Suryadeo Singh Explained

Suryadeo Singh
Office:Member of Legislative Assembly Jharia constituency from 1977 to 1991
Party:Independent
Birth Date:1939 12, df=yes
Birth Place:Ballia, Uttar Pradesh,British India
Death Place:Ballia
Parents:Chandi Prasad
Friends:Lagan deo SinghSingh (father), Nanjharo Devi (mother)
Spouse:Kunti Singh
Children:Kiran Singh, Rajiv Ranjan, Jyoti Singh, Sanjeev Singh and Siddharth Singh Gautam

Suryadeo Singh (27 December 1939 – 15 June 1991) was an Indian mafia leader and politician from Jharkhand.

He ran a protection racket in Dhanbad and was a major financier for the Janata Party. In 1977, he won assembly elections on JP's ticket and became a close associate to future Prime Minister Chandra Shekhar. As of 1984, he had at least 17 murder charges. He was arrested in 1988 over the charges of murder, extortion, and rioting but he was later released.[1]

He was a Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) from the Jharia constituency between 1977 and 1991. He was the founder and chairman of Janta Majdoor Sangh, a trade union in Jharkhand.

He died on 15 June 1991 in Dhanbad, Jharkhand during his visit to Ranchi High Court.[2] [3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Vaishnav, M. . When Crime Pays: Money and Muscle in Indian Politics . Yale University Press . 2017 . 978-0-300-22474-0 . 2024-07-22 . 105.
  2. News: Singhs fight to become coal king in Dhanbad - Times of India. timesofindia.indiatimes.com. The Times of India . 13 December 2014 . 2017-02-18.
  3. Web site: Singh vs Singh in Jharia contest. https://web.archive.org/web/20141127191916/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1141113/jsp/jharkhand/story_1509.jsp#.WKfnB_l97IU. dead. 27 November 2014. telegraphindia.com. 2017-02-18.
  4. News: Suryadeo Singh's son weds widowed sister-in-law - Times of India. timesofindia.indiatimes.com. The Times of India . 16 July 2013 . 2017-02-18.