Raja Ram Singh, also known as Raja Ram Singh Kushwaha[1] is an Indian politician based in Bihar, who was elected to Bihar Legislative Assembly twice, from Obra Assembly constituency in Aurangabad district. He is a member of Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation. He was first elected in 1995 and retained this constituency in 2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly elections.[2]
Raja Ram Singh Kushwaha | |
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| Member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1995–2000 | |
| Constituency | Obra, Bihar Assembly constituency |
| In office 2000–2005 | |
| Constituency | Obra, Bihar Assembly constituency |
| President of All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee for Bihar and Jharkhand | |
| Assumed office 2023 | |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation |
| Parent | Deepak Singh |
Life edit
Raja Ram Singh was born to Deepak Singh in Aurangabad district of Bihar. Singh was a social worker before joining politics and his spouse is a principle of Primary School Railways.[3][4] He joined CPI-ML party and contested his first state legislative assembly elections in 1995 on its symbol. He managed to win that election and repeated his electoral victory in 2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly elections. He again contested from this constituency in 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly elections. In this election, he finished in third position with 22,801 votes. Birendra Kumar Sinha of Rashtriya Janata Dal, who won this election from the Obra constituency and Chandra Bhushan Verma of Rashtriya Lok Samata Party were the winners and first runner-up.[5] He also contested elections to Lok Sabha in 2009, 2014 and 2019, but in all these elections, his performance remained poor.[6]
In 2012, he was also imprisoned in connection with demonstration organised by him and his party members against the murder of Mukhiya of Sonhathu Panchayat of Haspura block, Devendra Kumar. They were arrested while organising demonstration to demand Central Bureau of Investigation enquiry into the case.[7]
Singh is also one of the prominent leader of farmer's movement in India. He is the state chief of All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee for the states of Bihar and Jharkhand, besides being a member of politburo of Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) liberation. He is also the national secretary of All India Kisan Mahasabha, a peasant right organisation.[8] Singh was made a candidate for 2024 Indian general elections from Karakat Lok Sabha constituency against Rashtriya Lok Morcha president Upendra Kushwaha, who contested as an ally of Bhartiya Janata Party. In this election, he faced a triangular contest with the entry of Bhojpuri singer and actor Pawan Singh, who denied BJP's symbol from Asansol to contest from Karakat constituency.[9][10] It was speculated in political discourse that Pawan Singh will be able to collect a major chunk of Rajput votes in the electoral contest between two Koeri leaders.[11]
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- ^ "दो पूर्व विधायकों की लोकसभा चुनाव में जब्त हुई जमानत". Bhaskar. Archived from the original on 11 November 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
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- ^ Bhelari, Amit (10 April 2024). "Having spurned a BJP ticket from Asansol, Pawan Singh to contest LS poll as an Independent from Bihar's Karakat". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 22 April 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ^ "He chose politics over Hindi professor's post in JNU; now gets a Lok Sabha ticket from Bihar". Indian express. April 2024. Archived from the original on 7 April 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ^ "उपेंद्र कुशवाहा की काराकाट सीट फंस जाएगी? दो कोइरी की लड़ाई में कूदे पवन". live Hindustan. Archived from the original on 15 April 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2024.