Surajbhan Singh

Surajbhan Singh
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
2004–2009
Preceded byRam Jeevan Singh
Succeeded byconstituency abolished
ConstituencyBalia (Bihar)
Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly
In office
2000–2004
Preceded byDilip Singh
Succeeded byAnant Kumar Singh
ConstituencyMokama
Acting President of the Lok Janshakti Party[1]
In office
15 June 2021 – 17 June 2021
Preceded byChirag Kumar Paswan
Succeeded byPashupati Kumar Paras
Personal details
Born (1965-03-05) 5 March 1965 (age 59)
Mokama, Bihar, India
Political partyRashtriya Lok Janshakti Party (2021-present)
Other political
affiliations		Lok Janshakti Party
(2004-2021)
Independent
(2000-2004)
SpouseVeena Devi
RelationsChandan Singh (younger brother)
ResidencePatna

Surajbhan Singh (born 5 March 1965[2]) is an Indian politician and former Member of Parliament. He was elected to the Lok Sabha from Bihar contesting on a ticket from Lok Janshakti Party (LJP). Currently he is debarred from contesting due to conviction in the Rami Singh farmer murder case.

Personal life

Singh was born on 5 March 1965 in a village in Mokama in a village of Mokama into a poor farming family.[2][3] He had two brothers.[2] His wife, Veena Devi, was an MP from Munger parliamentary constituency on a Lok Janshakti Party. His son Ashutosh died in a car accident on Greater Noida Expressway on 27 October 2018.[4]

Political career

He started his career in politics by contesting Assembly election against Dilip Singh, the sitting Minister in Government of Bihar and the elder brother of criminal-turned-politician Anant Kumar Singh in 2000 and defeated him by a huge margin. At the time of fighting the 2000 elections, police records credited him with 26 criminal cases ranging across Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.[5] After he was elected an independent MLA from the Mokama Assembly constituency (Patna district) then became MP of Balia, Bihar, on a LJP ticket.[6][7] In 2009, he is convicted in Brij Behari Prasad Murder Case but in 2014 he along 9 accused had been acquitted by the High Court.[8] He is debarred from contesting due to conviction in the Rami Singh murder case of 2008.[9]

Murder trial

Singh was alleged to have shot and killed Rami Singh, a resident of Madhurapur village in Begusarai district on 16 January 1992. On 24 June 2008, he was found guilty by a Bihar court. After that he went to jail.[10] On Sunday, 10 May 2009 unidentified men shot dead the main witness Naga Singh and his grandson near Barauni in Begusarai.[11]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Bihar: चिराग पासवान को LJP के राष्ट्रीय अध्यक्ष के पद से हटाया गया, सूरजभान सिंह बने कार्यकारी अध्यक्ष". News18 India (in Hindi). 15 June 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b c सिंह, परमानंद (16 March 2023). "क्राइम का बेताज बादशाह, अपराध की दुनिया में सूरजभान ने रखा कदम तो पिता और भाई ने दे दी थी जान". ABP Live (in Hindi). Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  3. ^ Sharma, Navendu (16 October 2015). "Old, new Nitish men fight from Mokama". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 3 May 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Bihar MP's son dies after vehicle hits divider on Greater Noida expressway". The Indian Express. 28 October 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  5. ^ Tewary, Amarnath (20 March 2000). "Sun of the Soil | Outlook India Magazine". Outlook. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Strongmen in action, tension brews". Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  7. ^ "Upper caste politics at crucial juncture in BIhar". Archived from the original on 6 September 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  8. ^ Jha, Giridhar (26 July 2014). "Bihar politics sees return of strongmen". India Today. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  9. ^ "Surajbhan gets life term for killing farmer". The Times of India. 26 June 2008. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  10. ^ "LJP MP Surajbhan Singh convicted for murder". Rediff.com. 24 June 2008. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015.
  11. ^ "Man who saw Surajbhan kill shot dead". DNA India. 11 May 2009. Retrieved 20 August 2020.