Dinesh Prasad Singh

Dinesh Prasad Singh is an Indian politician from Janata Dal (United). He is the member of the Bihar Legislative Council from Muzaffarpur. He is also a businessman owned many hotels in muzaffarpur and travels company named as Singh Travel. His wife Veena Devi is a Member of Parliament from Vaishali lokasabha constituency of Bihar. He is a powerful JDU leader of muzaffarpur.

Dinesh Prasad Singh

Bihar Legislative Council
2013 inauguration ceremony
Bihar Legislative Council
Assumed office
2015
Preceded byDinesh Prasad Singh
ConstituencyMuzaffarpur
Bihar Legislative Council
In office
2009–2015
Preceded byDinesh Prasad Singh
Succeeded byDinesh Prasad Singh
ConstituencyMuzaffarpur
Bihar Legislative Council
In office
2003–2009
Succeeded byDinesh Prasad Singh
ConstituencyMuzaffarpur
Personal details
Born21 Feb 1959
Daudpur, Bihar
Political partyJanata Dal (United)
Spouse(s)Veena Devi
Children3
ResidenceMuzaffarpur, Bihar


Early life

Dinesh Singh was born in Daudpur and studied in Kutahi High school.[1]

Political career

Singh started his political career in the 1990s. He has served in the Bihar Legislative Council as the chairman as well as member for 18 years.[2]. His wife Veena Devi is Member of Parliament from Vaishali. She has also served as MLA of Gaighat Bihar, Chairperson of Muzaffarpur, and Vice Chairperson of Muzaffarpur.[3]

He was close to Anand Mohan Singh in 1995 with Bihar People's Party then and stood 3rd from Sahebganj, Muzaffarpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency),[4] he shifted to Lalu Prasad Yadav, Rashtriya Janata Dal and now he is presently in Janata Dal (United) with Nitish Kumar. He won with a record breaking margin, with 90.9% votes under his name. He got 5454 votes and his opponent from BJP got just 368 votes out of the total 6000 votes.[5][6] His daughter in law is currently the vice Chairperson of Muzaffarpur.[7]

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See also
  • Caste politics in India

References
  1. ADR. "Dinesh Prasad Singh(Janata Dal (United)(JD(U))):(LOCAL AUTHORITIES) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:".
  2. "Dinesh Prasad Singh MLC of Bihar".
  3. ADR. "VEENA DEVI (Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- Gaighat(MUZAFFARPUR) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:".
  4. http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=497&cid=54
  5. "Assembly Election Result 2016, Assembly Election Schedule Candidate List, Assembly Election Opinion/Exit Poll Latest News 2016".
  6. http://210.212.18.115/pdf/Result%20-%20MLC%20Election.pdf
  7. "Indira Devi elected Muzaffarpur Zila Parishad Chief". The Speedpost. Archived from the original on 19 October 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
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