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{{Short description|Indian politician (1952–2021)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Kapildev Prasad Singh
| office = Member of [[Bihar Legislative Council]]
| image = Kapildevsingh.jpg
| constituency = [[Nalanda Assembly constituency|Nalanda]]
| predecessor = Post established
| succeeded = [[Rajesh Kumar Singh (Bihar politician, born 1972)|Raju Yadav]]
| term_start = 17 July 2003
| term_end = 16 July 2009
| birth_date = 2 February 1952
| birth_place = [[Nalanda district|Pokharpur]], Bihar, India
| death_date = 2 January 2021 (aged 69)
| death_place = [[Patna]], Bihar, India
| education =
| occupation = Politician
| predecessor1 =
| successor1 =
| party = Independent
| other_party = * [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
*[[Lok Janshakti Party]]
| nickname = Kapildeo Babu
| caption = Singh in 2017
| spouse = Sunila Devi
| children = {{unbulleted list|Sanjay Sinha|Pankaj Sinha|Shashikant}}
| website = {{URL|https://www.dnb.com/business-directory/company-profiles.sanjay_sinha.98dac5aab86afc8a4c2a55d641735a0d.html|Sanjay Sinha}}
| footnotes =
| date = 19 July
| year = 2003
| source = http://www.biharvidhanparishad.gov.in/Members/KapildeoSingh.htm
| office2 = [[Chairperson]], Bihar Prison Reform Committee
| term_start2 = 2006
| term_end2 = 2008
| 1blankname2 = [[Chairman]]
| 1namedata2 = [[Jabir Husain]]
| governor = *[[M R Jois]]
*[[Buta Singh]]
*[[R.S. Gavai]]
*[[R.L. Bhatia]]
| 1blankname = Chief Minister
| 1namedata = *[[Rabri Devi]]
*[[Nitish Kumar]]
| office1 = Chairperson, [[District Councils of India]]
| term_start1 = 10 June 2001
| term_end1 = 16 July 2003
| 2namedata =
| 2blankname1 = District
| 2namedata1 = [[Nalanda district|Nalanda]]
| 2blankname2 = Appointed
| 2namedata2 = [[Bihar Legislative Council]]
}}
'''Kapildev Prasad Singh''', also known as '''Kapildeo Babu''' (2 February 1952 – 2 January 2021), was an Indian politician and a former member of the [[Bihar Legislative Council]] from [[Nalanda Assembly constituency|Nalanda constituency]]. He also served as a chairperson of the [[District council (India)|District Council]] of [[Nalanda district|Nalanda]] from 2001 to July 2003.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jagran.com/bihar/patna-city-kapil-dev-singh-former-member-of-bihar-legislative-council-dies-he-was-a-resident-of-nalanda-district-career-started-from-panchayat-elections-21229406.html|title=बिहार विधान परिषद के पूर्व सदस्‍य कपिलदेव सिंह का निधन, नालंदा जिले के थे रहने वाले, पंचायत चुनाव से शुरू हुआ था कॅरियर – Kapil Dev Singh former member of Bihar Legislative Council dies he was a resident of Nalanda district career started from Panchayat elections|website=Jagran}}</ref> He joined the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] early in his political career.

== Biography ==

=== Personal life and background ===
Kapildev Prasad Singh was born on 2 February 1952 in Pokharpur village of [[Nalanda district]]. His father, Kameshwar Prasad Singh, was a farmer in the village. He was the third among four brothers. His elder brother Mahesh Prasad Singh was active in politics; he was ''[[Mukhi]]ya'' of the Pokharpur [[Gram panchayat|village council]] in the 1960s. At that time, he was also made the [[Panchayat samiti|block president]] of [[Giriyak]] block, and was a member of [[Indian National Congress]]. His family has considerable influence in the politics of the Pokharpur village council (now the [[Nagar Panchayat]] of [[Pawapuri]]). One of his nephews and son of Mahesh, Kamta Prasad Singh, was the unopposed ''mukhiya'' of the council in 2001. Kunti Devi, the wife of Kapildev's younger brother, also represented Pokharpur twice from 2006 to 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/bihar/bihar-sharif/news/condoles-the-demise-of-former-chief-032507-4092348.html|title= पुर्व मुखिया कुंती देवी के निधन पर शोक जताया, पूर्व एमएलसी की थीं संबंधी|newspaper= Dainik bhaskar|date= 9 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jagran.com/bihar/nalanda-independace-day-is-celebtrate-in-block-14518653.html|title= प्रखंडों में धूमधाम से मनाया स्वतंत्रता दिवस|newspaper= Jagran|date= 17 August 2016}}</ref>

Another nephew of his, Dinesh Prasad Singh, was a businessman and [[Central Public Works Department]] (CPWD) contractor who was murdered by unknown criminals at his hotel in Pokharpur.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/local/bihar/news/former-mlcs-nephew-murder-in-pawapuri-nalanda-died-on-the-way-to-the-hospital-127936515.html|title= पूर्व MLC के भतीजे को गोलियों से भूना, अस्पताल जाने के क्रम में रास्ते में ही दम तोड़ा, पूरे जिले में की गई है नाकेबंदी|newspaper= Dainik bhaskar|date= 22 November 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jagran.com/bihar/patna-city-bihar-crime-hotel-operator-shot-dead-in-nalanda-bike-ridden-criminals-carry-out-the-incident-21088731.html|title=पोखरपुर में ठेकेदार दिनेश सिंह कि फिल्मी स्टाइल में गोलियों से भूनकर हत्या|newspaper= Jagran|date= 23 November 2020}}</ref>

Singh was married to Sunila Devi in 1970, and had three sons. His elder son Sanjay Sinha is a businessman and [[social worker]] in Nalanda. His second son Pankaj Sinha is also in social work in Pawapuri, and his youngest son Shashikant is a doctor. Singh belonged to the [[Bhumihar]] caste in [[Bihar]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://hindi.news18.com/news/bihar/nawada-cash-looted-from-fuel-station-at-nawada-1342130.html |title=नवादा में बीजेपी नेता के पेट्रोल पंप से तीन लाख की लूट |newspaper=News18 India |date=14 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://newscrime24.com/mps-presence-on-the-fourth-death-anniversary-of-former-mlc/ |title=पूर्व Mlc कपिलदेव सिंह के पुण्यतिथि पर सांसद उपस्थित |newspaper=News Crime24 |date=2 January 2025}}</ref>

=== Early career ===
In 1990, Singh was active in social work in the area of Pawapuri and Nalanda. In 1993 he joined the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) as a party worker of the Nalanda district unit. He is known in the area as '''Kapildeo Babu'''. Singh played an important role in getting Pokharpur the status of model village in the 1990s, given by then-Prime Minister [[Chandra Shekhar]].

== Political career ==
Singh started his political career by contesting in a panchayat election.{{Clarify|reason=Which level of panchayat is being referred to in this paragraph?|date=August 2025}} After the dissolution of the panchayati raj, a new election was held in Bihar in April 2001. Singh contested for the post of district councilor from Nalanda's Giriyak block, and won the election. In June 2001, he was elected as a chairperson of the Nalanda district council.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://myneta.info/bih2010/candidate.php?candidate_id=1944 |title=Kapil Deo Prasad Singh (LJP): Constituency - Asthawan (Nalanda) – Affidavit Information of Candidate |website=myneta.info}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/nalanda-district-boards-plans/articleshow/12006015.cms|title=Nalanda district board's plans|newspaper=The Times of India |date=5 June 2002}}</ref>

In 2003, [[Bihar Legislative Council]] elections were held. Singh contested for the election from Nalanda constituency as an [[independent candidate]], and won by receiving 100 more votes than his nearest rival, [[Rajesh Kumar Singh (Bihar politician, born 1972)|Raju Yadav]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/cms-kin-ex-dgp-lose-council-polls/articleshow/73227.cms |title=CM's kin, ex-DGP lose council polls |newspaper=The Times of India |date=13 July 2003}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.biharvidhanparishad.gov.in/Members/KapildeoSingh.htm|title=कपिलदेव प्रसाद सिंह (सदस्य, बिहार विधान परिषद्)|website=Bihar Legislative Council|date=19 July 2003}}</ref>

[[File:Kapildeo singh 2006.jpg|thumb|Singh addressing the public during the Nalanda [[by-election]] in 2006|right]]
He campaigned for the [[National Democratic Alliance]] (NDA) in the Nalanda Lok Sabha by-election held in October–November 2006. On the request of BJP leadership, he had appealed to vote for [[Nitish Kumar]]{{'s}} candidate [[Ram Swaroop Prasad]]. Singh was President of the Bihar Legislative Council's Prison Reform Committee in 2006. He was close to Bihar Chief Minister [[Rabri Devi]], and during that time also contacted the founder of the [[Lok Janshakti Party]] (LJP) and then-[[Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers]], [[Ram Vilas Paswan]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/local/bihar/nalanda/giriak/news/former-mlc-late-kapildev-singh-remembered-134228416.html |title=पुण्यतिथि पर याद किए गए पूर्व mlc कपिलदेव बाबू|newspaper=Dainik Bhaskar |date=2 January 2025}}</ref>

In 2009, Singh wanted to contest the [[2009 Indian general election|Lok Sabha elections]] from [[Nawada Lok Sabha constituency|Nawada]] on the BJP ticket, but for some reason he could not. Later, [[Bhola Singh]] from BJP was fielded in his place.

Singh wanted to contest on BJP's ticket in the [[2010 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]]s, but the NDA (which BJP was a member of) agreed to support [[Janata Dal (United)]] (JDU)'s candidates for [[Nawada Assembly constituency|Nawada]] and [[Asthawan Assembly constituency|Asthawan]]. Therefore he decided to contest on the [[Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)|Grand Alliance]] ticket. His first priority was the Nawada seat, but the alliance assigned it to [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]] (RJD). Instead, the alliance had Singh run as LJP's candidate for Asthawan,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/lalu-tutors-asthawan-voters-to-vote/articleshow/6891224.cms|title=Lalu tutors Asthawan voters to vote for LJP Candidate Kapildev Singh |newspaper=The Times of India |date=9 November 2010}}</ref> and RJD had [[Raj Ballabh Yadav]] contest from Nawada. But, he failed to win.{{Clarify|reason=Singh or Yadav lost?|date=August 2025}} At the time, under the influence of Nitish Kumar, the Grand Alliance lost the elections badly.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.aajtak.in/elections/story/Bihar-Election-results-Live-Update-53215-2010-11-24&ved=2ahUKEwit1qTtr46IAxXFxjgGHYtYAaQQFnoECCMQAQ&usg=AOvVaw2UARvP1aK5iiiYXtHVFmCu |title=बिहार में जदयू भाजपा गठबंधन की तीन चौथाई बहुमत के साथ सत्ता में वापसी |website=आज तक |date=24 November 2010}}</ref> Later, Singh was involved in social work, and after some time became inactive for health reasons.

== Controversies ==
According to the Bihar magazine ''Samkaalin Tapman'', in 2001 there was tension in Nalanda regarding the district council and panchayat elections, especially regarding the council chairman election. On June 6, 2001, just four days before the chairman election, Sudhir Singh, a district councilor who had won from Bind, and Tripurari Singh (T. P. Singh Mahto) of Nalanda were murdered. In that incident another district councilor from Bind, Rakesh Kumar (Bihari), was also severely injured. Kapildev's name was discussed in the political circles of Nalanda, [[Nawada district|Nawada]], and surrounding districts regarding the murders,{{citation needed|date=August 2025}} and tensions rose when he was elected Chairman on June 10. Because Tripurari had also been a Bind resident, Kapildev wanted to make Sudhir the chairman, but he was killed alongside Tripurari. Both of them were murdered near "Golapar" Jamali Chowk More situated on Bihar Sharif Parwalpur Road.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/mukhiyas-killing-condemned/articleshow/31806933.cms |title=Mukhiya's killing condemned |newspaper=The Times of India |date=20 December 2002}}</ref> At that time, [[Gupteshwar Pandey]] was Nalanda's [[Superintendent of police (India)|superintendent of police]] and was investigating the incident. During the investigation, he did not find any connection of Kapildev Singh to the incident. Later, former Legislative Councilor Raju Yadav, former Bihar [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] Sharif Pappu Khan, and Bhushan Singh also came under suspicion for the murders.

According to a local media and ''[[Times of India]]'' report, during the legislative council elections held in 2003, several violent clashes took place in Nalanda. After Singh's election as Legislative Councilor, his supporters raised his victory slogan in the [[Vote counting|counting complex]] of Sogra College, [[Biharsharif]], which irritated supporters of rival candidate Raju Yadav. In return, they beat up Singh's supporters, after which there was a lot of uproar in the district. Later, in reaction to the incident, Singh's supporters blocked the [[Patna]]–[[Ranchi]] main road. [[Amit Lodha]], Superintendent of Police of Nalanda at that time, pacified the angry crowd and both parties reconciled.

At that time, crime was at its peak in Bihar, with the murder of panchayat candidates becoming common in Nalanda. One night in 2003, armed criminals attacked Singh's [[petrol station]] at Pawapuri, in an alleged act of retribution for the recently-held legislative council elections. But that night, Singh was not at the petrol station, and his supporters and others chased away the alleged attackers. The atmosphere of fear at that time was such that several armed squads were deployed outside his residence for his security.

== After death ==
On 2 January 2021, Singh died in Patna, Bihar.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/local/bihar/patna/giriyak/news/mourning-in-the-area-due-to-the-death-of-former-mlc-kapil-dev-prasad-128081546.html|title=पूर्व एमएलसी कपिलदेव प्रसाद के निधन से क्षेत्र में शोक की लहर|newspaper=Dainik bhaskar|date=2 January 2021}}</ref> After his death, [[Governor of Bihar]] and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar expressed condolences to his family,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://governor.bih.nic.in/hi/document/%25E0%25A4%25AE%25E0%25A4%25B9%25E0%25A4%25BE%25E0%25A4%25AE%25E0%25A4%25B9%25E0%25A4%25BF%25E0%25A4%25AE-%25E0%25A4%25A8%25E0%25A5%2587-%25E0%25A4%25AC%25E0%25A4%25BF%25E0%25A4%25B9%25E0%25A4%25BE%25E0%25A4%25B0-%25E0%25A4%2595%25E0%25A5%2587-%25E0%25A4%25AA%25E0%25A5%2582%25E0%25A4%25B0%25E0%25A5%258D%25E0%25A4%25B5-3/&ved=2ahUKEwiGto2-99iIAxVywTgGHW-gA6gQFnoECBQQAQ&usg=AOvVaw190eHXh76CcfMSgyK44ZEE |title=महामहिम ने बिहार के पूर्व एमएलसी श्री कपिलदेव सिंह के निधन पर शोक व्यक्त किया |website=Governor of Bihar |date=3 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jagran.com/bihar/patna-city-mourning-in-bjp-due-to-the-death-of-former-legislative-councilor-kapil-dev-singh-21229640.html|title=पूर्व विधान पार्षद कपिलदेव सिंह के निधन से भाजपा में शोक की लहर|newspaper=Jagran|date=2 January 2021}}</ref> and went to Singh's residence in Pawapuri to console his family members.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.etvbharat.com/hindi/bihar/state/nalanda/nitish-kumar-paid-tribute-to-thakur-shyam-nandan-singh/bh20210111135233938|title=जदयू नेता के श्रद्धांजलि सभा में पहुंचे CM नीतीश, परिजनों को दी सांत्वना|newspaper=ETV Bharat|date=11 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://raftaar.in/news/local-news/bihar/chief-minister-former-legislative-councilor-late-condolences-to-the-bereaved-family-of-kapil-dev-prasad-singh| title= मुख्यमंत्री ने पूर्व विधान पार्षद स्व. कपिलदेव प्रसाद सिंह के शोक संतप्त परिवार को सांत्वना दी|newspaper= रफ्तार|date= 11 January 2021}}</ref>

On 2 January 2022, a life-size statue of Singh was unveiled at his residence by then-Union Minister [[Ramchandra Prasad Singh]] and former Bihar Minister [[Nand Kishore Yadav]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://panikikahani.org/research/RCP-Singh---Tribute-ceremony-organized-at-Pawapuri-Nalanda-on-the-first-death-anniversary-of-Kapil-Dev-Prasad-Singh-ji/16420/|title=आरसीपी सिंह-पावापुरी, नालंदा में स्व कपिलदेव प्रसाद सिंह जी की प्रथम पुण्यतिथि पर हुआ श्रद्धांजलि समारोह का आयोजन|website=panikikahani.org|date=2 January 2022}}</ref>

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:2001Nalanda.jpg|Singh as Nalanda District Councilor in [[Biharsharif]], 2001
File:Laluyadav.jpg|In 2004, [[Lalu Prasad Yadav]] with Singh at his residence in Pokharpur
File:2010Ljp.jpg|Singh with [[Ram Vilas Paswan]] at a public meeting in [[Asthawan]] during the [[2010 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2010 Bihar elections]]
File:Kapildevsinghji.jpg|Singh inaugurating Dussehra Jagran in Pokharpur in 2016
File:Kapildev Singh.jpg|Singh in [[Jal Mandir]], Pawapuri in 2017
File:Kapildev Singh ji.jpg| On 31 May 2003, Singh (far left) during [[President of India]], [[A. P. J. Abdul Kalam]]'s visit of Jal Mandir
File:Mlckapildev.jpg|In 2004, Singh with [[Nitish Kumar]] in Pawapuri
File:Sanjaysinha.jpg|Chief Minister Nitish Kumar visiting Singh's Pokharpur residence to console his family after his death
File:Mlc kapildev babu.jpg|In 2022, Union Minister [[RCP Singh]] and Kapildev's elder son Sanjay (left) at the unveiling ceremony of Kapildev's statue in Pawapuri
File:Kapildev singhmlc.jpg|Nitish Kumar paying homage to Singh's statue in 2022
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[C. P. Thakur]]
* [[List of politicians from Bihar]]
* [[List of members of the Bihar Legislative Council]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100016249026581&mibextid=ZbWKwL Facebook page]

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