Surajbhan Singh

Surajbhan Singh is an Indian politician and former Member of Parliament. He was elected to the parliament from Bihar contesting on a ticket from Lok Janshakti Party (LJP). Currently he is debarred from contesting due to conviction in the Brij Behari Prasad murder case.

Surajbhan Singh
Surajbhan Singh
Member of Parliament
In office
2004 to 2009
ConstituencyBalia
Personal details
Political partyLok Janshakti Party
Spouse(s)Veena Devi
ResidencePatna
Websitewww.http://lokjanshaktiparty.org.in

Personal life

Singh hails from Mokama.[1] 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.[2]

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 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.[3] After he was elected an independent MLA from the Mokama (Vidhan Sabha constituency Mokama) then became MP of Balia, Bihar, on a LJP ticket.[4][5] Currently he is debarred from contesting due to conviction in the Brij Behari Prasad murder case. His wife is MP for the seat at present, having defeated Lalan Singh of the Janata Dal (United) party.

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.[6] On Sunday, 10 May 2009 unidentified men shot dead the main witness Nago Singh and his grandson near Barauni in Begusarai.[7]

See also

References
  1. "Old, new Nitish men fight from Mokama". Archived from the original on 3 May 2018.
  2. "Lok Janshakti Party MP Veena Devi's son dies in car accident". Newsd www.newsd.in. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  3. Tewary, Amarnath (20 March 2000). "Sun of the Soil | Outlook India Magazine". Outlook. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2018.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 September 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "LJP MP Surajbhan Singh convicted for murder". Rediff.com. 24 June 2008. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015.
  7. "Man who saw Surajbhan kill shot dead". DNA India. 11 May 2009. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
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