Janardan Singh Sigriwal

Janardhan Singh Sigriwal is an Indian politician of Bharatiya Janata Party. He is a member of the 17th Lok Sabha (the lower house of the Parliament of India) representing Maharajganj (Bihar Lok Sabha constituency).[1] Earlier He won Bihar assembly elections in 2000, Feb-2005, October 2005 from Jalalpur.[2] He represented Chapra seat since 2010 in Bihar assembly. He was also Minister of Labour Resources.[3] He was a sports and youth minister in Nitish Kumar cabinet.

Janardan Singh Sigriwal
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Assumed office
2014
Preceded byPrabhunath Singh
ConstituencyMaharajganj
Minister of Labour Resources
Government of Bihar
In office
26 November 2010 – 16 June 2013
Chief MinisterNitish Kumar
Preceded byAwadhesh Narain Singh
Minister of Art, Culture & Youth Affairs
Government of Bihar
In office
24 November 2005 – 13 April 2008
Chief MinisterNitish Kumar
Succeeded byRenu Devi
Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly
In office
2010–2014
Preceded byRam Pravesh Rai
Succeeded byRandhir Kumar Singh
ConstituencyChapra
In office
2000–2010
Preceded byAbhay Raj Kishore
Succeeded byconstituency defunct
ConstituencyJalalpur
Personal details
Born (1959-01-02) 2 January 1959
Saran
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
SpouseShiv Kumari Devi
Children5 (3 sons, 2 daughters)
Residence(s)Vill. Mishrawalia Tola, Saran
ProfessionPolitician
As of 15 December, 2019
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Background family and education

He was born in Saran district in Bihar. He studied in local schools and graduated from Rajendra College, Chapra. At present his residence is in Jalalpur (Block) in Saran district in Bihar.[4][5]

Political career

He was first elected MLA from Jalalpur seat. After that he shifted to Chapra seat and won that seat. He remained MLA of Chapra till he won the 2014 Lok Sabha elections from Maharajganj . He was among the ministers who were removed when JDU broke the alliance unilaterally.[6]

Fame India Best Twenty Five MP Award for 2020 for most Responsible MP went to Janardhan Singh Sigriwal.[7] In 2023, Sigriwal participated in protest against Bihar government led by Nitish Kumar and Tejaswi Yadav. Bhartiya Janata Party organised this protest to support the cause of Bihar teacher's exam aspirants, who were against the domicile policy of Government of Bihar in recruitment as teacher in state's government educational institutions. Sigriwal was part of this protest, in response to which, the Nitish Kumar led government ordered lathi charge to break the protest. As per media reports, despite having Y category security, Sigriwal was beaten by Bihar police. He got serious injuries and was admitted in hospital. As per reports, when he was beaten by police, he tried to explain them that he is a Member of Parliament, yet the Bihar Police thrashed him; other BJP political activists were also chased and beaten severely.[8]

Singh has been a victim of public rage for several times. In 2020, he went to a flood affected area in Siwan, falling under his constituency to meet the flood victims. Here, a dispute occurred between local Mukhiya and flood victims with his supporters. As a result of which, Sigriwal and his supporters were thrashed. As per media reports, chairs were also used by flood victims in attack upon him.[9]

Parliamentary works

On 12/07/2019 Janardan Singh Sigriwal, Member of Parliament of Bharatiya Janata Party and representing Maharajganj Parliamentary constituency has moved private member bill, Compulsory Voting Bill 2019 for making voting Compulsory all eligible voters in Lok Sabha.[10]

References
  1. "Janardan Singh Sigriwal | National Portal of India".
  2. "Partywise Comparison Since 1977".
  3. "Mr Janardhan Singh". Archived from the original on 3 May 2014.
  4. "Janardan Singh Sigriwal| National Portal of India". www.india.gov.in. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  5. "Members : Lok Sabha". 164.100.47.194. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  6. Mishra, Ashok K. "BJP in a bind as anti-Modi fever grips Bihar unit". The Economic Times. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  7. "Fame India Best Twenty Five MP Announced for 2020". Midtown, GA Patch. 16 December 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  8. "Y सिक्योरिटी के बावजूद पिट गए BJP सांसद:MP जनार्दन सिंह सिग्रीवाल गंभीर रूप से घायल, IGIMS में भर्ती". Dainik Bhaskar. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  9. "बिहार में BJP सांसद पर फूटा बाढ़ पीड़ितों का आक्रोश, लात-घूंसे और कुर्सी से पीटा, VIDEO वायरल". jansatta. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  10. Dinesh, Singh. "Compulsory Voting Bill 2019 Introduces in Lok Sabha". ABC Live India. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
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