Sunila Devi

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Sunila Devi
Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly
In office
2005–2010
PresidentHamid Ansari
Prime MinisterManmohan Singh
Succeeded byRandhir Kumar Soni
ConstituencySheikhpura
Personal details
Born (1963-05-01) 1 May 1963 (age 60)
Olipur Lakhisarai, Bihar
NationalityIndian
Political partyIndian National Congress
Spouse(s)Sanjay Kumar Singh
RelationsRajo Singh (father-in-law)
ChildrenSudarshan Kumar
ResidenceHathiyama, Sheikhpura, Bihar

Sunila Devi (1 May 1963 – 7 July 2017) was an Indian social activist and politician. She was an executive member of an NGO called People's Association for Research and Development,[1] Patna which is working on financial inclusion of women and on the issues of women empowerment through micro-finance activities particularly in Nawada district of Bihar. She was wife of Sheikhpura former MLA Sanjay Kumar Singh alias Munna Singh who died in 2010[2] Who was two times Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly before her.[3] Now her son represents Barbigha earlier as Candidate of Indian National Congress but in 2020 Elections he joined Janata Dal (United)[4]

Political career[edit]

Sunila Devi had been grass root worker with her husband late Mr Sanjay Kumar Singh who had been two times MLA in the Bihar Assembly from Sheikhpura. Mr SK Singh had been also the State Minister of Rural Development.[5] Sunila Devi is the daughter in law [6] of well known politician and MP Shri Rajo Singh .

Sunila Devi won the election in the month of February 2005 from Sheikhpura constituency.[7][8] Sunila Devi won in the re-election of October 2005[9] and lasted for next five years. She was member of the Committee on Women and Child Development in the Bihar Vidhan Sabha. She was one of the most regular MLA in the assembly of Bihar. She was appointed acting President[10][11] of Bihar Pradesh Mahila Congress and worked for almost two years. She handed over the reins to Shrimati Vinita Vijay [12] as she wanted to concentrate more on the work of her own constituency of Sheikhpura. She contested the Lok Sabha elections as a candidate of Indian National Congress from Nawadah in the year 2009.[13]

She did contest the assembly election from Sheikhpura in the year 2010 and lost by narrow margins by Shri Randhir Kumar Soni[14] of JDU. She was suffering from cancer and died on 7 July 2017.[15]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ PARD http://ngo.india.gov.in/sector_ngolist_ngo.php?page=67&psid=wom&records=200 Retrieved on 11/11/2013
  2. ↑ Oct 6, Kashi Prasad / TNN /; 2010; Ist, 00:56. "Ex-Bihar minister dies after conviction in carnage case | India News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-08-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ↑ "Sheikhpura Election and Results 2020, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
  4. ↑ "Bihar Assembly Election 2020: Sudarshan Kumar's joining JD(U) changed equations in Barbigha Assembly Constituency". Hindustan Times. 2020-10-26. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
  5. ↑ State Minister of Rural Development http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-10-07/patna/28256563_1_floral-tributes-congress-leaders-sanjay-singh Retrieved on12/11/13
  6. ↑ Bihar Assembly Elections 2010 http://biharelection2010.wordpress.com/2010/11/12/sheikhpura-barbigha/
  7. ↑ Election Result 2005 http://www.indian-elections.com/assembly-elections/bihar/result-constituencies.html Retrieved on 11/11/2013
  8. ↑ Election Result of Sheikhpura Constituency http://www.mapsofindia.com/assemblypolls/bihar/sheikhpura.html Retrieved on 11/11/2013
  9. ↑ List of Winning Candidates of Indian National Congress (INC) in Bihar http://www.indian-elections.com/assembly-elections/bihar/partywise-candidate-list3-05.html#inc Retrieved on 11/11/2013
  10. ↑ President Bihar Pradesh Mahila Congress http://biharcongressnews.blogspot.in/2010_07_01_archive.html Retrieved on 11/11/2013
  11. ↑ All India Mahila Congress State Presidents .http://www.dpcc.co.in/StateMahilaCongressPresident.pdf Retrieved on 02 May 2014
  12. ↑ Shrimati Vinita Vijay http://zeenews.india.com/news/bihar/vinita-vijay-new-president-of-bihar-pradesh-mahila-cong_640623.html
  13. ↑ INC Candidate of Lok Sabha http://congressmedia.net/articles/newsandmedia/pressreleases/21mar2009-5.rst Retrieved on 11/11/2013
  14. ↑ Bihar Assembly Election Results in 2010 http://www.elections.in/bihar/assembly-constituencies/2010-election-results.html Retrieved on 02 May 2014
  15. ↑ "पूर्व विधायक सुनीला देवी का निधन, कांग्रेस के महिला प्रकोष्ठ की भी रह चुकी थीं अध्यक्ष– News18 हिंदी". News18 India. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
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