Rakesh Singha

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Rakesh Singha
Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) in Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
2017
Preceded byVidya Stokes
ConstituencyTheog
Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) in Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
1993–1996
Preceded bySuresh Bhardwaj
Succeeded byAdarsh Kumar
ConstituencyShimla
Personal details
Born (1956-12-08) 8 December 1956 (age 65)
Shimla, India
NationalityIndian people
Political partyCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
RelationsVidya Stokes

Rakesh Singha (born 8 December 1956) is an Indian politician and a member of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly representing the Communist Party of India (Marxist).[1]

Biography[]

Singha was first elected in 1993 as member of the legislative assembly (MLA) representing the Shimla constituency.[2][3][4] However, he was disqualified from holding his seat following a decision of the Supreme Court which upheld his 1987 conviction for involvement in a murder case from 1978 during his time as a student.[5][6]

In 2017, Singha was reelected from the Theog constituency to the Legislative Assembly because of the nomination rejection of the Congress candidate there.CPM has no hold anywhere in the state.This is the final CPM MLA in HP.[7][8] Singha is a Member of the Central Committee of the CPI(M) in Himachal Pradesh.[9]

References[]

  1. ^ ADR. "Rakesh Singha(Communist Party of India (Marxist)(CPI(M))):Constituency- THEOG(SHIMLA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". www.myneta.info. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  2. ^ Rakesh Singha Attacked: Act Firmly
  3. ^ Will fight against all kinds of exploitation even stronger - Rakesh Singha
  4. ^ "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Himachal Pradesh Edition". www.tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  5. ^ "Rakesh Singha's victory revives hopes for Left parties in Himachal". 21 December 2017.
  6. ^ "Who is Rakesh Singha; Himachal Pradesh's first CPM MLA in 24 years". The Financial Express. 20 December 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Himachal Pradesh election results: CPM takes Theog as Rakesh Singha springs a surprise". Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  8. ^ "CPM candidate Rakesh Singha wins Theog seat in Himachal Pradesh - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  9. ^ "Rakesh Singha Attacked: Act Firmly". Communist Party of India (Marxist). 28 March 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2017.


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