Amrendra Pratap Singh

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{{short description|Indian Politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2021}}
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| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
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| office1 = [[Cabinet Minister]]<br/>[[Government of Bihar]]
| term_start1 = 16 November 2020
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| 2blankname1 = [[Ministry of Agriculture]]
| 2namedata1 = 16 November 2020 - Incumbent
| 3blankname1 = [[Ministry of Co-operation]]
| 3namedata1 = 16 November 2020 - 9 February 2021
| 4blankname1 = [[Ministry of Sugarcane Industries]]
| 4namedata1 = 16 November 2020 - 9 February 2021
| office3 = [[Bihar Legislative Assembly|Deputy Speaker of Bihar Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start3 = 2012
| term_end3 = 2015
| leader3 = [[Nitish Kumar]]
| office4 = Member of [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start4 = 2020
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| constituency4 = [[Arrah (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Arrah (194)]]
| predecessor4 = [[Mohammad Nawaz Alam]]
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| term_start5 = 2000
| term_end5 = 2015
| constituency5 = [[Arrah (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Arrah (194)]]
| predecessor5 = Abdul Malik
| successor5 = [[Mohammad Nawaz Alam]]
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| residence = [[Arrah]], [[Bihar]], [[India]]
| birth_place = Chaugain village in [[Buxar district]]
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'''Amrendra Pratap Singh''' is an Indian politician and a member of the [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]] serving as a minister in the [[Government of Bihar]].

== Early and Personal Life ==

Singh was born in Chaugain village of the [[Shahabad district]] (now in [[Buxar]]) to [[Harihar Singh]] also known as Bihari Ji Singh. His grand father was a freedom fighter and the [[Chief Minister of Bihar]] and his elder brother Mrigendra Pratap Singh was the speaker of the [[Jharkhand Legislative Assembly]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Tiwari|first=Pradeep Kumar|date=22 June 2015|title=बिहार की सियासत में 'फैमिली फर्स्ट'|trans-title=Family first in rulership of Bihar|url=https://www.jagran.com/bihar/patna-city-the-family-is-on-first-level-in-bihar-politics-12507639.html|access-date=2020-10-08|website=[[Dainik Jagran]]|language=hi}}</ref>

== Political Career ==

Singh joined [[Jana Sangh]] in the state of [[Bihar]] as an associate of [[Raghubar Das]], former [[Chief Minister of Jharkhand]]. Inspired by [[Jayaprakash Narayan]], he also took part in the [[Bihar Movement|JP Movement]]. After split of the Jana Sangh faction from [[Janata Party]], he too joined the newly formed [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].
He was granted candidacy by the BJP to contest in six consecutive elections<ref>{{Cite news|date=24 October 2015|title=BJP MLA Amrendra Pratap Singh faces tough questions in his constituency Arrah|work=[[The Economic Times]]|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/bjp-mla-amarendra-pratap-singh-faces-tough-questions-in-his-constituency-arrah/articleshow/49511206.cms}}</ref> of which he got elected on four occasions.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Anwar|first=Tarique|date=2015-10-19|title=Bihar polls: In ancient Bhojpur, wounds of the past will determine voting behaviour|url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/bihar-polls-in-ancient-bhojpur-wounds-of-the-past-will-determine-voting-behaviour-2474102.html|access-date=2020-10-08|website=[[Firstpost]]}}</ref>
Between 2000–2015, he was the representative of the [[Arrah (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Arrah constituency]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bihar 2015|url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3904-bihar-2015/|website=[[Election Commission of India]]}}</ref> He was also made the deputy speakers of the assembly from 2012–2015.<ref>{{Cite news|date=7 August 2012|title=Amrendra Pratap Singh elected deputy speaker of Bihar assembly|work=[[Business Line]]|agency=[[Press Trust of India]]|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/amrendra-pratap-singh-elected-deputy-speaker-of-bihar-assembly/article23080431.ece}}</ref> In the [[2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]], he lost his seat to [[Mohammad Nawaz Alam]] of the [[Rashtriya Janata Dal|RJD]].
He won his seat back in the [[2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]] on a [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] ticket supported by [[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]] defeating his nearest rival of [[Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)|MGB]] with an impressive margin. He was appointed as a Cabinet Minister in the [[Seventh Nitish Kumar ministry]] for the first time.

== See also ==

* [[Arrah (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Arrah (194)]]
* [[2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]]
* [[2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]]

==References==
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[[Category:People from Bhojpur district, India]]
[[Category:Deputy Speakers of the Bihar Legislative Assembly]]
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[[Category:People from Arrah]]
[[Category:Bihar MLAs 2000–2005]]
[[Category:Bihar MLAs 2005–2010]]
[[Category:Bihar MLAs 2010–2015]]
[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Bihar]]
[[Category:Bihar MLAs 2020–2025]]
[[Category:State cabinet ministers of Bihar]]

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