Mahabali Singh

Mahabali Singh
Member of Parliament (MP) in Lok Sabha
In office
2019–2024
Preceded byUpendra Kushwaha
Succeeded byRaja Ram Singh Kushwaha
In office
2009–2014
Preceded byConstituency created
Succeeded byUpendra Kushwaha
Constituency Karakat
Member (MLA) of Bihar Legislative Assembly
In office
1995–2009
Preceded byLal Muni Chaubey
Succeeded byBrij Kishor Bind
ConstituencyChainpur
Personal details
Born (1955-04-20) 20 April 1955 (age 69)
Political partyJanata Dal (United)
Other political
affiliations		Rashtriya Janata Dal

Mahabali Singh Kushwaha[1](born 20 April 1955) is an Indian politician belonging to Bhabua, Kaimur district, Bihar. He was a member of the Indian Parliament, representing Karakat.[2][3]

Mahabali Singh twice represented Chainpur seat in Bihar Legislative Assembly as a member of the Bahujan Samaj Party. During his second tenure, he defected to Rashtriya Janata Dal of Lalu Prasad Yadav and became the PWD minister in the government led by Rabri Devi in 2002.[4]

Later, Singh joined Janata Dal (United), led by Nitish Kumar, and won the Chainpur seat in the 2005 and 2006 assembly elections.[4]

In 2009, Singh won Karakat parliamentary constituency as a JD(U) candidate. He lost the seat to Upendra Kushwaha of the Rashtriya Lok Samata Party in 2014[5][6] and in 2019 he regained it from Kushwaha.[7][8]

Life and career

Mahabali Singh was born in Khiri village, Bhagwanpur District in Kaimur region of Bihar. Between 1995-2009, he has served as the Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly four times. In 2003-2004, Singh took charge under Bihar Government as Cabinet Minister, PWD. In 2004-2005, he was further appointed Cabinet Minister for Food & Civil Supplies in Bihar Government. Singh contested 2009 Lok Sabha elections and was elected to 15th Lok Sabha. On 31 August 2009, he was appointed a member of Committee on Defence. He was again appointed Member of Committee on Ethics and Committee on Power of Lok Sabha respectively. Singh also took keen interest in organisational works and has published Gautam Budhha, Ambedkar and Jagdev Vichar Manch. He likes football, cricket, and folk dramas. In his capacity as Lok Sabha member, he has visited Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand.[9][10]

Singh has supported the enumeration of population of India on the basis of caste. He was amongst the political leaders of Bihar, who pushed for Bihar Caste Survey 2022. Singh spoke in support of caste enumeration in 2023, during a discussion on budget in Lok Sabha.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Son of JDU MP Mahabali Singh Kushwaha who defeated Upendra Kushwaha lost the Mukhiya elections". livehindustan. Archived from the original on 19 February 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Mahabali singh". india.gov.in. 30 May 2020. Archived from the original on 14 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Mahabali Singh". National Portal of India. Archived from the original on 14 September 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  4. ^ a b सिंह, दीपल. "Mahabali Singh Profile". aaj tak. Archived from the original on 16 September 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2020. Translation:The journey so far: Mahabali Singh reached Bihar Legislative Assembly in 2005 by winning the election for the first time on Chainpur seat. Then he had contested on RJD ticket. In 2009, he reached the Lok Sabha by winning the Karakat seat on JDU ticket. In the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, Upendra Kushwaha of Rashtriya Lok Samata Dal lost from Karakat.
  5. ^ "It's Upendra Kushwaha vs Nitish Kumar's aide in Karakat". Times of India. Archived from the original on 6 July 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  6. ^ "'I Accept People's Verdict, Need For Introspection,' Says RLSP's Upendra Kushwaha". NDTV. 23 May 2019. Archived from the original on 11 August 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  7. ^ "बिहार NDA उम्मीदवारों की लिस्ट: 39 उम्मीदवारों के नाम का ऐलान, बेगूसराय से चुनाव लडे़ंगे गिरिराज सिंह". hindi.timesnownews.com (in Hindi). Archived from the original on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  8. ^ "Karakat Lok Sabha Election Result 2019 Bihar: RLSP chief Upendra Kushwaha loses to Mahabali Singh of JD(U)". dnaindia.com. Archived from the original on 7 November 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  9. ^ "India.gov.in/Mahabali Singh". Archived from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  10. ^ "Member profile Lok Sabha".
  11. ^ "शेर-भालू-चीता की गिनती हो सकती है तो जातियों की क्यों नहीं?' लोकसभा में जातिगत जनगणना की मांग". Aajtak. Retrieved 28 October 2023.