Rakesh Singha
Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) in Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
2017–2022
Preceded byVidya Stokes
Succeeded byKuldeep Singh Rathore
ConstituencyTheog
In office
1993–1996
Preceded bySuresh Bhardwaj
Succeeded byAdarsh Kumar
ConstituencyShimla
Personal details
Born (1956-12-08) 8 December 1956
Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India
Political partyCommunist 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]

Career

Singha was first elected in 1993 as member of the legislative assembly (MLA) representing the Shimla constituency.[2][3][4] 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.[5][6]

He came on third position in the 2012 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Theog.[7]

In 2017, Singha was reelected from the Theog constituency to the Legislative Assembly because of his huge support base of communist student movement and trade union .CPIM has huge followers in Shimla corporation area in the state.HP.Singha is a Member of the Central Committee of the CPI(M) in Himachal Pradesh.[8] However in 2022 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, he was defeated by Indian National Congress's Kuldeep Singh Rathore.

Electoral performance

2012 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Theog
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Vidya Stokes 21,478 38.69% Increase1.91
BJP Rakesh Verma 17,202 30.98% Increase18.82
CPI(M) Rakesh Singha 10,379 18.69% New
AITC Pramod Kumar Sharma 4,480 8.07% New
Independent Ram Lal Sharma 988 1.78% New
Independent Roshan Lal 497 0.90% New
BSP Vinay Kumar 362 0.65% Decrease1.74
Margin of victory 4,276 7.70% Decrease3.99
Turnout 55,519 74.96% Decrease2.63
Registered electors 74,060 Increase27.15
INC gain from Independent Swing Decrease9.79
2017 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Theog[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) Rakesh Singha 24,791 42.17% Increase23.48
BJP Rakesh Verma 22,808 38.80% Increase7.82
INC Deepak Rathour 9,101 15.48% Decrease23.20
Independent Devi Ram Sharma 641 1.09% New
NOTA None of the Above 383 0.65% New
Independent Roshan Lal 294 0.50% New
Margin of victory 1,983 3.37% Decrease4.33
Turnout 58,784 74.85% Decrease0.12
Registered electors 78,540 Increase6.05
CPI(M) gain from INC Swing Increase3.49
2022 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Theog
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Kuldeep Singh Rathore 19,447 29.47% Increase13.99
BJP Ajay Shyam 14,178 21.49% Decrease17.31
Independent Indu Varma 13,848 20.99% New
CPI(M) Rakesh Singha 12,210 18.51% New
Independent Vijay Pal Khachi 4,576 6.94% New
Independent Amit Mehta 581 0.88% New
AAP Attar Singh Chandel 487 0.74% New
NOTA Nota 349 0.53% Decrease0.12
BSP Jia Lal Sadhak 304 0.46% New
Margin of victory 5,269 7.99% Increase4.61
Turnout 65,980 76.51% Increase1.67
Registered electors 86,236 Increase9.80
INC gain from CPI(M) Swing Decrease12.70

References

  1. ↑ ADR. "Rakesh Singha(Communist Party of India (Marxist)(CPI(M))):Constituency- THEOG(SHIMLA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". www.myneta.info. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  2. ↑ Rakesh Singha Attacked: Act Firmly
  3. ↑ Will fight against all kinds of exploitation even stronger - Rakesh Singha
  4. ↑ "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Himachal Pradesh Edition". www.tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  5. ↑ "Rakesh Singha's victory revives hopes for Left parties in Himachal". 21 December 2017.
  6. ↑ "Who is Rakesh Singha; Himachal Pradesh's first CPM MLA in 24 years". The Financial Express. 20 December 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  7. ↑ "After AAP, CPI-M declares list of 11 candidates for HP assembly polls". Hindustan Times. 22 September 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  8. ↑ "Rakesh Singha Attacked: Act Firmly". Communist Party of India (Marxist). 28 March 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  9. ↑ Election Commission of India. "Himachal Pradesh General Legislative Election 2017". Retrieved 8 July 2021.


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