Binod Singh Kushwaha

Binod Kumar Singh also known as Binod Singh Kushwaha[1] was an Indian politician associated with Bharatiya Janata Party. He was the Minister of Backward & Extremely Backward Classes Welfare at the time of his death.[2] He represented Pranpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) thrice in 2000, 2010 and 2015 elections.[3]

Vinod Kumar Singh Kushwaha
Minister of BC & EBC Welfare
Government of Bihar
In office
2 June 2019  12 October 2020
Chief MinisterNitish Kumar
Preceded byBrij Kishor Bind
Succeeded byRenu Devi
Minister of Mines & Geology
Government of Bihar
In office
29 July 2017  2 June 2019
Chief MinisterNitish Kumar
Preceded byMuneshwar Chaudhary
Succeeded byBrij Kishor Bind
Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly
In office
2010–2020
Preceded byMahendra Narayan Yadav
Succeeded byNisha Singh
ConstituencyPranpur
In office
2000–2005
Preceded byMahendra Narayan Yadav
Succeeded byMahendra Narayan Yadav
ConstituencyPranpur
Personal details
Died12 October 2020
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party

Political career

Singh was considered as one of the stalwarts of Bhartiya Janata Party. He defeated Mahendra Narayan Yadav in the 2010 assembly elections to Bihar Legislative Assembly and in 2015, became victorious once again by defeating Ishrat Parveen of Nationalist Congress Party.[4] In early years of his political career, he was also associated with Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, the student wing of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.[5]

Death

He died in 2020. It was found that his death happened because of the complications associated with COVID -19. Though, he was recovered after being infected, but, he was hospitalized once again after some time, leading to his death.[6]

References

  1. "चुनाव:मंत्री विनोद सिंह का ब्रेन हेमरेज से निधन, पत्नी को भाजपा दे सकती है टिकट". BHASKAR.COM. Archived from the original on 13 October 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  2. "Bihar Minister Vinod Kumar Singh Dies Of Post-COVID Complications". NDTV.com. Archived from the original on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  3. "Pranpur Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India. Archived from the original on 25 June 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  4. "बिहार सरकार के मंत्री विनोद कुमार सिंह का निधन, दिल्ली में ली अंतिम सांस". news 18. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  5. "मंत्री विनोद सिंह के अंतिम दर्शन को उमड़े लोग, राजकीय सम्‍मान के साथ कटिहार में". live hindustan. Archived from the original on 27 February 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  6. "बिहार के मंत्री विनोद कुमार सिंह का कोविड-19 के बाद हुईं समस्याओं के कारण निधन". the wire. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
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