Neeraj Kumar Singh (Bablu) | |
Office1: | Minister of Environment & Forest Government of Bihar |
Term Start1: | 9 February 2021 |
Term End1: | 9 August 2022 |
1Blankname1: | Chief Minister |
1Namedata1: | Nitish Kumar |
Predecessor1: | Tarkishore Prasad |
Successor1: | Tej Pratap Yadav |
Office2: | Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly |
Term Start2: | Nov 2010 |
Term Start3: | Feb 2005 |
Term End3: | Nov 2010 |
Successor3: | Constituency abolished |
Constituency2: | Chhatapur |
Constituency3: | Raghopur (Supaul) |
Predecessor2: | Vishwa Mohan Bharti |
Predecessor3: | Uday Prakash Goit |
Birth Date: | 1969 2, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Maldiha, Purnia, Bihar |
Father: | Ram Kishor Singh |
Nationality: | Indian |
Party: | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Residence: | 10, Veerchand Patel Path, Patna, Bihar |
Profession: | Agriculture |
Spouse: | Nutan Singh |
Children: | 2 |
Education: | B.Sc |
Relatives: | Sushant Singh Rajput (cousin) |
Neeraj Kumar Singh alias Bablu (born 1969) is an Indian politician who is serving as a Member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly from the Chhatapur representing the Bharatiya Janata Party. He became Minister of Environment and Forest in Seventh Nitish Kumar ministry on February 9, 2021.
Bablu was born 2 February 1969 in Maldiha village in the Purnia district of Bihar to his father Ram Kishor Singh. He is married to Nootan Singh, they have two sons. He belongs to the General Class Rajput community.[1] [2] He holds a Bachelor of Applied Science degree.[3]
He is the cousin of the famous Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput, who died in June 2020.[4] [5]
He stepped in politics earlier but has come into action in 2005 as a member of Janata Dal (United) by defeating Uday Kumar Goit from Raghopur-Supaul Constituency which he served till its delimitation in Bihar Vidhan Sabha. In 2010 he was elected from Chhatapur (Vidhan Sabha constituency). Later he quit JD-U and joined BJP.[6] [7] [8] He was elected to Vidhan Sabha from Chhatarpur as member of BJP in 2015 and 2020.