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{{Short description|Indian politician (died 2020)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Vinod Kumar Singh Kushwaha
| image = File:Binod_Singh_Kushwaha_is_a_former_Minister_in_Government_of_Bihar.jpg
| caption =
| office = Minister of BC & EBC Welfare<br/>[[Government of Bihar]]
| term_start = 2 June 2019
| term_end = 12 October 2020
| 1blankname = [[Chief Minister of Bihar|Chief Minister]]
| 1namedata = [[Nitish Kumar]]
| predecessor = [[Brij Kishor Bind]]
| successor = [[Renu Devi]]
| office1 = Minister of Mines & Geology<br/>[[Government of Bihar]]
| term_start1 = 29 July 2017
| term_end1 = 2 June 2019
| 1blankname1 = [[Chief Minister of Bihar|Chief Minister]]
| 1namedata1 = [[Nitish Kumar]]
| predecessor1 = Muneshwar Chaudhary
| successor1 = [[Brij Kishor Bind]]
| office2 = Member of [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start2 = 2010
| term_end2 = 2020
| constituency2 = [[Pranpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Pranpur]]
| predecessor2 = Mahendra Narayan Yadav
| successor2 = [[Nisha Singh]]
| term_start3 = 2000
| term_end3 = 2005
| predecessor3 = Mahendra Narayan Yadav
| successor3 = Mahendra Narayan Yadav
| constituency3 = [[Pranpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Pranpur]]
| birth_date =
| birth_place =
| death_date = 12 October 2020
| death_place =
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| spouse =
| children =
| website =
| footnotes =
}}
'''Binod Kumar Singh''' also known as '''Binod Singh Kushwaha'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/local/bihar/patna/news/minister-vinod-singh-dies-of-brain-hemorrhage-bjp-may-give-ticket-to-wife-127807329.html|title=चुनाव:मंत्री विनोद सिंह का ब्रेन हेमरेज से निधन, पत्नी को भाजपा दे सकती है टिकट|website=BHASKAR.COM|accessdate=27 February 2023|archive-date=13 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201013231145/https://www.bhaskar.com/local/bihar/patna/news/minister-vinod-singh-dies-of-brain-hemorrhage-bjp-may-give-ticket-to-wife-127807329.html|url-status=live}}</ref> was an Indian politician associated with [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]. He was the Minister of Backward & Extremely Backward Classes Welfare at the time of his death.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bihar Minister Vinod Kumar Singh Dies Of Post-COVID Complications|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/bihar-minister-vinod-kumar-singh-dies-of-post-covid-complications-2309045|access-date=2021-09-22|website=NDTV.com|archive-date=26 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210726211903/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/bihar-minister-vinod-kumar-singh-dies-of-post-covid-complications-2309045|url-status=live}}</ref> He represented [[Pranpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)]] thrice in the [[2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2000]], [[2010 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2010]] and [[2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2015]] elections.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Pranpur Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs|url=https://www.elections.in/bihar/assembly-constituencies/pranpur.html|access-date=2021-09-22|website=Elections in India|archive-date=25 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625101841/https://www.elections.in/bihar/assembly-constituencies/pranpur.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Political career==
Singh was considered as one of the stalwarts of [[Bhartiya Janata Party]]. He defeated Mahendra Narayan Yadav in the 2010 assembly elections to Bihar Legislative Assembly and in 2015, became victorious once again by defeating Ishrat Parveen of [[Nationalist Congress Party]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hindi.news18.com/news/bihar/patna-minister-and-bjp-mla-of-bihar-vinod-kumar-singh-passes-away-bramk-3290825.html|title=बिहार सरकार के मंत्री विनोद कुमार सिंह का निधन, दिल्ली में ली अंतिम सांस|website=news 18|accessdate=27 February 2023|archive-date=25 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125144417/https://hindi.news18.com/news/bihar/patna-minister-and-bjp-mla-of-bihar-vinod-kumar-singh-passes-away-bramk-3290825.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In the early years of his political career, he was also associated with [[Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad]], the student wing of [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/story-minister-vionod-singh-dead-body-reached-home-district-funeral-with-state-honor-in-katihar-manihar-ghat-3557074.html|title=मंत्री विनोद सिंह के अंतिम दर्शन को उमड़े लोग, राजकीय सम्‍मान के साथ कटिहार में|website=live hindustan|accessdate=27 February 2023|archive-date=27 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230227173832/https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/story-minister-vionod-singh-dead-body-reached-home-district-funeral-with-state-honor-in-katihar-manihar-ghat-3557074.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Death==
He died in 2020. It was found that his death happened because of the complications associated with COVID -19. Though, he was recovered after being infected, but, he was hospitalized once again after some time from post COVID-19 complications, leading to his death.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thewirehindi.com/143299/bihar-minister-vinod-kumar-singh-dies-due-to-problems-after-covid-19/|title=बिहार के मंत्री विनोद कुमार सिंह का कोविड-19 के बाद हुईं समस्याओं के कारण निधन|website=the wire|accessdate=27 February 2023|archive-date=20 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420033304/http://thewirehindi.com/143299/bihar-minister-vinod-kumar-singh-dies-due-to-problems-after-covid-19/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/bihar-minister-vinod-kumar-singh-dies-of-post-covid-complications-2309045|title= Bihar Minister Vinod Kumar Singh Dies Of Post-COVID Complications}}</ref>

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[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Bihar]]
[[Category:Date of birth missing]]
[[Category:People from Katihar district]]
[[Category:Bihar MLAs 2000–2005]]
[[Category:Bihar MLAs 2010–2015]]
[[Category:Bihar MLAs 2015–2020]]
[[Category:Lok Janshakti Party politicians]]
[[Category:Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in India]]

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