Swarna Singh

Swarna Singh (born 1 October 1973) is an Indian politician. She ran for office for the first time[3] in the constituency Gaura Bauram, Darbhanga, State of Bihar and won with 59,538 votes,[4][5] which made her the first (on 14 November 2020) female MLA of the Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP).[2][6]

Swarna Singh
MLA[1]
Personal details
Born (1973-10-01) 1 October 1973
Darbhanga, Bihar, India
Political partyVikassheel Insaan Party (VIP)[2]
Other political
affiliations		Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse(s)Sujit Kumar
Children2 (sons)
Alma materAN College, Magadh University (BA in Political Science)

Early life

Swarna Singh was born on 1 October 1973 in Gaya, Bihar. Her mother's name is Leelawati Devi and her father, Birkeshwar Prasad Singh, was a member of the BJP Legislative Assembly.[7]

She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree (Honors) in Political Science from A N College, Magadh University in 1996.[8] She has also studied Fashion Design at South Delhi Polytechnic. Swarna Singh married Sujit Kumar,[8] who works for the Central Government (Indian Revenue Service), and the couple has two sons.[8]

The late Sunil Kumar Singh was the father-in-law of Swarna Singh and Mithlesh Devi is her mother-in-law. Sunil Kumar Singh was a member of the BJP Legislative Assembly who died due to "COVID-19" on 21 July 2020. After the death of her father-in-law, Swarna Singh entered the political battle in the Gaura-Bauram constituency.[9]

References
  1. "Swarna Singh MLA, Gaura Bauram, Darbhanga" (in Hindi). Dainik Bhaskar. 14 November 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  2. "Swarna Singh". ABP News. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  3. "Bihar assembly elections 2020: NDA fields first female candidate from Gaura Bauram". Karan Manral. Hindustan Times. 2 November 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  4. "Gaura Bauram Election Result 2020". Latest News India. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  5. "GAURA BAURAM ASSEMBLY ELECTION RESULTS 2020". Oneindia. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  6. "Gaura Bauram Election Result 2020 Live Updates: Swarna Singh of VIP Wins". CNN-News18. 10 November 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  7. "बीजेपी एमएलसी वीरकेश्वर प्रसाद सिंह का निधन" (in Hindi). Navbharat Times. 20 March 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  8. "Swarna Singh (Vikassheel Insaan Party): Constituency - GAURA BAURAM (DARBHANGA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". MyNeta. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  9. "भाजपा के पूर्व MLC की बहू स्वर्णा सिंह गौरा-बौराम विधानसभा से चुनावी मैदान में विपक्ष को ललकारने को तैयार". कांची बंसल (in Hindi). Darbhanga Post. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
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