| office = Member [[ | | office = [[Member of Parliament|Member of Parliament (MP) Lok Sabha]] | ||
| | | constituency = [[Bikramganj (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bikramganj]] | ||
| | | term_start = 2008 | ||
| term_end = 2009 | |||
| | | predecessor = [[Ajit Kumar Singh (born 1962)|Ajit Kumar Singh]] | ||
| predecessor1 = | | successor = ''Constituency disestablished'' | ||
| successor1 = | |||
| office1 = [[Member of Parliament|Member of Parliament (MP) Lok Sabha]] | |||
| constituency1 = [[Arrah (Lok Sabha constituency)|Arrah]] | |||
| term_start1 = 2009 | |||
| term_end1 = 2014 | |||
| predecessor1 = [[Kanti Singh]] | |||
| successor1 = [[R. K. Singh]] | |||
| party =[[Janata Dal United]] | | party =[[Janata Dal United]] | ||
| alma_mater = Banaras Hindu University | | alma_mater = Banaras Hindu University | ||
| spouse = [[Ajit Kumar Singh|Ajit Singh]] | | spouse = [[Ajit Kumar Singh (born 1962)|Ajit Singh]] | ||
| children = 1 | | children = 1 | ||
| parents= | | parents= | ||
| Line 36: | Line 43: | ||
==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
Meena Singh was born to | Meena Singh was born to Naina Devi and Rameshwar Singh. She got a degree in Arts from [[Banaras Hindu University]] in 1982. Before entering into the Indian politics, she was serving her husband's constituency people and was a house wife. | ||
==Political career== | ==Political career== | ||
Meena Singh was first elected as MP in January 2008 by-election from [[Bikramganj]] after her husband death | Meena Singh was first elected as MP in January 2008 by-election from [[Bikramganj]] after her husband's death, but she resigned just after 6 months because of [[Rahul Raj encounter]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/patna/rahul-raj-s-killing-triggers-large-scale-resignations/story-Kiq5Ivb9OKjFC6Za3ERHTK.html|title=Rahul Raj's killing triggers large scale resignations|last=Swaroop|first=Vijay|work=Hindustan Times|date=6 November 2008|accessdate=14 March 2019}}</ref> She was again elected to [[Arrah (Lok Sabha constituency)]] in 2009 from [[Janata Dal United]]. However, she lost the 16th Lok Sabha election in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elections.in/bihar/parliamentary-constituencies/arrah.html|title=Arrah Lok Sabha Elections and Results 2014|publisher=Elections.in}}</ref> | ||
==Personal life== | ==Personal life== | ||
Meena Singh married [[Ajit Kumar Singh]], a full-time politician by profession. They have a son, Vishal Singh (born 23 January 1987), who | Meena Singh married [[Ajit Kumar Singh (born 1962)|Ajit Kumar Singh]], a full-time politician by profession. They have a son, Vishal Singh (born 23 January 1987), who holds a [[Bachelor of Business Administration]] from [[Amity Business School]]. Ajit Singh died in 2007.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/patna/jd-u-mp-dies-in-road-accident/story-iIDBzuIZKjLCKSSNVuMCuN.html|title=JD (U) MP dies in road accident|last=Chatterjee|first=Aloke|work=Hindustan Times|date=2 August 2007|accessdate=14 March 2019}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||