| Rakesh Singha | |
| Office: | Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) in Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly |
| Constituency: | Theog |
| Term Start: | 2017 |
| Term End: | 2022 |
| Predecessor: | Vidya Stokes |
| Successor: | Kuldeep Singh Rathore |
| Constituency2: | Shimla |
| Term Start2: | 1993 |
| Term End2: | 1996 |
| Predecessor2: | Suresh Bhardwaj |
| Successor2: | Adarsh Kumar |
| Birth Date: | 1956 12, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India |
| Nationality: | Indian |
| Party: | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
Rakesh Singha (born 8 December 1956) is an Indian communist politician and a former member of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly representing the Communist Party of India (Marxist).[1] He was a former member of the Central Committee of the CPI(M) and former secretary of CPI(M) Himachal Pradesh state committee.[2]
Singha was first elected in 1993 as member of the legislative assembly (MLA) representing the Shimla constituency.[3] [4] [5] However, he was disqualified from holding his seat following a decision of the Supreme Court which upheld his 1987 conviction for involvement in a murder case from 1978 during his time as a student.[6] [7]
He came on third position in the 2012 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Theog.[8]
In 2017, Singha was elected from the Theog constituency to the Legislative Assembly. However in 2022 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, he was defeated by Indian National Congress's Kuldeep Singh Rathore.