Mahabali Singh

Mahabali Singh (born 20 April 1955, Bhabua Kaimur district Bihar) is an Indian politician. He was a member of the Indian Parliament, representing Karakat.[1]

Mahabali Singh
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
2009-2014 – 2019-present
Preceded byUpendra Kushwaha(2014-2019)
ConstituencyKarakat
Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly
In office
2005–2009
ConstituencyChainpur
Personal details
Born (1955-04-20) 20 April 1955
Political partyJanata Dal (United)
Other political
affiliations		Rashtriya Janata Dal

Singh twice represented Chainpur seat in Bihar Legislative Assembly as a member of the Bahujan Samaj Party. During his second tenure, he defected to Rashtriya Janata Dal of Lalu Prasad Yadav and became the PWD minister in the government led by Rabri Devi in 2002.[2]

Later, Singh joined Janata Dal (United), led by Nitish Kumar, and won the Chainpur seat in the 2005 and 2006 assembly elections.[2]

In 2009, Singh won Karakat parliamentary constituency as a JD(U) candidate. He lost the seat to Upendra Kushwaha of the Rashtriya Lok Samata Party in 2014[3] and in 2019 regained it from Kushwaha.[4]

Life and career

Mahabali Singh was born in Khiri village, Bhagwanpur District in Kaimur region of Bihar. He served as Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly for four times between 1995-2009. In 2003-2004 he took charge under Bihar Government as Cabinet Minister, PWD. In 2004-2005, he was further appointed as Cabinet Minister for Food & Civil Supplies in Bihar Government. He contested in 2009 Lok Sabha elections and was elected to 15th Lok Sabha. On 31 August 2009, he was appointed as a member of Committee on Defence.He was again appointed as Member of Committee on Ethics and Committee on Power of Lok Sabha respectively.He also took keen interest in organisational works and has published Gautam Budhha, Ambedkar and Jagdev Vichar Manch. He likes football, cricket, and folk dramas. In his capacity as Lok Sabha member, he has visited Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand.[5]

References
  1. "Mahabali singh". india.gov.in. 30 May 2020.
  2. सिंह, दीपल. "Mahabali Singh Profile". aaj tak. Retrieved 12 July 2020. Translation:The journey so far: Mahabali Singh reached Bihar Legislative Assembly in 2005 by winning the election for the first time on Chainpur seat. Then he had contested on RJD ticket. In 2009, he reached the Lok Sabha by winning the Karakat seat on JDU ticket. In the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, Upendra Kushwaha of Rashtriya Lok Samata Dal lost from Karakat.
  3. "'I Accept People's Verdict, Need For Introspection,' Says RLSP's Upendra Kushwaha". NDTV. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  4. "बिहार NDA उम्मीदवारों की लिस्ट: 39 उम्मीदवारों के नाम का ऐलान, बेगूसराय से चुनाव लडे़ंगे गिरिराज सिंह". hindi.timesnownews.com (in Hindi). Archived from the original on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  5. "India.gov.in/Mahabali Singh". Retrieved 12 July 2020.
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