Kavita Singh (politician) explained

Birth Date:5 March 1986
Birth Place:Siwan, Bihar, India
Constituency:Siwan
Occupation:Politician
Nationality:Indian
Spouse:Ajay Kumar Singh
Party:Janata Dal (United)
Office:Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Term Start:23 May 2019
Term End1:04 June 2024
Predecessor:Om Prakash Yadav

Kavita Singh is an Indian politician from Janata Dal (United).[1] [2] She contested the 2019 Indian general election from Siwan Lok Sabha seat and won.[3] She has also served as the Member of Legislative Assembly from the Daraunda seat in 2011 bypolls and the 2015 elections, a seat which was earlier won by her mother-in-law Jagmato Devi.[4] [5] She is a postgraduate student of JP University, She filed her nomination right in her bridal attire after marriage. She became a MLA at the age of 26 years.[6] [7] She is married to gangster turned politician Ajay Kumar Singh.[8] [9]

Notes and References

  1. News: Wives of convicted politicians get tickets from RJD and JD(U)for Lok Sabha polls. Roy. Anirab Guha. Hindustan Times. 24 March 2019. 3 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190403135338/https://www.hindustantimes.com/lok-sabha-elections/wives-of-convicted-politicians-get-tickets-for-lok-sabha-polls-from-rjd-and-jd-u/story-Tv7duWnP84CK5d03tF9bqL.html. 3 April 2019. live.
  2. News: सीवान: इस बार दो बाहुबली नेताओं की पत्नियों के बीच महामुकाबला. Amar Ujala. 5 May 2019. 23 May 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190510155216/https://www.amarujala.com/india-news/lok-sabha-chunav-2019-political-history-of-siwan-seat-of-bihar. 10 May 2019. live.
  3. News: Siwan Election Results 2019 Live Updates: Kavita Singh of JDU Leads at 10:37AM. CNN-News18. 23 May 2019. 23 May 2019.
  4. News: पितृपक्ष में शादी कर इस 'डॉन' ने पत्नी को बनाया था विधायक अब JDU से मिला लोकसभा का टिकट. CNN-News18. 26 April 2019. 23 May 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190416231300/https://hindi.news18.com/news/bihar/patna-jdu-declare-kavita-singh-wife-of-bahubali-leader-ajay-singh-as-nda-candidate-from-siwan-loksabha-seat-of-bihar-bramk-1789816.html. 16 April 2019. live.
  5. News: In Siwan Lok Sabha seat, wives of two dons take on each other. Srivastava. Amitabh. India Today. 27 April 2019. 23 May 2019.
  6. Web site: MLA son ties knot to gift bride a ticket . Telegraph India . 20 September 2011 . 16 July 2021.
  7. Web site: Bihar's biwi brigade . . 6 October 2013 . 22 November 2017.
  8. Web site: Proxies Of Bahubalis: Bihar Voters Caught Between The Devil And The Deep Sea. Jha. Giridhar. Outlook India. 2020-04-01.
  9. News: Tewary. Amarnath. Wives of two dons battle it out in Siwan. 2019-05-02. The Hindu. 2020-04-01. en-IN. 0971-751X.