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| Office | Cabinet Minister Government of Bihar
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| Office | Deputy Speaker of Bihar Legislative Assembly |
| Office | Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly
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| Born | Chaugain village in Buxar district
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| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party
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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.[1]
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 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[2] of which he got elected on four occasions.[3] Between 2000–2015, he was the representative of the Arrah constituency.[4] He was also made the deputy speakers of the assembly from 2012–2015.[5] In the 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election, he lost his seat to Mohammad Nawaz Alam of the RJD. He won his seat back in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election on a BJP ticket supported by NDA defeating his nearest rival of MGB with an impressive margin. He was appointed as a Cabinet Minister in the Seventh Nitish Kumar ministry for the first time.
See also
References
- ↑ बिहार की सियासत में 'फैमिली फर्स्ट', Tiwari, Pradeep Kumar. Dainik Jagran(22 June 2015). Retrieved 2020-10-08.
- ↑ BJP MLA Amrendra Pratap Singh faces tough questions in his constituency Arrah. The Economic Times(24 October 2015).
- ↑ Bihar polls: In ancient Bhojpur, wounds of the past will determine voting behaviour, Anwar, Tarique. Firstpost(2015-10-19). Retrieved 2020-10-08.
- ↑ Bihar 2015. Election Commission of India.
- ↑ Amrendra Pratap Singh elected deputy speaker of Bihar assembly. Business Line(7 August 2012).