Meena Singh (born 1 January 1962 in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh) is an Indian politician. She entered politics in 2008. She represented

Bikramganj (Lok Sabha constituency) Bikramganj Lok Sabha constituency was a Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituency in Bihar state in eastern India. It was abolished in 2008. Assembly segments Bikramganj Lok Sabha constituency comprised the following six Vidhan Sabha (legislative a ...

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and

Arrah (Lok Sabha constituency) Arrah Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 40 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in the Bihar state of India. It is a part of the Bhojpur district and comprises of 7 Assembly constituencies consisting of Sandesh, Barhara, Arrah, Agiaon ...

in the

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as a member of

Janata Dal (United) Janata Dal (United) ("People’s Party (United)”) abbreviated as JD(U) is an Indian political party with political presence mainly in eastern and north-eastern India. JD(U) is recognised as a state party in the states of Bihar , Arunachal Pra ...

Early life

Meena Singh was born to Naina Devi and Rameshwar Singh. She got a degree in Arts from

Banaras Hindu University Banaras Hindu University (BHU) IAST: kāśī hindū viśvavidyālaya IPA: /kaːʃiː hɪnd̪uː ʋɪʃwəʋid̪jaːləj/), is a collegiate, central, and research university located in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, and founded in 1916 ...

in 1982. Before entering into the Indian politics, she was serving her husband's constituency people and was a house wife.

Political career

Meena Singh was first elected as MP in January 2008 by-election from Bikramganj after her husband's death, but she resigned just after 6 months because of

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. She was again elected to

in 2009 from

Janata Dal United Janata Dal (United) ("People’s Party (United)”) abbreviated as JD(U) is an Indian political party with political presence mainly in eastern and north-eastern India. JD(U) is recognised as a state party in the states of Bihar , Arunachal Pra ...

. However, she lost the 16th Lok Sabha election in 2014.

Personal life

Meena Singh married Ajit Kumar Singh, a full-time politician by profession. They have a son, Vishal Singh (born 23 January 1987), who holds a

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from

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. Ajit Singh died in 2007.

References

1962 births Living people India MPs 2009–2014 People from Arrah Lok Sabha members from Bihar Women in Bihar politics Janata Dal (United) politicians 21st-century Indian women politicians 21st-century Indian politicians Candidates in the 2014 Indian general election Banaras Hindu University alumni {{Bihar-JDU-politician-stub