Amrendra Pratap Singh
Amrendra Pratap Singh is an Indian politician and a member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly serving as a minister in the Government of Bihar. Between 2000–2015, he was the representative of the Arrah constituency.[1][2][3] In the 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election, he lost his seat to Mohammad Nawaz Alam of the Rashtriya Janata Dal. He won his seat back in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election on a Bharatiya Janata Party Ticket supported by National Democratic Alliance defeating his nearest rival with an impressive margin. He was also made the deputy speakers of the assembly from 2012–2015.[4][5]
Amrendra Pratap Singh | |
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| Cabinet Minister Government of Bihar | |
| Assumed office 16 November 2020 | |
Ministry | Term |
| Ministry of Agriculture | 16 November 2020 - Incumbent |
| Ministry of Co-operation | 16 November 2020 - 9 February 2021 |
| Ministry of Sugarcane Industries | 16 November 2020 - 9 February 2021 |
| Deputy Speaker of Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2012–2015 | |
| Leader | Nitish Kumar |
| Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Nawaz Alam |
| Constituency | Arrah (194) |
| In office 2000–2015 | |
| Preceded by | Abdul Malik |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Nawaz Alam |
| Constituency | Arrah (194) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Chaugain village in Buxar district |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Residence | Arrah, Bihar, India |
Amrendra Pratap Singh was member of the Jan Sangh in the state of Jharkhand and an associate of Raghubar Singh, the former Chief Minister of Jharkhand.[6] He was born in Chaugain village of the Shahabad district (now in Buxar), his father Harihar Singh was a freedom fighter and the Chief Minister of Bihar and his brother Mrigendra Pratap Singh was the speaker of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly.[7] He was granted candidacy by the Bharatiya Janata Party to contest in six consecutive elections,[8] of which he was elected on four occasions.[9]
References
- "Bihar 2010". Election Commission of India.
- "Bihar 2005". Election Commission of India.
- "Bihar 2015". Election Commission of India.
- Mishra, Satyavrat (29 October 2015). "Poorest voter turnout in Bihar". Business Standard. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- "Amrendra Pratap Singh elected deputy speaker of Bihar assembly". Business Line. Press Trust of India. 7 August 2012.
- Anuja (26 December 2014). "BJP goes off script, chooses non-tribal Raghubar Das as Jharkhand chief minister". Livemint. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- Tiwari, Pradeep Kumar (22 June 2015). "बिहार की सियासत में 'फैमिली फर्स्ट'" [Family first in rulership of Bihar]. Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- "BJP MLA Amarendra Pratap Singh faces tough questions in his constituency Arrah". The Economic Times. 24 October 2015.
- Anwar, Tarique (19 October 2015). "Bihar polls: In ancient Bhojpur, wounds of the past will determine voting behaviour". Firstpost. Retrieved 8 October 2020.