Surendra Prasad Singh
Member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly
In office
1995–2010
Preceded byMadhav Mandal
Succeeded byJanardan Manjhi
ConstituencyAmarpur Assembly constituency
Minister for Health, Government of Bihar
In office
1997–2000
Personal details
NationalityIndian
Political partyRashtriya Janata Dal
Parent
  • Adhiklal Singh (father)

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 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]

References

  1. "लगातार तीन बार जदयू विधायक रहे जनार्दन मांझी का निधन, वर्तमान में बेटा है नीतीश का मंत्री". jagran.com. Archived from the original on 9 May 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  2. "SURENDRA PRASAD SINGH AMARPUR BANKA". My Neta.info. Archived from the original on 9 October 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  3. "Amarpur Election Results: अमरपुर में जेडीयू के जयंत राज बने विजेता, 3 हजार वोटों से हारे कांग्रेस उम्मीदवार". Aajtak. Archived from the original on 2023-10-09. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  4. "Amarpur Election Result 2020: नाथनगर विधानसभा सीट पर जदयू के जयंत राज ने". prabhatkhabar.com. Archived from the original on 3 December 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  5. "शराबबंदी में हमने साथ दिया, जदयू अब शिक्षा में सुधार का करे समर्थन". Bhaskar.com. Archived from the original on 9 May 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  6. "Former MLA join hands with BJP". Amar Ujala. Archived from the original on 2023-09-08. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
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