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{{short description|Indian politician}}
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| name = Leshi Singh
| office1 = Food & Consumer Protection Department<br />[[Government of Bihar]]
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| 1namedata1 = [[Nitish Kumar]]
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| office2 = Member of [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]]
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1974|01|05}}
| birth_place = Maldiha, [[Purnia district|Purnia]], [[Bihar]]
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| nationality = [[Indian people|Indian]]
| party = [[Janata Dal (United)]] {{small|(2015–present)}}
| residence = Village-Sarasi, Post Office-Sarasi, Thana-Sarsi, [[Purnea district|Purnea]], [[Bihar]]
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| occupation = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]]
| profession = Social Worker
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| children = 4
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| image = Leshi-Singh.jpg
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| website = https://state.bihar.gov.in/fcp/CitizenHome.html
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'''Leshi Singh''' is an Indian Politician from [[Janata Dal (United)|JDU]] and senior member of the [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]] from the [[Dhamdaha (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dhamdaha]] seat in [[Bihar]].

== Political Career ==
She is a Minister in [[Nitish Kumar]] cabinet.<ref>{{cite web| language=Hindi| title=नीतीश मंत्रिमंडल की नई सदस्य बनीं लेसी| publisher=Jagran| date=2014-03-12| accessdate=2015-06-24| url=http://www.jagran.com/news/national-leshi-singh-made-minister-in-place-of-renu-11154949.html}}</ref> Previously, Leshi was the Chairman of [[National Commission for Women|Bihar State Women Commission]]. In the year 2000, 2005 (Feb.), 2010, 2015, 2020 [[2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|Bihar Assembly Elections]], Leshi Singh won the Dhamdaha constituency of [[Bihar]] to become a [[Member of Legislative Assembly]]. She is the 5th term MLA from Dhamdaha (Purnia), winning by huge margin of approx. 34k votes.

Currently, she is the [[Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution|Food and Consumer Protection]] Minister in [[Government of Bihar]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.jagran.com/lite/bihar/bhagalpur-bihar-politics-for-the-second-time-in-a-row-bihar-chief-minister-nitish-kumar-made-lacey-singh-a-minister-dhamdaha-mla-lacey-singh-becomes-minister-21351667.html|title= Bihar Cabinet Expansion: लगातार दूसरी बार नीतीश ने लेसी पर जताया भरोसा, धमदाहा विधायक बन गईं मंत्री|website= Jagran|language=hi |access-date=2021-02-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://state.bihar.gov.in/fcp/CitizenHome.html|title= Leshi Singh|website= Food & Consumer Protection Department|language=en |access-date=2021-07-14}}</ref> Leshi is considered one of the most senior leaders of the [[Janata Dal (United)]].

In the year 2000 she won the Bihar state assembly election for the time by 14739 votes from Dhamdaha Vidhan Sabha of Purnia district from [[Samata Party]] in the leadership of [[George Fernandes]] and [[Nitish Kumar]].

In the year 2005 she won again by 9303 votes from JDU ([[Janata Dal (United)|Janata Dal United]]) led by Nitish Kumar from Dhamdaha Vidhan Sabha.

In November 2005 in middle-term election she lost election by a very small margin of votes.

In 2006 she became State President of Mahila JDU (Janata Dal United).

On 2nd November 2007 she became President of Bihar state women commission.

In 2010 she won 2010 [[Bihar Assembly Election, 2010|Bihar assembly election]] by record margin of 45000 votes from Dhamdaha Vidhan Sabha from JDU led by Nitish Kumar.

In 2014 she became social welfare and disaster management minister of Bihar.

She again won 2015 Bihar assembly election from Dhamdaha by 30291 votes.

In 2020 Bihar state election she won for the fifth time from Dhamdaha by 33594 votes and became 5th timer MLA from Dhamdaha, Purnia.

==Personal life==
She is the wife of Butan Singh, former district chief of [[Samata Party]] and highly-dreaded ganglord.<ref>{{Cite web|author=Bhuvaneshwar Prasad|date=Apr 20, 2000|title=Purnea unit Samata chief gunned down {{!}} Patna News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/purnea-unit-samata-chief-gunned-down/articleshow/2042939669.cms|access-date=2021-02-19|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Janata Dal (United) politicians]]
[[Category:Bihar MLAs 2000–2005]]
[[Category:Women members of the Bihar Legislative Assembly]]
[[Category:Bihar MLAs 2010–2015]]
[[Category:Bihar MLAs 2015–2020]]
[[Category:People from Purnia district]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian women politicians]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian politicians]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian women politicians]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian politicians]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]
[[Category:Bihar MLAs 2020–2025]]

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