Leshi Singh | |
Office1: | Food & Consumer Protection Department Government of Bihar |
1Blankname1: | Chief Minister |
1Namedata1: | Nitish Kumar |
Termstart1: | 9 February 2021 |
Termend1: | 28 January 2024 |
Predecessor1: | Bijendra Prasad Yadav |
Successor1: | Shrawan Kumar |
Office2: | Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly |
Constituency2: | Dhamdaha |
Termstart2: | 2010 |
Constituency3: | Dhamdaha |
Termstart3: | 2000 |
Termend3: | 2005 |
Predecessor2: | Dilip Kumar Yadav |
Predecessor3: | Dilip Kumar Yadav |
Successor3: | Dilip Kumar Yadav |
Birth Date: | 1974 1, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Sarsi, Purnia, Bihar |
Nationality: | Indian |
Party: | Janata Dal (United) (Since 2003) |
Residence: | Sarsi, Purnea, Bihar[1] |
Profession: | Social Worker, Politician |
Otherparty: | Samata Party (1995-2003) |
Leshi Singh is an Indian Politician from JDU and senior member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly from the Dhamdaha seat in Bihar.
She is a Minister in Nitish Kumar cabinet.[2] Previously, Leshi was the Chairman of Bihar State Women Commission. In the year 2000, 2005 (Feb.), 2010, 2015, 2020 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 Food and Consumer Protection Minister in Government of Bihar.[3] [4] Leshi is considered one of the most senior leaders of the Janata Dal (United).
She is the wife of Butan Singh, former district chief of Samata party and highly-dreaded ganglord.She belongs to Banaut clan of Rajputs.[5]