Surendra Prasad Singh Kushwaha Explained

Surendra Prasad Singh
Office:Member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly
Constituency:Amarpur Assembly constituency
Term Start:1995
Term End:2010
Office1:Minister for Health, Government of Bihar
Term Start1:1997
Term End1:2000
Predecessor:Madhav Mandal
Successor:Janardan Manjhi
Party:Rashtriya Janata Dal
Father:Adhiklal Singh
Nationality:Indian

Surendra Prasad Singh also known as Surendra Singh Kushwaha is an Indian politician and former member of Bihar Legislative Assembly from Amarpur Assembly constituency in Banka district of Bihar. Singh has served as the member of Bihar Legislative Assembly for three terms. He won four elections from Amarpur constituency from 1995 to 2010, as a candidate of Rashtriya Janata Dal. He was defeated in 2010 assembly elections by Janardan Manjhi, which caused an end to his career as active politician.[1] [2] [3] [4]

Political career

Singh has worked with Rashtriya Janata Dal, and has remained three term Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly, as a candidate of RJD. However, long after his electoral defeat in 2010 Assembly elections, he joined Rashtriya Lok Samata Party led by Upendra Kushwaha.The accession to RLSP took place at a conference organised by RLSP for pushing reforms in education sector in the state of Bihar; this conference was named "Shiksha Sudhar Sankalp Mahabhiyan" (the great pledge for educational reform).[5]

He also served as Minister for Health in the Government of Bihar from 1997 to 2000. Besides this, he was also a former speaker of Bihar Legislative Assembly. In 2023, he joined Bharatiya Janata Party with his supporters.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: लगातार तीन बार जदयू विधायक रहे जनार्दन मांझी का निधन, वर्तमान में बेटा है नीतीश का मंत्री. jagran.com. 9 May 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230509094746/https://www.jagran.com/news/state-jdu-leader-janardan-manjhi-passed-away-amarpur-and-belhar-were-mla-for-15-years-rural-affairs-minister-jayant-raj-kushwaha-is-his-son-21848387.html. 9 May 2023.
  2. Web site: SURENDRA PRASAD SINGH AMARPUR BANKA. My Neta.info. 9 May 2023. 9 October 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231009131900/https://myneta.info/bihar2015/candidate.php?candidate_id=310. live.
  3. Web site: Amarpur Election Results: अमरपुर में जेडीयू के जयंत राज बने विजेता, 3 हजार वोटों से हारे कांग्रेस उम्मीदवार. Aajtak. 10 November 2020 . 9 May 2023. 2023-10-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20231009131859/https://www.aajtak.in/elections/bihar-assembly-elections/story/amarpur-election-result-2020-bihar-chunav-vidhan-sabha-seat-counting-1159648-2020-11-10. live.
  4. Web site: Amarpur Election Result 2020: नाथनगर विधानसभा सीट पर जदयू के जयंत राज ने. prabhatkhabar.com. 11 November 2020 . 9 May 2023. 3 December 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201203111641/https://www.prabhatkhabar.com/state/bihar/banka/amarpur-vidhan-sabha-election-result-2020-latest-news-updates-on-jdu-jayant-raj-and-congress-jitendra-singh-with-voting-percentage-in-bihar-chunav-and-get-breaking-news-on-amarpur-vidhan-sabha-winning-mla-results-news-mtj. live.
  5. Web site: शराबबंदी में हमने साथ दिया, जदयू अब शिक्षा में सुधार का करे समर्थन. Bhaskar.com. 9 May 2023. 9 May 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230509095816/https://www.bhaskar.com/BIH-PAT-HMU-MAT-latest-patna-news-080502-284777-NOR.html/. live.
  6. Web site: Former MLA join hands with BJP. Amar Ujala. 8 October 2023. 2023-09-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20230908131915/https://www.amarujala.com/bihar/bihar-surendra-prasad-singh-former-mla-from-amarpur-joins-hands-with-bjp-changes-in-politics-of-banka-2023-09-06. live.