Kavita Singh (politician)

Not to be confused with Kavita Singh (scholar).

Kavita Singh
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office
23 May 2019 - 4 June 2024
Preceded byOm Prakash Yadav
ConstituencySiwan
Personal details
Born (1986-03-05) 5 March 1986 (age 38)
Siwan, Bihar, India
Political partyJanata Dal (United)
SpouseAjay Kumar Singh
OccupationPolitician

Kavita Singh is an Indian politician from Janata Dal (United).[1][2] She contested the 2019 Indian general election from Siwan Lok Sabha seat and won.[3] She has also served as the Member of Legislative Assembly from the Daraunda seat in 2011 bypolls and the 2015 elections, a seat which was earlier won by her mother-in-law Jagmato Devi.[4][5] She is a postgraduate student of JP University, she filed her nomination right in her bridal attire after marriage. She became a MLA at the age of 26 years.[6][7] She is married to gangster turned politician Ajay Kumar Singh.[8][9]

References

  1. ^ Roy, Anirab Guha (24 March 2019). "Wives of convicted politicians get tickets from RJD and JD(U)for Lok Sabha polls". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  2. ^ "सीवान: इस बार दो बाहुबली नेताओं की पत्नियों के बीच महामुकाबला". Amar Ujala. 5 May 2019. Archived from the original on 10 May 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Siwan Election Results 2019 Live Updates: Kavita Singh of JDU Leads at 10:37AM". CNN-News18. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  4. ^ "पितृपक्ष में शादी कर इस 'डॉन' ने पत्नी को बनाया था विधायक अब JDU से मिला लोकसभा का टिकट". CNN-News18. 26 April 2019. Archived from the original on 16 April 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  5. ^ Srivastava, Amitabh (27 April 2019). "In Siwan Lok Sabha seat, wives of two dons take on each other". India Today. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  6. ^ "MLA son ties knot to gift bride a ticket". Telegraph India. 20 September 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Bihar's biwi brigade". The Times of India. 6 October 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  8. ^ Jha, Giridhar. "Proxies Of Bahubalis: Bihar Voters Caught Between The Devil And The Deep Sea". Outlook India. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  9. ^ Tewary, Amarnath (2 May 2019). "Wives of two dons battle it out in Siwan". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 1 April 2020.