Sadanand Singh (21 May 1943 – 8 September 2021) was an Indian politician. He was the former Speaker of the Bihar Assembly.
Life
Sadanand Singh was born in a
Kurmi
Kurmi is traditionally a non-elite tiller caste in the lower Gangetic plain of India, especially southern regions of Awadh, eastern Uttar Pradesh and parts of Bihar. The Kurmis came to be known for their exceptional work ethic, superior tilla ...
family of Bihar.
[He served as member of Bihar Legislative Assembly for nine terms from Kahalgaon Assembly constituency of Bhagalpur. Between 2000-05, he served as speaker of Bihar Legislative Assembly as well as minister in Government of Bihar. He was a president of Bihar Provincial Congress Committee for two terms. Singh had a long political life spanning over five decades and in this long political career, he lost the assembly elections only thrice like in 1990 and 1995. His son Shubhanand Mukesh contested in ]2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election
The Bihar Legislative Assembly election was held in three phases through October–November to elect members to the Seventeenth Bihar Legislative Assembly. The term of the previous Sixteenth Legislative Assembly of Bihar ended on 29 November 20 ...
from Kahalgaon Assembly constituency, but lost to Bharatiya Janata Party candidate, Pawan Kumar Yadav. Singh was revered by the leaders of Bihar, cutting across their party line. Senior leaders of Bihar, Nitish Kumar and Lalu Prasad Yadav considered him as mass leader.
See also
* Tulsidas Mehta
* Jandaha Assembly constituency
References
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1943 births
2021 deaths
Bihar MLAs 1969–1972
People from Bhagalpur district
Indian National Congress politicians from Bihar
Bihar MLAs 1972–1977
Bihar MLAs 1977–1980
Bihar MLAs 1980–1985
Bihar MLAs 1985–1990
Bihar MLAs 2000–2005
Bihar MLAs 2010–2015
Bihar MLAs 2015–2020