Rama Kishore Singh is an Indian

politician A politician is a person active in party politics, or a person holding or seeking an elected office in government. Politicians propose, support, reject and create laws that govern the land and by an extension of its people. Broadly speaking ...

and is a former member of the

Indian Parliament The Parliament of India ( IAST: ) is the supreme legislative body of the Republic of India. It is a bicameral legislature composed of the president of India and two houses: the Rajya Sabha (Council of States) and the Lok Sabha (House of the ...

from Vaishali,

Bihar Bihar (; ) is a state in eastern India. It is the 2nd largest state by population in 2019, 12th largest by area of , and 14th largest by GDP in 2021. Bihar borders Uttar Pradesh to its west, Nepal to the north, the northern part of West ...

. He won the 2014 Indian general election as a Lok Jan Shakti Party candidate. He defeated vice-president of RJD

Raghuvansh Prasad Singh Raghuvansh Prasad Singh (6 June 1946 – 13 September 2020) was an Indian socialist politician. In the Lok Sabha, he represented the Vaishali constituency of Bihar and was the national vice president of the Rashtriya Janata Dal political par ...

by around 1 lakh votes. He enjoys considerable support from the

Rajput Rajput (from Sanskrit ''raja-putra'' 'son of a king') is a large multi-component cluster of castes, kin bodies, and local groups, sharing social status and ideology of genealogical descent originating from the Indian subcontinent. The term Ra ...

caste despite having criminal antecedent. He quit all party posts he held on 15 September 2015.

Life

Rama Kishore Singh belongs to a Rajput community and is married to

Bina Singh Bina Singh is an Indian politician, currently a member of Rashtriya Janata Dal and a Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly from Mahnar. She is the wife of former Member of Parliament, Rama Kishore Singh. She defeated the Janata Dal (United) ...

, with whom they have four children. One of their sons, Rajiv Singh, died in a road accident in

Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh (; , 'Northern Province') is a state in northern India. With over 200 million inhabitants, it is the most populated state in India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world. It was established in 1950 ...

. Singh was previously a member of the

Lok Janshakti Party The Lok Janshakti Party ( LJP, "People’s Manpower Party") was a state political party mainly based in the state of Bihar, India. The party was formed in 2000 when Ram Vilas Paswan split from Janata Dal. The party had a considerable followin ...

. In 2020

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tried to include him into Rashtriya Janata Dal to attract Rajput voters, but the induction was put off due to interference by

Lalu Prasad Yadav Lalu Prasad Yadav (born 11 June 1948) is an Indian politician and president of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD). He is a former Chief Minister of Bihar (1990-1997), a former Railway Minister of India (2004-2009), and a former Member of Parlia ...

. Singh later managed to get on the ticket from Rashtriya Janata Dal for his wife Bina Singh, who contested in Bihar Assembly polls 2020 from Mahnar constituency.

Criminal cases

Rama Singh has been accused of a number of crimes, including murder and kidnapping. He has been a member of

Bihar Legislative Assembly The Bihar Legislative Assembly, also known as the Bihar Vidhan Sabha, is the lower house of the Bihar Legislature where the first elections were held in 1952. The total strength of membership in the Assembly was 331, including one nominated ...

several times from the Mahnar constituency, which falls under Hajipur Lok Sabha constituency. The Hajipur Lok Sabha constituency is a stronghold of

and

Ram Vilas Paswan Ram Vilas Paswan (5 July 19468 October 2020) was an Indian politician from Bihar and the Cabinet Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution in the first and second Modi ministries. Paswan was also the president of the Lok Jansh ...

has represented it several times. Singh was not given a chance to be on the ticket by LJP from Vaishali Lok Sabha constituency in 2019, although he defeated

in an election for the same seat in 2014.

Chandrama Singh murder case (2004)

In August 2004, Chandrama Singh, a candidate for local government elections in

Desri Desari is a community development block in Vaishali district in the Indian state of Bihar. The main Post office is Desari Desari is one of the 16 blocks of Vaishali. There are 39 villages in Desari block. Desari is about 40 km from Patna a ...

, was shot and killed. Rama Singh and others were prime suspects. The court

acquitted In common law jurisdictions, an acquittal certifies that the accused is free from the charge of an offense, as far as criminal law is concerned. The finality of an acquittal is dependent on the jurisdiction. In some countries, such as the ...

him as he was in incarcerated in Hajipur for three months leading up to the murder.

Jaychand kidnapping case, 2001

Rama Singh was also involved in Jaychand

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kidnapping case of Bhilai. Singh however claimed himself to be innocent.

Jamshedpur triple murder case

Singh was also accused of a triple murder that took place in Jamshedpur. He was the prime accused and was imprisoned during the inquiry period, however he remained hospitalized during that time. Singh was one of the prime targets of the

Nitish Kumar Nitish Kumar (born 1 March 1951) is an Indian politician, who is serving as Chief Minister of Bihar since 22 February 2015, having previous held the office from 2005 to 2014 and for a short period in 2000. The leader of the Janata Dal (Unit ...

government as a part of its pledge against crime. He along with other criminals

Surajbhan Singh Surajbhan Singh is an Indian politician and former Member of Parliament. He was born in Bhumihar family. He was elected to the parliament from Bihar contesting on a ticket from Lok Janshakti Party (LJP). Currently he is debarred from contesting ...

, Anant Kumar Singh,

Mohammad Shahabuddin Mohammad Shahabuddin (10 May 1967 – 1 May 2021) was a politician and former Member of Parliament from the Siwan constituency in the state of Bihar. He was a former member of the National Executive Committee of the Janata Dal and the Rasht ...

Ritlal Yadav Ritlal Yadav or Ritlal Ray is a leader of RJD who won the Bihar Legislative Council election in July 2015 as an independent candidate. Ritlal was in jail in connection with multiple criminal cases, including murder charges. Ritlal is accused in ...

were booked and tried under the special court established by the government.

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